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Europa Universalis III
Developer	Paradox Interactive
Released	EU 26 January 2007 NA 23 January 2007
Genre	Real-time strategy, Grand strategy
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Ratings	ESRB: E 12+
Platform(s)	Windows
System requirements	Windows Edition: Windows XP, 2000 Minimum: 512 MB System RAM 1.9 GHz Processor 128 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card CD-ROM drive 1 GB free hard disk space
Input methods	Windows: Keyboard & Mouse

Europa Universalis III (EUIII) is a grand strategy computer game by Paradox Interactive.

The game starts in 1453 right after the Fall of Constantinople and continues until 1793, just past the beginning of the French Revolution. The player controls a nation, and handles matters concerning war, diplomacy, trade and the economy.

EUIII has a 3D engine which requires the system 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.

• Gameplay stretches over 300 years, allowing the player to start at any date between May 30, 1453 (Fall of Constantinople) and January 1793. (1820 with Napoleon's Ambition)
• Players can decide their own form of government, the structure of their society, trade policies, etc.
• Player can take up 'national ideas' to steer their nation in different directions.
• Great people such as Sir Isaac Newton, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or René Descartes are available to the player as advisors.
• A topographic map in full 3D allows for a complete world view, and contains more than 1700 provinces and sea zones.
• Players can choose between any of the 250+ nations that existed during the time period anywhere in the world, including for instance, Scotland, Serbia, Kazan, Bohemia and Bali.
• 4000 different monarchs as well as 1000 other individuals appear in the game.
• More than 100 different unit troops are available in the game.
• Co-operative multiplayer mode to allow several players to work together to control a single nation.

On May 3, 2007, an expansion named Napoleon's Ambition was announced by Paradox. It was officially released on August 22, 2007, on GamersGate. The expansion is available only as a download from GamersGate, and aims to expand on EUIII, with an improved interface, enhanced trade system, expanded options and greater content to cover the extended time period.^[1]

• Europa Universalis III Official home page
• Official forum
• Gamespot's article
• Europa Universalis III Wiki