Found this game one of the best strategic games I ever played, Especially with the option to edit the world and make a lot of new challenges... for example make 3 alliances in the world where each alliance fight each other on balanced power... This Gold edition makes the original game so much more atractive... For people who like long term strategic games I advice this game....

Great grand strategy game!

I like it more than europa universalis in most respects. The only part that bothers me is the combat; your units will just flat out be destroyed if they lose instead of retreating of something. But the economy system is great and really in depth. I also wish there were more territories. I haven't played the sequal of this but it looks like its got more territories and some other goodies... too bad that one is $30 and this one is $10.

This game is fairly simple to play and learn...and can be fun for people who like to play games in this genre. For me, I get impatient...conquering the world takes a bit of time. So I cheat. But that, I think, is where the real fun of this game comes in. I love modding it to create a range of alliances from the start, adding in new countries who are otherwise unplayable, or creating counterbalances, such as an Indonesian superpower to go up against Japan. The game is not perfect, and I wouldn't call it my favorite game. But, it can be fun, and the modding allows for some very unique scenarios.

A game beginning in 1933 can become very different from true history. The possibility to tweak the raw material production and develop your regions from agricultural to industrial is great fun, but the execution of this lacks promise. To be able to spend vast ressources at developing your food production in one region from zero to, well still zero, is aggravating. Furthermore the possibility to develop your military technologically is simply too simple. I would prefer the "Hearts of Iron"-series over this any day.

MH:Gold is a fun game from Muzzy Lane Studios. It has since been superseded by Making History II, but as of the time of this writing MH II has serious AI and balancing issues that make this the superior choice.

Making History feels a lot like a cross between Axis and Allies and Hearts of Iron. You control one of the nations that existed at game start, from majors like the US or Germany to nations who had no part in the war like Paraguay. Your first few turns are best spent stabilizing your economy by initiating trades to get the goods your nation lacks. At that point you can focus on the more 'fun' points like diplomacy, tech advancement, unit building and ultimately warfare.

This game is in the 'sandbox' genre, meaning the AI will not necessarily follow the historical script. While fans of Hearts of Iron 1-2 might not like this unpredictability, it does ensure each game's different and helps the AI avoid doing anything too insane (like having the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor when they haven't defeated China yet.)

There are some balance issues: For example, the Japanese AI has a great deal of trouble fighting China, so they (wisely) don't attack the US. The US doesn't stay isolationist however, and frequently joins the general assault on the Axis and/or the Soviet Union.

For me, the greatest problem lay in diplomacy (and therefore modability.) Diplomacy is limited to such things as declaring war or peace (the latter requiring the support of the AIs of any major nations in your alliance), trading, and giving away provinces. Peace deals have only four options: An antebellum/white peace, a peace where the 'loser' concedes any conquered territory, one giving military access and one where the loser forcibly changes governments to be like the winner. It's very difficult to get the AI to agree to peace however, and far more likely someone will simply be conquered. More options and perhaps a cheat to force the AI to accept your proposal would help modders design specific scenarios.

It is a good light game. I wouldn't recommend it for serious wargamers or historians, but for people looking to step up from introductory games like Axis and Allies, this is a good step.

Its fun but it gets old, not to mention all the problems with it. One of which, as you industrialize your nation, your food production rapidly decreases and when that happens, it's pretty much game over. Not to mention it seems to mostly end with the same result, which is italy being taken out, then the allies pouring in through Italy to destroy Germany if they are not prepared. Over all, it's a decent game!

This game isn't spectacular. As far as WWII games go it's interesting but it's a little to involved with development and supply as opposed to other fun aspects like war and diplomacy. It's a different take on a WWII strategy game but it's just not my cup of tea and certainly not one of those classics that I know I'll return to again and again. Worth a look but don't be prepared to be blown away.

If Hearts of Iron is too difficult to get into, this is the game for you! This is a much lighter and easier game to get into HOI2 and a good start to get into much depper games. I found it quite fun, but after a while I just wanted to get back into HOI2, it just lacks that long lasting depth you need to keep you playing strategy games.

NOT realistic as HoI.

NOT as complex as HoI.

YES, much more fun game IMO.

Just because it is more simple than HoI it doesn't mean it is a simple game. It is a good deep strategy game that is turn based as such huge games should be (hint hint, wink wink)

You can take any of the countries available in the game and just do as you wish. The AI will not follow what happened in real life. So, it doesn't mean that Germany will declare war on Poland, etc. You are free to do so (and so is the AI) whatever you feel is better for your country without much bounded to historical events.

Great game.

Not a good game, cannot be even compared with the Hearts of Iron series from Paradox

who already played HoI must know what is good and what is not! HoI is far better more realistic and historic, also have one of the best gameplays ever seen for strategic games.

This is an awesome game for anybody who appreciates boardgames, like Axis and Allies, but don't have the social manpower. It is a one of a kind PC board game, that will keep you occupied in the cold months of winter, or anytime you want to annihilate some hours of your precious life. Be warned, this is addictive...