Description
The third installment of the roleplaying series, with a multi-faceted plot full of twists and turns. Ease of use was central to the gameplay and interface, and the plot included piles of new twists and turns.
Lead a party of adventurers to rendezvous with the legendary wizard Corak. From dark moldy dungeons, through corridors of hewn stone and timber, and onward to the lofty frozen peaks of Terra you will uncover the mysteries that surround the exotic islands in the Great Sea.
Alternate Titles
- "魔法門 III" -- Chinese spelling (traditional)
- "Might and Magic III: Die Inseln von Terra" -- German title
- "Les Îles de Terra" -- French title
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Genesis version
A version for the Sega Genesis was in development, but was not released. A ROM image made from a prototype cartridge is available on the internet.
References
In various dungeons in the game you are given Quatloo coins that you can spend in the Slithercult stronghold; quatloos are the coins used for placing bets on
Star Trek crew members in the original
Star Trek episode "The Gamesters of Triskelon".
SNES version
There are a number of changes in the SNES version:
- The whole intro is missing
- All blood during fights was removed and some other screens were changed, e.g. removed bloody weapons in shop screens or the naked statue of the nymph Athea got a bikini.
- Some enemies were changed to look more harmless and the Reaper was removed altogether.
- There are several text and name changes, e.g. the Cathedral of Carnage became the Cathedral of Darkness and all references to alcohol were removed.
- The outro was cut.
A detailed list of changes can be found on
schnittberichte.com (German).
Awards
- GameStar (Germany)
- Issue 12/1999 - #81 in the "100 Most Important PC Games of the Nineties" ranking
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