Heroes of Might and Magic
Heroes of Might and Magic is a series of games that were remade for the Game Boy Color. They are based on early games in the original Heroes of Might and Magic series. The remakes were developed by KnowWonder and published by The 3DO Company.
Heroes of Might and Magic
- Date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The 3DO Company
- Genre
- turn-based strategy video game
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Heroes of Might and Magic is a series of games that were remade for the Game Boy Color. They are based on early games in the original Heroes of Might and Magic series. The remakes were developed by KnowWonder and published by The 3DO Company.
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• Title — Heroes of Might and Magic • Developer — KnowWonder • Publisher — The 3DO Company • Released — Heroes of Might and Magic Heroes of Might and Magic II • Genre — Turn-based strategy
Heroes of Might and Magic
Heroes of Might and Magic
The first game is a port of Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest, but without multiplayer capabilities.
Heroes of Might and Magic II
Heroes of Might and Magic II
• Illustration — Buildings based on the graphics in Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest The second game is a mix of the first three Heroes with many graphics converted from Heroes of Might and Magic III, while gameplay functionality resembles a mix of Heroes I, II and III. The campaign centers around a dragon slayer quest.
Towns and creatures
Towns and creatures
There are four towns available to play: Knight, Barbarian, Sorceress and Warlock town. Each town has seven different troops available, most of them being directly copied from Heroes of Might and Magic III, having the same stats, abilities and appearance. The knight town uses troops from the Heroes of Might and Magic III Castle faction, the Barbarian has Stronghold troops, the Sorceress has Rampart troops and the Warlock has Fortress troops. There are also a few neutral troops available, not belonging to any town.
Heroes of Might and Magic
Heroes of Might and Magic
The original Heroes received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.
Heroes of Might and Magic II
Heroes of Might and Magic II
Heroes II received more favorable reviews than the original according to GameRankings.
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Heroes of Might and Magic published.
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Heroes of Might and Magic is recorded as published in 2000.
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- 1.3DO Ships Heroes of Might and Magic-R- for Game Boy-R- Color; Best-Selling Brand Debuts on Handheld Platform. The 3DO Company. June 20, 2000.
- 2.3DO Ships Popular Brands for Game Boy(R) Color. The 3DO Company. December 8, 2000.
- 3.CBS Interactive. Heroes of Might and Magic for Game Boy Color. GameRankings.
- 4.Walker, Mark H. Heroes of Might & Magic (GBC). The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Inc. November 15, 2000.
- 5.Tracy, Tim. Heroes of Might and Magic Review (GBC). GameSpot. Red Ventures. July 14, 2000.
- 6.Bates, Jason. Heroes of Might & Magic (GBC). IGN. Ziff Davis. June 30, 2000.
- 7.Nintendo of America. Heroes of Might and Magic. Nintendo Power. 134. July 2000.
- 8.CBS Interactive. Heroes of Might and Magic II for Game Boy Color. GameRankings.
- 9.Aguilera, David. Una gran adaptación. MeriStation. May 20, 2001.
- 10.Nintendo of America. Heroes of Might and Magic II. Nintendo Power. 141. 125. February 2001.
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It is placed in the genre turn-based strategy video game. It derives from, or follows, Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest.
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