Europa Universalis III

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Europa Universalis III
Developer(s)	Paradox Interactive
Release date(s)	January 23, 2007 in North America and January 26, 2007 in Europe
Genre(s)	Strategy
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Platform(s)	Windows

Europa Universalis III is a grand strategy computer game, currently scheduled for release on January 23, 2007 in North America and on January 26, 2007 in Europe.

The game starts in 1453 right after the Fall of Constantinople and continues up until the revolutions of France and America.

Unlike previous Europa Universalis games, EUIII has a totally new 3D engine. The new map has 1,700 land and sea provinces and there are 250 playable historical nations in game. The game also uses features and ideas of other Paradox games such as Crusader Kings, Victoria and Hearts of Iron II. Another change from previous Paradox games is that EUIII will no longer rely on fixed tags for nations, but will allow any 3-letter or number code to be used for nations. This resolves a major modding issue in previous versions, where only a fixed number of free tags is available.

[edit] Main Features

Players can enjoy over 300 years of game play by starting at ANY date between 1453 and 1789.
Nation building is flexible: decide your own form of government, the structure of your society, trade politics and much more. The possibilities are endless.
The great people and personalities of the past are on hand to support you. Take history in your hands and call personalities like Sir Isaac Newton, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or René Descartes to your court.
A lush topographic map in full 3D allows for a rich and complete world view, and contains more than 1700 provinces and sea zones.
Lead any one of more than 250 countries that originally existed during the game’s extensive time span.
Have more than a thousand historical leaders and over 4000 historical Monarchs at your disposal.
Manage more than 100 individual unit troops to secure as much power as possible.
Co-operative multiplayer mode allows several players to work together to control a single nation.
Customize your game: Europa Universalis III gives you the chance to customize and mod practically anything your heart may desire.

[edit] External links

Paradox Interactive games
EU line	Europa Universalis \| Europa Universalis II \| Europa Universalis II: Asian Chapters
HOI line	Hearts of Iron \| Hearts of Iron II \| Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday
Victoria line	Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun \| Victoria: Revolutions
Other	Crusader Kings \| Crown of the North \| Two Thrones
Third party titles	Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords (Europe) \| Knights of Honor \| Rush for Berlin \| Heart of Empire - Rome \| Take Command: 2nd Manassas \| Perimeter: Emperor’s Testament \| Silent Heroes \| Sword of the Stars
In development	Europa Universalis III