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by Serban Stokker |
24th May 2006 |
Heroes of Might and Magic V |
A tad later than expected,
Heroes of Might and Magic V has finally been released in the US by publisher Ubisoft, marking the long-desired return of New World Computing's franchise - now in the hands of Russian developer Nival Interactive, creators of the unsurprisingly-similar Etherlords TBS series, among other strategy titles. As pointed out in Ubi's press release, the game will be arriving later this week in North American stores, both as a standard and as a limited edition. Until then, if you're still having second thoughts and haven't checked the
HOMM V demo version yet, you might want to give it a try.
Aside from its most proeminent feature - the Dynamic Battle System, Heroes of Might and Magic V also brings key features such as:
- Cutting-edge visual technology: For the first time, experience the world of Might & Magic in a full, breathtaking 3D animated world supported by a consistent and modern graphic style.
- A more mature & consistent fantasy universe: Includes all the features that made the series successful in a completely revamped and more mature universe – with six unique factions and over 80 different creatures and 40 spells.
- Complete strategy experience and RPG gameplay: During six campaigns and more than 30 missions, explore and conquer territories, manage your cities, recruit armies and raise and upgrade your heroes through a user-friendly yet deep turn-based system.
- Complete scalable turn-based battle system for challenging and tactical combat: Discover the combat system that made the Heroes series successful or experience the brand-new dynamic battle system that transforms a chessboard into a lively battlefield.
- Competitive, addictive, and intense multiplayer mode: Play five different online modes, including the new Ghost Mode via hot seat, LAN or the Internet.
UPDATE: Nival Interactive has just sent us word that Heroes of Might and Magic V made it to the top of British charts in the PC Full Price category in the first week of sales, according to ChartTrack statistics, following the game's European release on May 19th.
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