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It's All New, Period. The Reinvention of the Award Winning Franchise

Heroes of Might and Magic® IV is more than a sequel - it's a celebration of both the old and the new. With an all-new engine that features a new magic system, new campaigns, new hero-character classes, and gameplay that varies according to how you play, you'll be amazed at how much the Heroes’ you know and love has improved!

Players familiar with the Heroes series will immediately notice many improvements to the familiar interface and gameplay:

* Now you can actively lead multiple hero-characters into battle to fight alongside troops for an intense combat experience. You'll encounter all-new heroes and over 60 creatures in 6 massive campaigns and 24 scenarios.

* With an all-new game engine, lifelike isometric view, breathtaking graphics and richly detailed landscapes, the adventure map comes alive! Heroes’ IV combines the latest technology with the best features of the classic strategy game.

* With 48 Hero Classes and all-new skill and magic systems, summon all your strategic insight, tactical cunning and leadership abilities to ascend to the throne of this perilous new world!

Newcomers to Heroes of Might and Magic® will find that, while the game includes very detailed scenarios and hero possibilities, the series itself is renowned for its ease of use. Much of your time will be spent exploring the maps and continents, collecting resources, and engaging the enemy in battle. Visit towns, explore forests, raid castles…each of these places is a new opportunity to build up your army, earn gold, and gain new territory and hero-characters!

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Official Heroes of Might and Magic® Website: Introduction

IT'S ALL NEW, PERIOD!

Heroes of Might and Magic® IV is the highly-anticipated next chapter in the award-winning Heroes’ series. This stellar new addition combines proven award-winning gameplay with an all-new, state-of-the-art engine. It showcases an all-new highly detailed fantasy world where players will be immersed in a battle for territory and resources. Rise to the challenge by commanding armies comprised of skillful warriors and fantastic creatures. Collect vital resources and artifacts. Fight enemies and capture towns. Strategic planning and tactical cunning are instrumental in your goal to be the undisputed ruler of the new world!

A NEW WORLD AWAITS:

* For the first time, your hero personally fights in combat!

* Allow-new isometric game engine immerses you in the excitement of Adventure and Combat.

* Complete quests involving over 400 individual adventure structure.

* Choose from 11 starting hero classes, each with unique abilities, and progress to 37 advanced hero classes.

* Five school of magic: Order, Life, Nature, Chaos and Death!

* Command over 60 fantastic creatures with extraordinary new combat abilities.

* 6 challenging campaigns in a whole new Might and Magic World.

* Highly-addictive, award-winning combination of exploration, strategy and conquest.

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ALLES NEU, PUNKTUM!

HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC IV ist das mit Spannung erwartete nächste Kapitel der preisgekrönten Heroes-Serie. Diese sensationelle Fortsetzung verbindet preisgekröntes Gameplay mit einer neuen, brandaktuellen Engine. Sie präsentiert eine brandneue, detaillierte Fantasy-Welt, wo Spieler in Kämpfe um Land und Rohstolle verwickelt werden. Stellen Sie sich der Herausforderung als Befehlshaber von Armeen aus geschickten Kriegern und phantastischen Kreaturen. Sammeln Sie wichtige Rohstoffe und Artefakte. Kämpfen Sie gegen Feinde und erobern Sie Städte. Strategische Planung und taktisches Geschick sind zur Erreichung Ihres Ziels, unbestrittener Herrscher der neuen Welt zu werden, unerlässlich!

EINE NEUE WELT WARTET:

• Erstmals nimmt Ihr Held persönlich an Kämpfen teil!
• Lösen Sie alle Aufgaben mit über 400 individuellen Abenteuern.
• Wählen Sie zu Beginn unter 11 Helden-Klassen, alle mit einmaligen Fertigkeiten, und arbeiten Sie sich zu 37 höheren Helden-Klassen vor.
• Fünf Schulen der Magie: Ordnung, Leben, Natur, Chaos und Tod!
• Befehligen Sie über 60 phantastische Kreaturen mit außergewöhnlichen neuen Kampf-Fähigkeiten.
• 6 Kampagnen in einer völlig neuen MIGHT AND MAGIC-Welt.
• Eine fesselnde, preisgekrönte Kombination von Erforschung, Strategie und Eroberung.

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