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Europa Universalis is a strategy computer game released in 2000 by Paradox Entertainment and is distributed in North America by Strategy First. Originally based on a French board game of the same name by Philippe Thibault, the player takes control of one of seven European nations (though others are available in different scenarios) from 1492 to 1792, expanding its power through military might, diplomacy, and colonial wealth. The game takes place on a map divided into approximately 1,500 provinces, and proceeds in a pausable real time format.
Europa Universalis was followed by Europa Universalis II.
There are currently four other games based on the EU engine:
- Hearts of Iron: A World War II game, spanning the years 1936 to 1948.
- Hearts of Iron 2: The sequel to Hearts of Iron.
- Victoria: Spanning the years 1836 to 1920, this game covers much of the Victorian era and World War I.
- Crusader Kings: A game where one leads a feudal dynasty through the years 1066 to 1453. One can export a Crusader Kings save to EU2, and continue playing all the way to Napoleon.
Europa Universalis II
Developed and published by the same companies as its predecessor and released in 2001, the basic gameplay remains mostly unchanged, but a number of enhancements were added, such as the ability to convert a province's religion, longer timespan (from 1419 to 1820), the addition of events that affect gameplay, the ability to play as any nation in the game, and many others. see: Europa Universalis II
Europa Universalis: Crown of the North
Not actually an EU engine game, this is an English-language translation of Paradox's older game Svea Rike 3. This is followed by The Two Thrones, which is virtually the same game, but set instead in the Hundred Years' War.
External links
- Official home page (http://www.paradoxplaza.com/)
- Official forum (http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/)
- Eu2 wiki (http://dhost.info/arsud/mediawiki-1.4rc1/index.php/Main_Page)
- Review at Tea Leaves (http://www.tgr.com/weblog/archives/000039.html)nl:Europa Universalis