Hearts of Iron III: Semper Fi Critic Reviews

Truth be told, Semper Fi is just a ginormous patch that should have been given out for free to all Hearts of Iron 3 owners. Its improvements and new features are unarguably great, but it is not a good sign when you have to shell out $20 more in order to enjoy the game.

The tweaks and changes are definitely appreciated, but there's really nothing here that couldn't have been done in a patch to improve the base game.

Semper Fi is an expansion pack to the well received Hearts of Iron 3. It offers many improvements to the game's systems, such as the AI, the maps and the command structure. It brings great new options, but the expansion is very small and adds no new content.

It's more a fine super-patch than an extension or elaboration on the game as it stood.

Semper Fi brings HoI III on the right track, but due to lack of playful increments, it is more of a big patch than a true Add-On.

Hearts of Iron III: Semper Fi is a nice add-on for a very complicated game.

How do you expand a game that already has everything? In this case, by trying to fix its problems. Unfortunately, it looks like HOI3's issues go deeper than a patch can address. Like a true marine, Semper Fi got a thankless job.