Heroes of Might and Magic III
| Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia |
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| Developer(s) |
New World Computing Loki Software (Linux) DotEmu (HD Edition) |
| Publisher(s) |
The 3DO Company Loki Software (Linux) Ubisoft (HD Edition) |
| Distributor(s) | The 3DO Company |
| Director(s) | David Mullich |
| Designer(s) |
Gregory Fulton Jon Van Caneghem |
| Programmer(s) | John Bolton |
| Artist(s) | Phelan Sykes |
| Composer(s) |
Paul Romero Rob King Steve Baca |
| Series | Heroes of Might and Magic |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Macintosh, Linux (PowerPC/x86), iOS, Android |
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| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 87% |
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| Publication | Score |
| CGW | 4.5 out of 5 |
| GameSpot | 9.1 out of 10. |
| IGN | 9.0 out of 10 |
| Computer Games Magazine | 5 out of 5 |
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (also known as Heroes III or HoMM3) is a turn-based strategy game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing originally released for Microsoft Windows by the 3DO Company in 1999. Its ports to several computer and console systems followed in 1999-2000. It is the third installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series. The game's story is first referenced throughout Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven and serves as a prequel to Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor. The player can choose to play through seven different campaigns telling the story, or play in a scenario against computer or human opponents.
The gameplay is very similar to its predecessors in that the player controls a number of heroes that command an army of creatures inspired by myth and legend. The gameplay is divided into two parts, tactical overland exploration and a turn based combat system. The player creates an army by spending resources at one of the eight town types in the game. The hero will progress in experience by engaging in combat with enemy heroes and monsters. The conditions for victory vary depending on the map, including conquest of all enemies and towns, collection of a certain amount of a resource, or finding the grail artifact.
Heroes III was released to universal acclaim and was praised by critics. The game received the expansion packs Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade and Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death. Heroes Chronicles, a series of short introductory games based on the Heroes III engine, was also released. A special version of Heroes III titled Heroes III Complete, which included the original game and both expansion packs, was released in 2000. On December 10, 2014, Ubisoft announced an HD version of the game. The new version features updated graphics as well as wide screen compatibility and was released on January 29, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, iOS and Android. However, the expansions have not been re-released because their source code is lost.
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