“If you liked Thirty Years War, and honestly, who doesn’t, then you will also love Great Northern War. It is similar in total number of battles provided, 80 years later roughly in time, but equally expansive in the number of varied forces involved on both sides of the conflict. The game engine had been improved for this title, and all of those improvements in Great Northern War made their way over into the recent TYW. Great Northern War equally kicks arse. If you’ve mastered one of them, you’ll jump quickly into the other as the game engine is identical and awesome.You will have many hours of enjoyment with both wargames. If you own Thirty Years War, you should buy Great Northern War. The latter rounds out the exploits of Sweden into the early 18th century quite nicely. Both titles deserve to be on your virtual shelf. I wouldn’t say this if I didn’t believe that both are extremely well done wargames.” (Me, Just Now)