Crusaders of Might and Magic

For me CMM looks like the successor of brave Fantasy RPG game saga - Might & Magic. The main difference is that you see your character similarly like in TombRaider or Drakan, and the gaming view is from flying camera behind your back. You're Drake, a loner, who must join the High Guard as they try to rid the lands of the Legion of the Fallen. You must fight the way through 5 realms full of monsters, mages, dead army enemies.

Although it's not a game for everyone, Crusaders is a fun little title. The game is all too short however, so it will be quickly forgotten. Throw in some better level design, monsters, a user level editor and some randomness, and Crusaders could have been an excellent game with a long life. As it stands now, this is a purely average game.

Crusaders of Might and Magic, if given a little more love and care, could have redeemed the Crusader line from the pit that the PC version brought it into. As it is, it’s only slightly better, and still isn’t worth a purchase. Too bad; the concept was great. If only the execution were better...

Do you remember that crazy little dance a few years ago called The Running Man? If you don't, it's an ingenious series of steps that allows your body to simulate the motions of running without ever going anywhere or accomplishing much of anything. In Crusaders of Might and Magic, New World Computing and 3DO have released a game that does just that. Read on and you'll see what I mean.

Those looking for an engrossing RPG experience and a decent 3D adventure may want to check out Crusaders of Might and Magic.

Fazit: Mit weniger Leerlauf und einer vernünftigen Automap wär es ein echter Hack'n'Slay-Spaß - so ist's aber leider nur ein halber.

A black mark on the Might & Magic name, this game belongs in the bargain bin. Let the buyer beware. There are better games for your money.

Crusaders Of Might & Magic is een matige game die veel leuker had kunnen zijn als het verhaal beter was uitgewerkt en er meer te doen was geweest.

Pourtant, Crusaders of Might & Magic bénéficie vraiment d'une technique solide. Les animations, la taille des personnages ainsi que les effets des sorts ou même simplement la qualité et finesse des décors sont tous au point. Le jeu tourne à la perfection du début jusqu'à la fin. Malgré cela, ce titre reste vide pour le joueur cherchant autre chose qu'à faire tourner sa machine pour le plaisir des yeux.

Halbe Minute durch eintönige Landschaft laufen, drei Monster killen. Halbe Minute durch eintönige Landschaft laufen, drei Monster killen. Halbe Minute durch... hoppla, spinnt meine Textverarbeitung? Oder ist Crusaders wirklich so eintönig? Es ist: Streckenweise macht das Spiel durchaus Spaß, es enthält aber leider mehr Wiederholungen als das sommerliche Fernsehprogramm. Auch Actionfans werden von langen Wegen und Szenario-Recycling nicht begeistert sein. Zauber-Upgrades und magische Waffen sind gelungen, aber die leichte Unterhaltung läßt mich zu oft tief durchgähnen. Lieber zu Legends Wheel of Time greifen!

Für jene, denen die Kämpfe im M&M-Universum bislang zu statisch abliefen, wurde jüngst ein thematisch verwandtes Action-Adventure auf den Markt geworfen. Als Muskelprotz Drake hüpfen, rollen, zaubern und schlagen Sie sich darin zum finsteren Zauberer Necros durch.

If the game were any longer, you'd start getting really tired of its numerous shortcomings and even more frustrated that its good ingredients are only half-baked.

The atmosphere during game play is satisfactory, apart from its striking resemblance to console action games (3DO developed the Playstation version of the game at the same time). The control system is very good, especially the mouse navigation system, an oddity in third person shooters. The camera is swift, mouse driven, and covers the complete field of view, giving perfect oversight. The graphics and sound are fairly done, yet still they cannot make up for the overall bad impression.

3DO has yet again published another rushed game, with nothing inspiring about it. Crusaders of Might and Magic is their newest adventure title for the Playstation that has a mix of Fighting Force and Tomb Raider, and many elements of Soul Reaver. To get things started, this is definitely not Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, it's worse than Fighting Force, and the game is nothing like Tomb Raider. Instead Crusaders of Might and Magic, makes Fighting Force look good and Tomb Raider not old, but the fact is that if you're going to try releasing an Action/Adventure title, chances are it will probably be rushed, under worked, stale, and won't compare to the current titles. Here is a little advice for you 3DO, next time you publish another game, make sure you play it, instead of just shipping it out for a few bucks. See for yourself how CMM turned (by now you should tell that it isn't going too good).

Det er tydeligt, at New World Computing ikke har haft en eneste finger med i spillet på denne tynde, action-inspirerede Might & Magic titel...

The only thing that Crusaders of Might and Magic has going for it is its relatively smooth graphics engine. It supports real-time lighting, and the shadows that fall from your character are pretty neat. However, there are some serious issues with said shadows -- like them “floating” above textures if you look close enough. Eh? The various character models in Crusaders are actually quite good, but I’ve clipped inside almost all of them while I was looking around with the camera. This is a pretty big problem. Despite this, they move very smoothly, which is a big plus. It’s rather cool to see some undead twits shambling across the screen towards you. Some of the lighting and levels look like they were engineered to cause epilepsy and it hurts just to play them.

Crusaders of Might and Magic est un jeu d’action où rien de prend : les décors ne favorisent pas l’immersion dans le monde, les sons non plus, la répétition et la superficialité des combats conduisent à la monotonie… bref, ce titre ne va pas marquer la série des Might and Magic, et encore moins l’histoire du jeu video, évidemment !

Если вам НУ СОВСЕМ не во что играть, а хочется до невозможности, да и еще к тому же вы большой любитель игр от третьего лица, то пойдите и... сыграйте еще раз в старый добрый MDK. По крайней мере, ваши эстетические чувства не пострадают. А мы все будем молиться, чтобы никакого продолжения к Crusaders не последовало.

It's not as bad as being rolled in tacks, but it's close.

Crusaders of Might and Magic probably sounded like a good idea at one time. Why not use the incredibly rich background of the ultra-successful Might and Magic franchise to create a 3rd-person RPG/Action game? Just imagine a Lara Croft type-heroine leveling up while fighting her way through the perils of Erathia. Sound good? Sounds damn good. Unfortunately, Crusaders of Might and Magic is not that game. Unbelievably, 3DO has squandered the good name of its most popular franchise on a game that is utterly devoid of excitement, charm, or wit. Though it tries to be an action game and an RPG, it fails at both. Even worse, it avails itself not at all of the Might and Magic mythos—if 3DO had left out the Might and Magic in the title, you’d never make the connection between the series and this game.

I'm absolutely pissed right now. Scratch that, I'm livid. Midway through my review, I received a wonderful message from my game. It was pretty much the same result as an old DOS4GW stack dump midway through some of the older DOS-games in the mid '90's- a screenfull of text and numbers meets your confused gaze immediately after watching you game cut to black. Guess what folks, Crusaders of Might and Magic isn't done. If it was, I wouldn't be getting game crashes. Crashes happen in betas or near-final builds, but NOT finals. And guys, I was reviewing a final.

Some companies have a real knack for maximizing the potential of their licenses. "Star Wars" is one of the best examples of doing this. The original movie has spawned at least two very profitable companies, several sequels, tons of action figures, a series of novels and, of course, a plethora of video and computer games. But too much of a good thing is exactly that-- too much--and walking the line between magnifying potential and saturating it is a fine art. An example of the latter is 3DO's Crusaders of Might and Magic, an action title spawned from a long line of successful role-playing and strategy games that exhibits good qualities, but ultimately fails due to lack of depth and poor execution.