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Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland

It’s time to dust off the field marshal's baton and take command of any nation in World War II; the largest conflict in history. The first expansion to the critically acclaimed Hearts of Iron III lets you take…

80 28 June 2011

Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland is a strategy developed by Paradox Development Studio, released 28 June 2011 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland is

Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland is a strategy game developed by Paradox Development Studio and released in 2011. It was published by Paradox Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It’s time to dust off the field marshal's baton and take command of any nation in World War II; the largest conflict in history. The first expansion to the critically acclaimed Hearts of Iron III lets you take charge -or delegate -at any level, from division to nation, through a variety of scenarios. Guide your country to glory from 1936 to 1948 -wage war on the battlefields, in the factories, and at the negotiating table, in the grandest of all World War II strategy games ever made. Features: *War Goals and enforced peace, each member of the faction can demand their own slice and claim it when it is taken *New Partisan system, build Partisan undergrounds to organize your resistance…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 3,250 rated strategy games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+ (quad core), 2Gb RAM and GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon X1900 videocard. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland launched on 28 June 2011, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Infamous 2, Alice: Madness Returns and F.E.A.R. 3. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Infamous 2, Alice: Madness Returns, F.E.A.R. 3.

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Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland — frequently asked questions

When did Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland come out?
Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland was released on 28 June 2011 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland?
At minimum, Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland needs Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+ (quad core), 2Gb RAM, GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon X1900 videocard graphics, 2GB HDD space of storage.
How many GB is Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2GB HDD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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