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Heroes of Might and Magic V PC Game

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Product Description: Heroes of Might and Magic V

The first game to reintroduce the Might & Magic universe to the public will be Heroes of Might and Magic® V. Gamers will delve into a more mature, consistent fantasy universe that will appeal to fans of all fantasy genres. One of the most successful turn-based strategy franchises, the Heroes of Might and Magic® series, with its distinctive touch of RPG, is a...

The first game to reintroduce the Might & Magic universe to the public will be Heroes of Might and Magic® V. Gamers will delve into a more mature, consistent fantasy universe that will appeal to fans of all fantasy genres. One of the most successful turn-based strategy franchises, the Heroes of Might and Magic® series, with its distinctive touch of RPG, is a benchmark in the Heroic Fantasy genre, with considerable commercial and critical acclaim. The new game will benefit from the features and characteristics that established the success of the initial saga while offering a wealth of innovations such as a highly immersive scenario, a variety of appealing factions, modern 3D graphics, a revolutionary tactical combat system, and a story-based campaign mode.

Product Specification: Heroes of Might and Magic V

ESRB Rating:T (Teen)
Software Type:Strategy / Wargames
Style:3D Turn-Based Strategy
Release Date:2006-05-23
Release Date Type:- -
System Type:PC

User Reviews: Heroes of Might and Magic V

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    Heroes of Might and Magic V PC Game

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 15, 2006 | 1 out of 1 found this Heroes of Might and Magic V review helpful

    Pros: Stays true to the spirit of a great and creative turn-based strategy series; features six lengthy campaigns, offering many dozens of hours of gameplay; six playable factions that are satisfyingly different; excellent 3d graphics and outstanding operatic musical score.

    Cons: Some noticeable bugs; fairly long loading times and other waiting periods slow down the pace; not enough in-game documentation and the manual doesn't help.

    The basics of Heroes V are the same as ever. You must command unique hero characters and their armies to explore maps filled with treasure, hostile enemies, castles, and much more. As heroes win battles and gain more experience points, they level up,... which grants them new skills and abilities and also makes their armies even stronger. You'll also be taking in various resources with which you'll be training more creatures, as well as expanding your castles to support an ever-growing military and to stave off aggressors. Consider that you can have multiple heroes and castle types to manage, various subquests to undertake, a whole separate subterranean area to explore, and multiple enemy heroes to contend with all within a single scenario, and it should be clear that there's a lot to think about in Heroes V. Good thing this is a turn-based game. Heroes V presents an intriguing and diverse cast of heroes and creature types to play around with. There are six playable factions, each of which should be more or less familiar to Heroes fans. They'll find a few omissions (the barbarians and their war boars and behemoths are notably absent, for instance), but the game still runs just about the whole gamut of fantasy archetypes: elves, undead, demons, wizards, and knights in shining armor are all in here. Each faction has its own colorful heroes, creatures, and castle type, and while the underlying gameplay is similar no matter which faction (or factions) you're controlling on a given map, each one has distinctive differences. For example, demonic heroes can gain the power to make many of their brethren units summon reinforcements, allowing them to overwhelm the enemy through sheer numbers. Meanwhile, undead heroes may raise some percentage of their defeated foes as skeletons, and they may also bring some of their own fallen creatures back to un-life after winning a battle. Read more Less

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    Released too soon? Or just plain bad...

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 31, 2006

    Pros: 3D graphics are good

    Cons: clunky interface, poor visibility, slow gameplay

    Being a fan of the HOMM series for some time, I was dissapointed with HOMM V. I'll touch briefly upon the more ignanimous problems: The combat graphics are too small such that you want to zoom in, however there is a problem with the zoom camera ...zooming only to the center of the combat screen. Therefore, if you have all of your troops on the left side of the screen (such as to defend your archers) you CAN'T zoom in! So instead you find yourself scooting closer to your 17 inch monitor and occasionally mistaking one unit for another (which can have disastrous consequences!) The scenario map graphics are "hazy" - it seems like they wanted everything you are looking at to be a little mysterious. For instance, the ownership icons (which indicate which color player is in control of the mine for instance) are "smoky" and slightly transparent. City graphics are too small. The basic display of the city itself is beautiful. Its just when you start needing some functionality, as in adding new buildings and examing resource icons, that you start looking for a non-existant zoom. Scenarios are poorly designed. I am currently on the third scenario and am wasting days upon weeks just wandering the map wondering where I am supposed to be heading to complete the scenario. My heroes wander from one corner of the map to another searching out little cubbies to determine where is the finish point. Overall poor interface. Too many clicks for basic tasks. Some options placed in odd locations so that you find yourself wondering why. Its as if they were added as an after thought, yet they are integral parts of the game (such as "go back to previous screen") Overall the entrancing gameplay of HOMM, which arguably peaked with HOMM II, has been more or less eradicated. HOMM V plays like a turn based edition of the warcraft series. While it may pick up some new fans, it will undoubtedly lose many old ones. Save your money or buy it used. I for one will definitely will not look forward to HOMM VI. Read more Less

Pro Reviews: Heroes of Might and Magic V

  • G4

    Heroes of Might and Magic V

    On the other hand, the tactical battles that erupt when heroes clash are probably HoMM5's high points. Bump horses and the interface switches to a grid with heroes and armies at opposing ends. Read more

  • GameSpot

    Heroes of Might and Magic V

    This latest installment captures much of the charm and addictiveness of the other excellent fantasy-themed turn-based strategy games that earned Heroes of Might and Magic its fiercely dedicated fan base. Read more

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