Europa Universalis: Crown of the North

Europa Universalis: Crown of the North (original title: Svea Rike III) is a real-time grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Interactive and published by Levande Böcker. It is the sequel to Svea Rike and Svea Rike II, and had its own sequel, Two Thrones. The Svea Rike series is the predecessor to Europa Universalis.

Europa Universalis: Crown of the North
German cover art
Developer(s)Paradox Interactive
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)Patric Backlund
Designer(s)Joakim Bergqwist
Programmer(s)Johan Andersson
Artist(s)Daniel Nygren
Composer(s)Martin Eriksson
EngineEuropa Engine
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
Genre(s)Real-time strategy, Grand strategy
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

The plot takes place from the year 1275[2] in Scandinavia during a period of political disturbance. All events that take place in the game, with the exception of player-initiated events, are based on reality.

Europa Universalis: Crown of the North is the English-language version of the game. It was released in North America together with a re-release of Europa Universalis II at version 1.07, with the addition of new scenarios.

Reception

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The game received "mixed or average" reviews on Metacritic.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Strategy First - Press". 2004-08-18. Archived from the original on 2004-08-18. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  2. ^ Therese Granlund (19 December 2000). "Ta makten över Sverige" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Europa Universalis: Crown of the North for PC Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. 2000. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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