You hold the power to tip the very balance of WWII. And when I've done that planning - when I've formulated my character sheet, as it were - I have the utmost confidence that Hearts of Iron 4 will be ready for me to play a role in world affairs.”Ībout This Game Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II the most engaging conflict in world history.įrom the heart of the battlefield to the command center, you will guide your nation to glory and wage war, negotiate or invade. What I need to do is some serious reading, some careful planning on what my vision for the United States should be in 1936. Not because I'm sick of it quite the contrary, in fact. “For now, after many dozens of hours, I'm taking a break from Hearts of Iron 4. But I have never played anything like Hearts of Iron 4” There are other great strategic-level wargames out there. “It captivates me because-imperfectly, impressionistically, and perhaps a little amorally-it lets me orchestrate the most titanic armed struggles in history, from the fussy economic details to the cut-and-thrust of mechanized warfare. “Hearts of Iron 4 wields complexity like a swift armor division during the blitzkrieg, allowing it to serve the idea of layered, cerebral, strategic warfare instead of letting it needlessly bog down the experience.”