Advantages: Addictive gameplay, Multiplayer mode
Disadvantages: Repetitive after a while

...Heroes of Might and Magic 3 is not surprisingly, the third installment of this series, and is by far the best. Set in the mystical land of Eratia, your job is to defeat all of the enemies, and procede from scenario to scenario. The system requirements of this game are a 200MHz processor, but I would recommend a bit higher than that. 32MB RAM, and 300MB Hard drive space. No 3D graphics card is needed as this is a few years old now, and I think a forth installment has been released which I haven't had the pleasure of playing yet. The game itself is absolutely superbly designed. The singleplayer mode takes the form of various campaigns, each one harder than the previous, and you must complete each one before moving onto the next one. In multiplayer mode you can either play over a network, or for a lot of fun, play turn based... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent interface, well-balanced gameplay, good aesthetics
Disadvantages: Perhaps lacking in depth, a little repetitive

...Heroes of Might and Magic III is a turn-based strategy war game set in the land of Erathia, one of the stable locations of the Might and Magic series. This once peaceful land has recently been ravaged by attacks from other empires and all sorts of undead types, so as a general of Queen Catherine, you have to find out why - and, of course, stop the multiple invasions and bring peace and unity back to the land. To do this you utilise the skills of several heroes - you can recruit them at the town taverns. Once you have a hero you can start to build a little army around them, perhaps several raiding parties controlled by different heroes or two large armies, one to go out a-conquering and one defending your city. When you meet with opposing armies you will be taken to the battle screen, where you must control your forces to win... Read review

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Advantages: cutscenes, presentation, sounds and music, characters
Disadvantages: similiarities to other games, not easy for beginners, sometimes cartoonish

...Heroes of Might and Magic series had never attracted me to it until I got to play the fifth of the series. Talking about this game, this seems to be caught between different genres, as this is not exactly a Role Playing adventure and it has more similiarities to a strategy game, a turn based one. The game even has two expansions already, Hammers of Fate and Tribes of the East which is currently under development. This game from Ubisoft isn't the best game to be released, but its certainly addictive and got some factors which could keep the kids more interested in the game, and it begins from the game cover itself. SPECIFIED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Supported OS: Windows 2000/NT/XP (XP recommended) Processor: 1.5 GHz Pentium IV or AMD Athlon (2.4 GHz recommended) RAM: 512 MB or higher Video Card: 64 MB DirectX 9.0-compatible... Read review

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Advantages: Relatively Cheap Price, Low System Requirements
Disadvantages: Poor, Dated Graphics

...When I had only first got into the world of PC gaming, this is what I whiled away most of my free time on. The gameplay was wonderful - everything I needed from a game. It has elements from today's RTSs(Real Time Strategy Games), and combines them with a mystical/adventure story and setting. The game centres around you building an army and controlling and expanding your cities and empire. The armies are split up into groups which are controlled by Heroes - these can be hired from the tavern of any city/town under your control, as well as tavern-style buildings in the environment. You can move your hero/es around by using the keyboard or the mouse. Each turn gives you a certain amount of movement distance (This changes depending on the type of environment that you are travelling across). The games many warrior types vary for what... Read review

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Advantages: Classic, Addictive gameplay
Disadvantages: Not the best graphics

...In my eyes, this is one of the best games ever released, but it’s a shame that the 3DO Company is now out of business and no longer makes the Heroes series. To put it simple I strongly recommend this game as you wont be disappointed when you buy it due to it being only a few pounds in the "Sold Out" section. You choose between several Heroes to use and each hero has a different castle which produces different creatures. The game revolves around mines which you must take over to gain resources. It’s really like a simple board game. You have a certain number of moves each day and once they are used, you must click a button to go to the net day. Every week your castle receives new creatures. Once you have grasped the basic controls, you can enjoy killing creatures to gain Experience. You may have more than one hero as well... <