Europa Universalis: Crown of the North
| Europa Universalis: Crown of the North | |
|---|---|
German cover art | |
| Developer | Paradox Interactive |
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| Producer | Patric Backlund |
| Designer | Joakim Bergqwist |
| Programmer | Johan Andersson |
| Artist | Daniel Nygren |
| Composer | Martin Eriksson |
| Engine | Europa Engine |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | |
| Genres | Real-time strategy, Grand strategy |
| Modes | Single player, multiplayer |
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.
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. The game's scenario ends in the year 1340, and the player's king will get a win if he has collected the most points or eliminated all opponents.[3]
Europa Universalis: Crown of the North is the English-language version of the Swedish based game titled Svea Rike III. 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.[4][5]
The main title of the digital game, Europa Universalis, is derived from a 1993 namesake board game from France. Although, the board game was mainly used as the base for the subsequent title, Europa Universalis.[6][5]
Reception
The game received "mixed or average" reviews on Metacritic.[7]
References
- ^ "Strategy First - Press". 2004-08-18. Archived from the original on 2004-08-18. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ Therese Granlund (19 December 2000). "Ta makten över Sverige" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "(Review) Svea Rike III [aka. "Swedish Empire III"]". FZ.se (in Swedish). Geeks AB. 2000-12-20. Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ "IGN page for Svea Rike III [Crown of the North]". IGN. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ a b Barry Brenesal (August 8, 2003). "Europa Universalis: Crown of the North (IGN review)". IGN. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ Joshua Wolens (25 October 2025). "25 years of making history: Europa Universalis lead Johan Andersson talks grey hair, running out of ideas for DLC, and only hiring a menus guy after 3 games". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 5 November 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ "Europa Universalis: Crown of the North for PC Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. 2000. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
External links
- Official website via Internet Archive
- Review at IGN
- "Old GB page for Svea Rike franchise". Giant Bomb. Archived from the original on July 9, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- Crown of the North entry at MobyGames