Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars (DOS)

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Description

Heroes of Might and Magic II is a fantasy role-playing game which takes place in the land of Enroth, a place of magic. There are a multitude of creature types, from griffins to rocs, golems to pikemen, unicorns to hydras, and four different dragons. Each castle type has six different creatures, from the weak to the strong. There are six castle types, each corresponding to a hero class: Knight, Sorceress, Wizard (Good side), Barbarian, Necromancer and Warlock (Evil side). There are also six different types of neutral creatures you can recruit in special structures scattered about the maps.

Compared to the first game, this sequel has larger and more interactive combat screens. The spell system is now based on spell points instead of spell memorization.

The maps themselves range from small two player maps, to huge maps that all six player types could fit in easily. There is a map maker included, and you can multiplay via hotseat, modem, or IP.

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Alternate Titles

• "魔法門英雄無敵2：王位爭奪戰" -- Traditional Chinese spelling
• "HOMM 2" -- Informal short title
• "Heroes of Might and Magic II: Die Erbfolgekriege" -- German title
• "Heroes 2" -- Informal title

Part of the Following Groups

• Fantasy Creatures: Dragons
• Fantasy Creatures: Dwarves
• Fantasy Creatures: Trolls
• Fantasy Creatures: Unicorns
• Games with randomly generated environments
• Heroes of Might and Magic series
• Might and Magic universe
• Sound engine: AIL/Miles Sound System

User Reviews

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Critic Reviews

The Retro Spirit	Dec 23, 2010	6 out of 6	100
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Feb, 1997		100
Gamezilla	Nov 27, 2001	94 out of 100	94
All Game Guide	1998		90
Jeuxvideo.com	Sep 21, 2010	18 out of 20	90
Gameplay (Benelux)	Mar 03, 1997	89 out of 100	89
Meristation	Mar 15, 1997	8.5 out of 10	85
GameSpot	Nov 26, 1996	8.2 out of 10	82
Power Play	Jan, 1997	77 out of 100	77
Génération 4	Jan, 1997		50

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
MIDI music plays too fast	2	PolB (55) Apr 12, 2008

Trivia

Awards

• Computer Gaming World
  • December 1999 (Issue #185) - Introduced into the Hall of Fame
• PC Gamer
  • April 2000 - #19 in the "Readers All-Time Top 50 Games Poll"

Related Web Sites

• Age of Heroes - Heroes II Section (Detailed information about the game, strategy advice and map downloads.)
• Heroes 1, 2 and 3 Discussion Forum at Heroes Community (A place where many fans gather to discuss the game.)
• Interview with Jon Van Caneghem, HOMM 2 Designer (on Gamezilla.com (1996))
• Torre de Marfil (Spanish fansite of the saga)
• Wikipedia Entry (Information on Homm 2 in the free online encyclopedia: Wikipedia)