Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Hearts of Iron 3 Mac Download at Amazon.com. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Victory at all costs. It’s time to take command and lead your nation through World War II, the largest conflict in world history. Hearts of Iron III lets you take charge on any front, as any country, and through a variety of scenarios. There are other great strategic-level wargames out there. But I have never played anything like Hearts of Iron 4” 8.8/10 – PC Gamer “For now, after many dozens of hours, I'm taking a break from Hearts of Iron 4. Not because I'm sick of it; quite the contrary, in fact. Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in.
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Developer(s) | Paradox Development Studio |
Publisher(s) | Strategy First Atari, SA(Platinum) |
Producer(s) | Johan Andersson |
Designer(s) | Henrik Fåhraeus Joakim Bergqwist Johan Andersson |
Programmer(s) | Johan Andersson Henrik Fåhraeus Patric Backlund |
Artist(s) | Dick Sjöström Stefan Thulin Marcus Edström |
Series | Hearts of Iron |
Engine | Europa Engine |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Mac OS X |
Release | Windows Mac OS
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Genre(s) | Grand strategy |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Hearts of Iron is a grand strategyvideo game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Strategy First. Based on the Europa Engine, it was originally released in 2002 for Microsoft Windows. A Mac OS version was released by Virtual Programming the following year. In 2004, Atari, SA published Hearts of Iron: Platinum, an updated version that sought to improve several aspects of the game.
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Hearts of Iron allows the player to take control of a nation in the world and guide it through World War II and the years immediately before and after it. Hearts of Iron is the first game in the eponymous series of grand strategy wargames. Three additional games have been released in the series: Hearts of Iron II, Hearts of Iron III, and Hearts of Iron IV.
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Gameplay[edit]
Players play as a nation in the world in the years leading up to, during, and immediately after World War II. There are three main alliances in the game: the Allies, the Axis, and the Comintern. Nations in the game can attempt to join these alliances. Players can also control their nation's economy, government, and military. The game ends when there is only one alliance left or when the end date is reached; the winning alliance is determined through a victory point system, with points being given to alliances that control key regions or cities.[1]
Sequels[edit]
A sequel to Hearts of Iron, Hearts of Iron II, was released in 2005. Two spin-offs were created for Hearts of Iron II: Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game and Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game. The third game in the series, Hearts of Iron III was released on August 7, 2009. Hearts of Iron – The Card Game was released as a free-to-play, browser-basedcollectible card game on October 3, 2011.[2]East vs. West – A Hearts of Iron Game was scheduled to release in 2014, but was canceled. Hearts of Iron IV, the fourth main installment in the series, was released on June 6, 2016.
Reception[edit]
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The game received 'average' reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] Tom Chick of Computer Games Magazine summarized Hearts of Iron as 'an ambitious mess, a noble mess, certainly a well-intentioned mess, but ultimately a mess nonetheless.'[11]
Hearts of Iron: Platinum[edit]
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Hearts of Iron: Platinum was released in 2004 with the intention of improving several elements of the original game.[15] According to Metacritic, Hearts of Iron: Platinum received slightly more favorable reviews than the original Hearts of Iron.[12]
Ban in China[edit]
The game was banned in the People's Republic of China because of the game's depiction of Taiwan under Japanese control and Tibet, Sinkiang, and Manchuria as independent nations (historically, Manchuria was a Japanese puppet state and Taiwan was under Japanese control for most of the time period depicted in the game).[16]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abBates, Jason (December 10, 2002). 'Hearts of Iron Review'. IGN. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^'Hearts of Iron – The Card Game'. Paradox Interactive. Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ ab'Hearts of Iron for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^Luo, Di (February 2003). 'Hearts of Iron'(PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 223. p. 94. Archived from the original on June 18, 2004. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^Ellis, Keith 'DNM' (February 20, 2003). 'Hearts of Iron'. Eurogamer. Archived from the original on April 13, 2003. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^Osborne, Scott (November 26, 2002). 'Hearts of Iron Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^Schutz, Jake (December 15, 2002). 'Hearts of Iron – PC – Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^Ricketts, Ed (March 2003). 'Hearts of Iron'. PC Format. No. 146. Archived from the original on August 16, 2003.
- ^Peckham, Matthew (February 2003). 'Hearts of Iron'. PC Gamer. p. 74. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006.
- ^Emery, Daniel (February 11, 2003). 'PC Review: Hearts of Iron'. PC Zone. Archived from the original on April 29, 2007.
- ^Chick, Tom (March 2003). 'Hearts of Iron'. Computer Games Magazine. No. 148. p. 78.
- ^ ab'Hearts of Iron: Platinum for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^Tsotsos, Alex (November 26, 2004). 'GameSpy: Hearts of Iron – Platinum'. GameSpy. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^Knutson, Michael (September 13, 2004). 'Hearts of Iron Platinum – PC – Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on January 17, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^Golze, Benjamin (July 23, 2004). 'Hearts of Iron gets Platinum edition'. GameSpot. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^'Swedish video game banned for harming China's sovereignty'. China Daily. May 29, 2004.
Further reading[edit]
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- Renaud, Jeff (September 22, 2016). 'Impedimenta: Feeding the Iron Behemoth – Logistics & Supply in Hearts of Iron'. Wargamer.
External links[edit]
- Hearts of Iron at MobyGames
- Hearts of Iron: Platinum at MobyGames
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Cheat CodesWhile playing the game, press ~ (or [Shift] + 3 or hold [Alt] and press [Keypad 2] [Keypad 1]) to display the console window. Then, type one of the following codes and press [Enter] to activate the corresponding cheat function:
Result | Cheat Code |
1,000 cash | Money |
1,000 energy | Energy |
1,000 fuel | fuel |
1,000 metal | Metal |
1,000 oil | crudeoil |
1,000 rare materials | rarematerials |
1,000 supplies | Supplies |
+1% more officers | addofficers |
Instant research | instantresearch |
One day building construction | instantbuild |
One day unit production and building construction | instantproduction or instantconstruction |
Toggle fog of war | debug fow |
Toggle superior espionage | debug spy |
Toggle AI favorable response | debug yesmen |
Zero neutrality | noneutrality |
Trigger indicated event | event [event code] |
Trigger revolt to indicated province; repeat to add more rebels | revolt [province ID] |
Note: This will also affect the CPU and require one day to take effect.
EventsUse one of the following values with the 'event [event code]' code:
Result | Event code |
Change neutrality | 66503 |
Extra manpower | 66502 |
More money and resources | 66501 |
Reduce dissent | 66500 |