Receiving news of her father's death, Catherine Ironfist, Queen of Enroth, sails for Erathia to attend her father's funeral. Fearing the worst, she assembles a military fleet as her escort. Arriving on the coast of Erathia, Catherine finds an allied wizard's tower, devastated from battle and abandoned. There she learns Erathia is falling to its enemies. Mustering local armies, Catherine marches to Erathia's capitol, restoring lost land along the way. Rescuing Erathia's besieged capitol, Catherine learns her father was poisoned with a goblet of wine. Setting herself up as queen, Catherine goes to war to restore Erathia's borders and discover her father's murderer. In the course of war, in an attempt to counter Catherine's recent successes, her enemies resurrect her buried father as an undead lich and make him general of their armies. Fighting her dead father's undead armies on the battlefield, Catherine continues her murder investigation and learns one of her most trusted generals was responsible. At the war'sconclusion, Catherine and her armies surround the last standing. Battling to the throne room, Catherine and her generals come face-to-face with Erathia's former king, now their undead enemy. From her assembled generals, Catherine points out the traitor. The undead king attacks and kills his murderer as Erathia's allied generals stand by and watch. Hunched over the dead body of his killer, the lich turns to the woman he named Catherine and once called daughter. Using a spell book, Catherine summons a lightning bolt from the sky and destroys her undead father. Sitting to the throne of her vanquished enemy, Catherine speaks, "Rest in peace father."

Better graphic, more colors, amazing animations, louder music, and same controls. The battle for lands continues, with different story and more units, spells and characters to use.

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Alternate Titles

"魔法門英雄無敵3 (主程式)" -- Chinese Title (Tradition)
"Герои Меча И Магии III: Возрождение Эрафии" -- Russian Spelling
"HOMM 3" -- Informal Name
"Heroes of Might and Magic III: A Restauração de Erathia" -- Brazilian Title
"Heroes 3" -- Informal Name

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User Reviews

This game defines "turn-based fantasy RPG strategy"	Silverblade (1428)
Even now a great game.	Ajan (262)
Very, very, VERY addictive.	hikari_no_tsubasa (11)
A damn fine game.	Tomer Gabel (4480)
Fun for a short while	Technocrat (176)	unrated
A turn-based Strategy game that will fill many of your hours.	El-ad Amir (111)
Classic game, but graphics really need improvement.	Grov (637)
This game has taken up many hours of my life.	Attila (499)

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The Press Says

GamesFirst!	Mar 26, 1999		100
GameSpot	Mar 01, 1999	9.1 out of 10	91
Game Informer Magazine	Oct, 2008	9 out of 10	90
JeuxVideoPC.com	Jun 30, 2006	18 out of 20	90
Kingdom of Desire	Jan 16, 2008	9 out of 10	90
GameStar (Germany)	May, 1999	86 out of 100	86
PC Player (Germany)	Jun, 1999	85 out of 100	85
Jeuxvideo.com	May 14, 1999	17 out of 20	85
Game Revolution	Apr 01, 1999	B+	83
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Apr, 1999	81 out of 100	81