Europa Universalis III

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Europa Universalis III
Cover art of Europa Universalis III
Developer(s)	Paradox Development Studio
Publisher(s)	Paradox Interactive
Producer(s)	Johan Andersson
Designer(s)	Johan Andersson
Programmer(s)	Adam Skoglund
Artist(s)	Marcus Edström
Composer(s)	Andreas Waldetoft
Series	Europa Universalis
Engine	Clausewitz Engine
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Release	Windows NA: 23 January 2007 EU: 26 January 2007 OS X WW: 2 November 2007[1]
Genre(s)	Grand strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Europa Universalis III is a grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. The game was released for Microsoft Windows in January 2007, and was later ported to Mac OS X by Virtual Programming in November 2007.

The player controls a nation and handles matters concerning war, diplomacy, trade, and economy. The original game without expansions starts in 1453, right after the Fall of Constantinople, and continues to 1789, just past the beginning of the French Revolution. The expansion Napoleon's Ambition extends the end game year forward to 1821, whereas the expansion In Nomine moves the starting year back to 1399, making it the longest as far as gameplay time in the series thus far.

Europa Universalis III was the first to use Paradox's new 3D engine, Clausewitz Engine, that required user systems to meet the Pixel Shader 2.0 specification. The map has 1,700 land and sea provinces encompassing most of the world, with 250 playable historical nations. The game also uses elements of other Paradox games such as Crusader Kings, Victoria, and Hearts of Iron II.