Heroes of Might and Magic 3: The Shadow of Death

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Customer Reviews:

Not earth-shattering, but definitely engaging [Posted on 2000-05-26]
With HoMM3:AB, I found that I enjoyed that expansion pack but it didn't really keep me interested as much as this one does. On HoMM3:SOD, there was not only a more sinister plot throughout the campaigns, but you are able to pick the difficulty level of the campaign - a sorely missing feature, previously. True, the Elemental Conflux town type is absent from this (which was stupid to remove), and there really are no new creatures. That hampers the game. However, the ability to combine several artifacts to make a super-powerful one adds a nice touch. I found that picking up a bunch of random artifacts in previous games became tedious, but now it's worthwhile finding some of the less-powerful ones just to assemble something that makes your hero supercharged. Is it worth the money, even with the rebate? I can't say it is unless you really enjoy the HoMM3 series. If you are a fan, then the new campaigns and features should keep you rather entertained.

Outstanding Strategy and Extremely Replayable [Posted on 2000-07-18]
HOMM 3 is an addictive turn-based strategy game for die-hard fantasy addicts and non-addicts alike. The Shadow of Death game is a no-brainer pickup if you haven't yet picked up HOMM 3: Restoration of Erathia. HOMM: Shadows of Death includes the original HOMM3 and enough extras to make it all worthwhile. You will still need to get Armagedon's Blade to take advantage of the extra characters, town and maps in that expansion.

For the non-HOMM folks, the game starts as a resource gathering game, playable in both single and multiplayer modes. In order to afford troops and upgrades, you need certain resources, such as ore, wood, money. etc. Your troops are led by heroes, each of which begin with certain powers and skills. As the heroes increase in level, you choose which skills to highlight, improve, or learn. The graphics won't blow you away although the images are clear and pretty. (sprites are smaller that HOMM2, for example).

In multiplayer games (where this game truly shines), you choose the type of town you want as the basis for your kingdom. Each town has its own unique creatures and heroes. Although there are some balance issues (i.e. some towns don't allow the recruitment of particularly strong long-distance creatures, like archers), these problems are minor and require you to come up with different attack and/or defense strategy.

Overall, an outstanding and totally addictive game.

Good, but not what I expected [Posted on 2000-10-07]
This is a great game to buy if you don't own the first Heroes game. However, if you are like me, and have bought the 1st, then you might not want to get this game. The good things are that you can choose the difficulty level on the new campain(something that was sorly needed on AB, and RoE). Also it has a ton of new maps...but other then that it is not all that good. If you think it is worth $30 for it, then buy it. I for one, am glad that I bought that game

heroes 3 the shadow of death [Posted on 2001-07-01]
this game is fun you go around fighting creatures like arch devils ,pegisi and piksmen i always do multi player. one of the cool features is the fact that you can battle other players and you can ALSO be yor friends buddy in the game and you can both battle the computer. one of the best scenarios is battle of the sexes. If there is one game i would reccomend tol a friend it would be heroes three the shadow of death

Excellent [Posted on 2003-08-21]
I enjoy playing this game. "It's a never want to stop playing a kinda of game". I would reccommend to all others that are interested in these kind of games!!!!

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