Gaming News - April 2006
New York, NY (April 27, 2006) - Paradox Interactive today announced
that Europa Universalis III will be coming to North America in 2007.
From Paradox Interactive:
The franchise has many fans, and producer Johan Andersson has been sharing a
few insights on the title's new features on the Paradox forums. The newly
released screenshots give hints on several of the new features, take the court
for instance:
"The court is a new concept specifically designed for EU III, giving players a
greater flexibility in how they mold their countries. Players can have up to 3
advisors in their court at one time, and they provide bonuses depending on their
skill and category. Advisors that are not currently employed by the country of
origin, may be employed by anyone else belonging to the same technology group."
Key features of Europa Universalis III, planned for Q1, 2007:
* Players can enjoy over 300 years of gameplay 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. Join the constantly growing
and incredibly talented Paradox modding community!
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