Thread: Hearts of Iron II

With HoI3 comming out in August it got me back into playing HoI, and ended up getting HoI2, which is much better then the first

Anyways does anyone else play or own HoI2? Could be fun to have a TTP online game. Personally i think any Civ fanatic should give it a try, much more detailed and Civ but quite fun.

Plus if you don't want a clusterfuck of a super long game, there are operations you can play like D-Day, Barbarossa, Fall Gelb, Spanish Civil War, etc.

Originally Posted by rock_lobster

Is this an rts game? What other games, in your experience, would you compare it to?

its an rts but in single player at least you can pause/speed up or slow down the game

Hard to say being i haven't played really any games like it. The one i hear it most related to is Risk. Bar it is still quite different then risk as well

The obvious most similars are: Europa Universalis (somewhat) and Crusader Kings (Somewhat); In terms of the styles of the games, a lot of it is different still to.

But if you played anything made by Paradox, you'll know in its basic elements what the game will be like