Hearts of Iron III is een grootschalige Real Time Strategy (RTS) game uit 2009 waarin u als opperbevelhebber de Tweede Wereldoorlog bestuurt. De gameplay draait om nationaal beheer, industrie, onderzoek en militaire campagnes. Unieke kenmerken zijn de uitgebreide spionagemogelijkheden en de 'Battle Plan Mode' waarmee u strategieën kunt tekenen en delen met bondgenoten in multiplayer. Het spel biedt diepgaande controle over elk aspect van de oorlogsinspanning en bevat diverse scenario's voor directe actie.
","tokens":{"input":2175,"output":130,"total":2305}}De centrale gameplay-cyclus draait om het beheren van nationale middelen, industriële capaciteit en militaire strijdkrachten over een gedetailleerde wereldkaart. Spelers moeten de behoeften van hun civiele economie balanceren met de eisen van de oorlogsmachine. Het onderzoeken van nieuwe technologieën is cruciaal voor het ontgrendelen van geavanceerde eenheden en het verbeteren van bestaande capaciteiten, zodat uw troepen gedurende het conflict concurrerend blijven.
\n\nMilitaire operaties worden beheerd via een complex systeem van eenheidsinzet, aanvoerlijnen en tactische confrontaties. Hoewel het spel in real-time verloopt, is strategische besluitvorming van het grootste belang. Een belangrijk kenmerk is de Battle Plan Mode, waarmee commandanten historische operationele plannen kunnen laden of geheel nieuwe strategische routes direct op de kaart kunnen tekenen. Deze plannen kunnen vervolgens door uw troepen worden uitgevoerd, wat grootschalige offensieven stroomlijnt.
\n\nHet spel onderscheidt zich door zijn ongeëvenaarde detailniveau in nationaal beheer en militaire planning. Naast standaard gevechten omvat het systeem een uitgebreid spionagesysteem, waarmee spelers geheime operaties kunnen uitvoeren en vijandelijke inspanningen van binnenuit kunnen saboteren. Bovendien voegt de mogelijkheid om zelfgetekende of historische gevechtsplannen in real-time multiplayer-sessies met geallieerde spelers te delen, een aanzienlijke laag van coöperatieve strategische diepgang toe.
\n\nOm de kernervaring te verbeteren, heeft het spel gedurende zijn levensduur aanzienlijke aanvullende inhoud ontvangen.
\n\nHet basisspel wordt ondersteund door 3 grote expansies en 4 downloadbare content (DLC) pakketten. Deze toevoegingen introduceren doorgaans nieuwe mechanismen, verfijnen bestaande systemen en breiden vaak de speelbare tijdlijn of de geografische omvang van het conflict uit.
\n\nVoor spelers die direct in de actie willen duiken zonder de lange aanloop naar de oorlog te beheren, bevat het spel nieuwe gevechtsscenario's en een speciale custom game mode, die gerichte, intense conflicten bieden.
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Enhance your Hearts of Iron III experience with the Axis Minors Vehicle Pack. This pack contains 28 new skins for 12 vehicles to be used by the Axis Minor nations in World War II. Included in this pack are vehicles for Hungaria, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia.

Enhance your Hearts of Iron III experience with the Italian Vehicle Pack. This pack contains 16 new vehicles for the Italian Army, Navy and Air Force. Included in this vehicle pack are iconic Italian tanks such as the Fiat-Ansaldo L6/40, the Macchi C.200 Saetta fighter and the CANT Z.1007 Alcione medium bomber.

The US spritepack adds 17 more US sprites in the game. You will se among other things, the Iowa Class battleship, the B-29 Super Fortress and the M4/E8 Sherman Medium Tank. 8 new ships: BB: Iowa Class CV: Essex Class BB: North Carolina Class CV: Lexington class SS: Gato Class Submarine CL: Brooklyn Class CA: Baltimore Class DD: Fletcher...

Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour puts you back in the commander’s seat during World War II. Win the war with new units, strategies and enhanced game modes. Destroy your enemies from within with an expanded espionage system that includes new missions and covert operations. A new battle plan mode allows you to load historical plans or draw your own; all of which can be shared with allies in real-time during multiplayer. Along with the enhanced gameplay there are two new battle scenarios and a new custom game mode that lets you jump straight into the action. Features: *New unique, elite units for each major nation's army - Ghurkhas, Rangers, Imperial guards and more *A deeper naval invasion system with the ability to develop specialized landing and assault crafts *Increased control over strategic warfare with a new lend-lease system for lending your industrial might to allies *Leaders are now able to gain traits and allocating them is more important than ever with a new combat tactics system *New game mode for single and multiplayer. Start with a clean slate and instantly produce units, research technologies and affect political alignment. Speed up the early years and jump straight into the action *Two new detailed battle scenarios, the Finnish Winter War and the Spanish Civil War

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 movements and battle not just the occupier but also other ideologies for control of the country *Seize strategic resources to fuel your war machine *New Theatre Interface giving greater strategic information *Improved Internal politics and a new coup system *The return of the battle scenario system to offer new mini campaigns

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. Features: *Players can now define their own Theatres with a simple dragbox system *The new Order of Battle Browser allows quick and easy reorganization of the entire Command Hierarchy *The Command Hierarchy is now directly represented on the map *A new Air Superiority map mode makes strategic air warfare easy *At game start, each country now gets to choose its own hidden Victory Conditions. Can your enemies guess your secret agenda? *HQs under AI control now have separate aggressiveness stances for Land, Air and Naval operations *Countries can request specific actions from their allies for unprecedented cooperation *Technological progress can now be shared with your allies *Brigades can now be upgraded to more advanced types (e.g. Infantry to Motorized, or Artillery to Self Propelled Artillery) *New 1940 scenario fills a gap in the game's timeline *Hundreds of new events added to immerse players in their own versions of World War II, comparing the unfolding alternate timeline to real history *Mighty warships can be designated the Pride of the Fleet, which is both an opportunity and a risk *The AI has been improved in all areas, at all levels. It will defend in depth, marshal big naval taskforces and launch multi-stage invasions. It will perform more historical diplomacy and pursue a strategic production strategy

The Soviet spritepack adds 16 more Soviet sprites in the game. 8 New Tanks: BT-5 BT-7 T-28 T-34 T-44 KV-1 KV-2 IS-2 5 New Aircraft: Mig-3 Mig-9 Lagg-3 Yak-4 Sukhoi SU-2 3 New Ships: Gangut-class Battleship Kirov-class Heavy Cruiser Leningrad-class Destroyer