Hearts of Iron Ships to Retail Stores Nationwide

Hearts of Iron Ships to Retail Stores Nationwide

Strategy
gamers are in for a very happy holiday…

Montreal, Quebec. November 27,
2002
– Publisher Strategy First and Developers Paradox Entertainment, the team
behind the award-winning Europa
Universalis II, are proud to announce that
Hearts of Iron
the first World War II game of true grand strategic scope, has shipped to
retail stores nationwide.

“If you loved
Europa, you are simply going to be blown away by
Hearts of Iron,” says Steve
Milburn, Director of Marketing for Strategy First. “It has everything that
strategy gamers and war buffs are looking for.”

Already being called “the game of all games” and an
“instant classic”,
Hearts of Iron covers the entire period of the War from 1936 to
1948, rather than fragmented periods, and offers a historically accurate
rendering of that monumental decade. Players can bring the battle to any front
they choose and must use a combination of diplomacy, strategy and combat to
overcome their enemies and lead their country to victory. On top of all this,
there are hundreds of hours of gameplay to be found and players can optimize
their fun with multiplayer support over LAN or Internet.

Hearts of
Iron Features:

• Epic Gameplay –
  Global map includes every nation and covers the battle from 1936-1948
  

• Scenario editor –
  Player can modify and construct maps and campaigns with their own settings
  and add national detail

• Highly advanced
  research model – Change the course of war by acquiring super weapons (nukes)
  and increasing production capabilities
  

• Deep diplomatic
  model – Unique system that simulates political systems and their effect on
  neutral nations in relation to alliances
  

• Historical
  generals and political leaders – Thousands of real people researched for
  individual detailed uniqueness

• Strategic level
  military system – Over 100 different ground, air and naval forces fight the
  entire war on a divisional level

• Real Time gameplay
  that can be paused at any time

• Soundtrack –
  Contains 2 hours of quality music in MP3 format
  

• 
  Optimized for Multiplayer – Hearts of Iron
  enables players to easily meet over LAN or Internet
  

For more information on
Hearts of Iron,
please visit

www.strategyfirst.com. Infogrames will distribute
Hearts of Iron
exclusively throughout North America.

About
Paradox Entertainment

Paradox
Entertainment was created to build science fiction, fantasy and alternative
history brands in cross-media platforms. The company management has a long
experience in publishing, interactive media, film and TV entertainment. Its
brand portfolio contains successful brands such as Conan the Barbarian, Mutant
Chronicles, Europa Universalis and Heavy Gear. In less than two years the
interactive games branch has earned worldwide recognition for producing best
selling and award-winning PC games such as Europa Universalis I and II and
Airfix Dogfighter and is currently producing Hearts of Iron, Crusader Kings
and Mutant Chronicles Online.

About
Strategy First Inc.

Strategy First Inc. is a leading developer and worldwide publisher of
entertainment software for the PC.  Founded in 1990, the company has grown
rapidly, publishing major games in the industry and simultaneously developing
its own in-house titles such as O.R.B., Disciples II, Nexagon: The Pit and
Zero-G Marines.  After winning numerous awards for games such as Disciples:
Sacred Lands, Europa Universalis, Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns and Steel Beasts,
Strategy First continues to push the gaming envelope with its own
groundbreaking titles, while maintaining its reputation as a unique
alternative for independent developers seeking to market their games to a
worldwide audience.