Making History II: The War of the World

70KS38Metacritic
Released Aug 27, 2010by Muzzy Lane SoftwareMostly Positive(80% of 399 Steam reviews)

What if Germany won the Battle of Britain? What if Moscow fell in 1942?You’re in charge. Anything can happen and history will never repeat itself in this classic WWII grand strategy game MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World. Are you ready to battle for global dominance?

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About Making History II: The War of the World

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.

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Making History II: The War of the World price history

Lowest tracked price: £3.74 (Jul 16, 2026) · current best: £3.86 across 7 stores.

Making History II: The War of the World player count & reviews

80% positive reviews all-time · 30 peak players in the last 30 days.

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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

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