<s>
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
grand	O
strategy	O
computer	O
war	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
based	O
upon	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Development	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arsenal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Democracy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
grand	O
strategy	O
wargame	O
based	O
on	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	O
Cross	O
,	O
a	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
II	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
Darkest	B-Application
Hour	I-Application
,	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
strategy	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
grand	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
play	O
almost	O
any	O
nation	O
from	O
the	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
apart	O
from	O
some	O
very	O
small	O
states	O
such	O
as	O
Andorra	O
,	O
Monaco	B-Application
,	O
Vatican	O
City	O
or	O
others	O
(	O
and	O
mods	O
exist	O
that	O
make	O
even	O
these	O
playable	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
nine	O
resources	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
six	O
are	O
conventional	O
resources	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
are	O
manpower	O
,	O
industrial	O
capacity	O
and	O
transport	O
capacity	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
unit	O
of	O
Manpower	O
generally	O
represents	O
1,000	O
men	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
normal	O
infantry	B-Protocol
division	O
of	O
10,000	O
men	O
requires	O
ten	O
Manpower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blitzkrieg	B-Language
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Hitler	O
's	O
declaration	O
of	O
war	O
upon	O
Poland	O
(	O
the	O
invasion	O
of	O
Poland	O
)	O
on	O
1	O
September	O
1939	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ardennes	O
Offensive	O
,	O
centered	O
around	O
the	O
Battle	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Bulge	I-Device
,	O
on	O
the	O
Franco-Belgian-German	O
frontier	O
the	O
winter	O
of	O
1944	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Southern	O
Conquests	O
,	O
revolving	O
around	O
the	O
Japanese	O
centrifugal	O
offensive	O
into	O
the	O
southern	O
resource	O
area	O
in	O
South-East	O
Asia	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
attack	B-Application
on	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
Harbor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
grand	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smallest	O
independent	O
land	O
unit	O
is	O
the	O
division	O
,	O
although	O
brigades	B-Application
such	O
as	O
engineers	O
,	O
artillery	O
,	O
or	O
armoured	O
cars	O
can	O
be	O
attached	O
to	O
these	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
sea	O
,	O
units	O
are	O
either	O
single	O
capital	O
ships	O
or	O
flotillas	O
of	O
small	O
ships	O
such	O
as	O
destroyers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Land	O
divisions	O
include	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
cavalry	O
,	O
and	O
tanks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Land	O
brigades	B-Application
include	O
anti-tank	O
guns	O
,	O
anti-aircraft	B-Application
artillery	I-Application
and	O
military	O
police	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
units	O
who	O
move	O
constantly	O
lose	O
organization	O
and	O
risk	O
losing	O
supply	O
,	O
so	O
poorly	O
executed	O
attempts	O
to	O
blitzkrieg	B-Language
can	O
be	O
stopped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	O
units	O
include	O
transports	O
,	O
aircraft	O
carriers	O
,	O
battleships	B-Application
,	O
cruisers	O
,	O
destroyers	B-Application
,	O
and	O
submarines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
banned	O
in	O
the	O
People	O
's	O
Republic	O
of	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anachronistically	O
,	O
Germany	O
is	O
represented	O
with	O
the	O
flag	O
of	O
the	O
German	O
Empire	O
as	O
used	O
by	O
Germany	O
until	O
1935	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
the	O
Swastika	O
flag	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
also	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
earlier	O
board	O
game	O
Axis	B-Application
&	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Doomsday	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
scenario	O
called	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Armageddon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
the	O
adding	O
of	O
modules	O
to	O
ships	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
improved	O
radar	O
,	O
fire-control	O
,	O
anti-submarine	O
or	O
anti-aircraft	B-Application
weaponry	O
)	O
and	O
submits	O
two	O
new	O
scenarios	O
for	O
play	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
enhanced	O
AI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	O
Cross	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Armageddon	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Irshappa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
expands	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
provinces	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
numerous	O
other	O
additions	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
installed	O
as	O
a	O
compatible	O
expansion	O
of	O
Arsenal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Democracy	I-Application
and	O
Darkest	B-Application
Hour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
for	O
Paradox	O
;	O
Hanza	O
Aziz	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
"	O
first	O
major	O
hit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
Best	O
Real-Time	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
2005	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2004	O
Charles	O
S	O
.	O
Roberts	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
20th	O
Century	O
Era	O
Computer	O
Wargame	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Battles	B-Application
in	I-Application
Normandy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
