Warriors of Might and Magic
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North American PlayStation 2 cover art
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| Developer(s) | The 3DO Company |
| Publisher(s) | The 3DO Company Success (JPN) |
| Series | Might and Magic |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color PC |
| Release | PC Cancelled |
| Genre(s) | Action RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Warriors of Might and Magic is an action role-playing game developed and released by The 3DO Company for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Color in 2000. The three versions, although they all follow a similar storyline, are each unique, especially the GBC version which is presented in 2D instead of 3D and has an almost completely different story. Each version of the game centers around the protagonist Alleron, who is wrongfully accused of committing necromancy and is exiled in result. He is forced to wear the Mask of the Accused as a punishment for his crimes which acts as a magnet to monsters. It is difficult to determine when the events of Warriors of Might takes place in the Might and Magic timeline. However, it's speculated that it takes place in between Heroes of Might and Magic III and Heroes IV.
Development started soon after Crusaders of Might and Magic had been completed. The team learned from their mistakes and wished to create a bigger and better game.
Early screenshots of the game show it played from a first person perspective; however this was scrapped in favor of an action game due to marketing.
The PC version did exist at some point; it was expected to release November 27, 2000 and would have followed the plot of the PS2 game and featured better graphics. It had been worked on but was ultimately scrapped for unknown reasons.
The PlayStation version of Warriors of Might and Magic was better received, earning a GameRankings score of 70%. Despite the mixed reception throughout the three versions, the PlayStation version in particular has received a cult following status among gamers.
However, the PlayStation 2 version holds a generally unfavorable averaged review score of 49% on Metacritic. Joe Fielder from GameSpot awarded it a score of 3.6 out of 10, opining "there's a decent game hidden here somewhere; it just exists under many layers of detritus."IGN's Doug Perry awarded it a score of 5.0 out of 10, saying that it "hits the mark on a few cylinders, but its clumsy, redundant nature will put you to sleep, and for a videogame, which is by definition supposed to be 'entertaining', that's not a good sign."
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