As I looked over my empire my sense of fulfilment grew. Instead of betting on costly European wars I had early on expanded my colonial empire. The strategy was a success – in the early 18th century Denmark controlled most of North America and most western and southern parts of Africa. This review examines to what extent Europa Universalis is useful in an educational setting primarily in teaching history in secondary school. The game is from 2001 made by Peter Kullgard and Frederik Malmberg. It was one of the most celebrated strategy titles in 2001, winning several awards reflected by Gamespy in their review: “Europa Universalis II is possibly the best historical strategy game there is. That's not an exaggeration.” Today the game still enjoys a huge following with active forums discussions of history related to the scenarios in the game, and the game in general.
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