Today a marriage is to be celebrated: the Griffin Empire celebrates Emperor Nicolai and the tomboy-like Isabel who are soon to be united. But... something goes wrong and Demons emerge from the darkness, interrupting this joyous celebration! So, now Nicolai has to lead his army to war; while Isabel is carried away and treated like a poor defenseless girl.

She cannot sit still for long, so she breaks free from her escorts at the first opportunity and tries to seek some help for her Nicolai. While her escort, Godric, leaves to seek the powerful mages of the Shining Cities; Beatrice tries to contact the Elven armies of Irollan. Will she succeed in bringing help to her soon to be husband, Nicolai? Will Godric convince the mages to help the Griffin Empire?

This is the first Heroes of Might & Magic to feature 3D graphics and Multiplayer options. The turn-based system for tactical battles has been entirely re-written to be more scalable. It also features an entirely new plot, along with new spells, new units and new creatures skills.

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Alternate Titles

"魔法门之英雄无敌5" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"魔法門英雄無敵五" -- Chinese spelling (traditional)
"HoMM5" -- Common abbreviation

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Heroes of Might & Magic 5	Windows	$0.50
	Heroes of Might and Magic®		$9.99
	Heroes of Might and Magic® 2: Gold Edition		$9.99
	Heroes of Might and Magic® 3: Complete Edition		$9.99
	Heroes of Might and Magic V
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User Reviews

Fantasy TBS has never been so addictive.	Patrunjelu (927)
A good continuation of a great franchise	Frecklefoot (191)

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The Press Says

PC Powerplay	May 31, 2006	88 out of 100	88
GamingXP	May 22, 2006	87 out of 100	87
GamesFire	Jun 12, 2006	86 out of 100	86
ActionTrip	May 23, 2006	85 out of 100	85
PC Games (Germany)	Jun 26, 2006	85 out of 100	85
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Jun 01, 2006	83 out of 100	83
Game Informer Magazine	Jul, 2006	7.5 out of 10	75
GameSpy	May 25, 2006		70
Jeuxvideo.fr	Jun 07, 2006	7 out of 10	70
1UP	May 30, 2006	5 out of 10	50

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Trivia

The game was originally meant to be 2D and based on the Heroes of Might and Magic IV engine, but The 3DO Company went bankrupt along with the development division New World Computing, Inc., and the license was acquired by Ubisoft. They let Nival, Inc. handle the development and used a 3D engine right away.

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