This represents Hearts of Iron 2 in its most polished form. While the new scenario may not be everyones cup of tea there are also numerous tweaks to the base game. If you aren't too keen on HOI3 or lack the system requirements to run it this still has plenty to offer. It also plays differently to HOI3 which means it's still excellent in its own right and has not been made obsolete by the newer release.

If you're like me and you don't play HoI2 on the internet, don't even bother playing the alternate scenario. It's ridiculous. But I enjoy this game for the small tweaks that Paradox made to gameplay. Most importantly, being able to build units with attachments helps SO MUCH with my plans to conquer the world. The AI has been given a facelift, and sometimes the Nationalists (gasp) win the Spanish Civil War now. Overall, buy this game if you already have Doomsday and some money to spare.

This is an expansion for HOI2. There isn't much to say about it. It adds many nifty little features to an already excellent game. I don't care much for the new scenarios (but then again, I only play this game single player), but the game play additions are very nice. My favorite is the ability to upgrade systems on ships. Even though I play Germany a lot, little touches like this makes the game even more immersive. It is a no brainer, if you like HOI2 this inexpensive add-on adds some interesting aspects that make the near perfect HOI2 even better.

This add-on is an improvement in terms of game play mechanics. It allows you to add "brigades" to ships to upgrade various components such as radar, anti aircraft, or hull. This can make older ships perform better when you cannot afford to build new ones. In terms of other major changes, the new end date of the game becomes 1964, allowing for almost 30 years of game play. Later dates allow for new technologies, and there is also a scenario which presents the ahistorical cold war turning hot. There is also a new format of game which allows balanced fictional nations to duke it out, which is a multiplayer feature. I don't play multiplayer, so I cannot comment on how much fun it is.

This game deserves it's praise. The ability to pick and choose the tactics your army fights with is refreshing to say the least. Deciding whether to go submarines or carriers, human wave or blitzkrieg, atom bomb or V2. May seem slow at first, but once things start going they get going quickly.

Best game of the series and the WWII strategy genre. This small upgrade allows for much more modeling of combat units. Plus, the free mods increase the realism. Of course, there is room for improvement but it is the leader.

This is my absolute most favorite game. The accuracy of events and the detail of the game is unrivaled by any other World War 2 game out there. Very highly recommended for the ultimate armchair generals.

Armageddon is dangerous. Do not buy unless you are prepared to put in serious hours of nail biting WW2 resimulation. I'm not even sure if that's a word but I'm too busy having fun with this game to even care! It's alot of fun and very engrossing. If you were ever a fan of chess this game will be perfect for you. The world is yours for the taking...

Just a basic addon of the previous game features. The upgrade is totally worth the money and will add hours of gameplay to the original Doomsday expansion.

The addition of detachments and the two new scenarios are the main benefits I found in this expansion, but it's reasonable value for $5. It's also nice to have a scenario where you don't have to waste time and money being nice to minor countries. I've never worked out how air combat in HoI 2 actually works and that's never stopped me from doing OK so the changes to that aspect had no effect on the game play for me. The ability to allocate brigades to divisions not only streamlines unit creation but also seems t provide a slight time/cost saving over building them separately. The addition of detachments to ships had a huge influence on how I played because I no longer put off purchasing a ship "just until that next level of research is complete", I could instead just pack the ship full of detachments and know that while it would no longer be a top performer after a year or two it would still be a useable unit.

Awesome. Best WWII Strategy Game out there, so far. Well done Addon to HOI2. Adds very useful improvments to the original game.

King of the strategy games. Dont let the interface fool you, its a very deep strategic game.

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I've been a huge fan of this game series going back to the original Hearts of Iron. Hearts of Iron 2 Armageddon expands the game beyond the original game by miles. In this game, you now have upgrades for ships such as improved hulls, radar, and fire control. There are a few other changes that improve the gameplay. Like in other versions, they have added more scenarios to play. This includes an alternate world where the last few hundred years were changed so that we have a drastically different map. Prussia, The Confederate States, The European Soviet States; this scenario is alot of fun to play. Overall, there are still some parts of the gameplay that I wish were different. For instance, I've often found that coordinating air and ground units proved to be just too tedious and often the air units just attack the general region where you order them to, not the exact province. Thats just an example and they are really minor issues. This is a game that you will play constantly. Tired of playing the US? Try your hand at being Japan or Germany or Italy or even see how you can do playing as Argentina or South Africa. There are just so many ways to play this game.

Simply superb. The inclusion of unit building with attachments and adjustable ship configurations removes a shed load of micromanagement.

The AI is the best ever of any HoI version. Of course it could be better, but I would say that. For 5euros an essential edition for the HoI purist!

Very Additive and fun to play. It has been the only game I've been playing for sometime. Excellent.

And old game but crazy fun for strategy nuts. It also made me play it for hours upon hours more. As a matter of fact, I'm still not done..!

Adds options hardcore fans of the series want. Its made me play it more than any other game *again*.