Making History II: The War of the World

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MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World gives players the power to take full control of your nation, their colonies, regions, cities, and military units during the time leading up to and during the Second World War. Transform your cities into centers of industry and technology by developing production and research facilities.

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Developer:
Muzzy Lane Software
Release date:
27 August 2010
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Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (331)

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Making History II: The War of the World

Making History II: The War of the World

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Description

MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World gives players the power to take full control of your nation, their colonies, regions, cities, and military units during the time leading up to and during the Second World War. Transform your cities into centers of industry and technology by developing production and research facilities. At the region level, build large-scale defensive structures such as radar facilities and fortifications, develop transportation networks, and expand the resource production needed to fuel your economy. Supplying your industries with these vital resources is necessary to run the economy and maintain domestic stability. No two games of MHII will be the same. There are an unlimited number of ways to achieve your goals and alter the course of history.

Features:


  • Play any nation in the era of World War II on a map with over 1000 land & sea regions.
  • Hundreds of unique land, sea, & air units representing both major & minor powers of the era .
  • Intelligent AI instigates, reacts and adapts to the changing game dynamics generating action on the homefront and abroad.
  • Research an array of weapon systems & tactical improvements; repair, reinforce and upgrade your military forces.
  • Fly air missions against industrial & military targets.
  • Extensive economic system covering production, resources, consumption, trade & wealth
  • Construct weapons factories, shipyards, research labs & a variety of other buildings that add specific abilities to your cities & regions.
  • Initiate infrastructure projects that modernize your nation & expand your economic potential.
  • Manage your colonies, liberate new nations, establish puppet states or annex their territory.
  • Region populations are represented by culture, ethnicity, religion & ideology; divisions that destabilize nations, provoke revolts, encourage reactionary coups and civil war.
  • Engage in espionage, fund counter government groups and interfere in the internal affairs of your neighbors.
  • Realistic economic system covering production, resources, consumption, trade, debt & inflation.
  • A blend of strategic & tactical military game play that includes logistics, reinforcements, supply and unit specific properties.
  • Streamlined UI interface to simplify the details of a deep game.
  • Continuously improved and refined since its initial release.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 10 / Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP with Service Pack 2
Processor:
Pentium 4 or better
Memory:
1 GB RAM / 2GB recommended
Graphics:
256 MB DirectX 9.0c-Compliant, Shader 2.0 3D Video Card
DirectX®:
9.0c or better
Hard Drive:
2 GB
Sound:
DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card
Other Requirements:
Windows-Compliant Keyboard & Mouse

recommended*

Not specified

User reviews

stuartgreen689
Recommended | 24 Dec 2022
101h played

I enjoy playing this game because you can customize almost everything in the game. You can play as any nation you want including your own custom made nation. You can even make you own scenarios. Please keep all comments

Helpful: 2
Dukerdjerrbz
Recommended | 22 Feb 2025
708h played

I'm not sure why they stopped making these. They were amazing. Outdated, but still to this day, still amazing. The only reason I'm writing this review is because I see that I haven't left one yet, and I was coming back

Helpful: 4
whomesb
Recommended | 05 Dec 2024
163h played

If it wasn't 75% off when I bought it wouldn't recommend it. Crashes too much which seems to be related to how much your nation has grown. So one you get he hang of the game after a few times, units can get stuck in

Helpful: 0
gbigdan
Not recommended | 12 Nov 2022
717h played

There are just too many crashes due to memory failure to play this. It's odd because it actually seems less stable now than it was a few years ago. I've turned all my settings down to bare bones, and my rig is more than

Helpful: 2
xxadonisxx
Recommended | 30 Oct 2025
16.4h played

Making History II: The War of the World, developed by Muzzy Lane Software and published by Factus Games, is a grand strategy game that sets out to capture the sweeping complexity of the world between the early 1930s and

Helpful: 2
auroranyy
Recommended | 17 Dec 2024
117h played

Gameplay Mechanics: 8/10 Narrative: 6/10 Graphics: 6/10 Sound and Music: 6/10 Replayability: 8/10 Innovation: 7/10 Making History II: The War of the World is an ambitious grand strategy game set during the global

Helpful: 0