Boot Disk: Heroes of Might and Magic 2

Posted Jun 29th 2009 4:00PM by James Murff
Filed under: Features, RPG, Strategy

Sometimes you just need to sit down, slide a floppy into your A: drive, and enjoy gaming retro style. We know this all too well! That's why we have a list of the best and brightest from days long gone. These are some of our favorite games of all time, and we're sure that you'll love them as much as we do, if not more. Welcome to Boot Disk, and enjoy the retro ride!

The Might and Magic series has always been a popular one with the PC role-playing game fans. However, while the main series is certainly good, it is the Heroes sub-series that everyone remembers with such fondness. Randomized maps, economics mixed with fantasy warfare, and some excellent strategic options helped boost it over the Might and Magic series as a whole. While Heroes of Might and Magic V has been out for a while now, it's certainly not considered the best in the series. No, that honor is reserved for the one and only Heroes of Might and Magic II. So let's take a look at just why it is the best in a great series.

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i played all 5 games in the series and i thought HoMM3 was the best. however, i have to admit that i'm still playing HoMM1 because i love the way the units look. HoMM4 seemed rushed and unpolished (to say the least... well, except for the music), while 5 was WAY too colorful for smbdy who grew up with the great classics.

thanks for this article guys!
Posted at 2:38AM on Jun 30th 2009 by Raven

Yeah I have played all HoMM games and I still believe HoMM3 is the best one. Although I'll happily play any one of them and enjoy it.

p.s when is HoMM6 coming out?Posted at 3:15AM on Jun 30th 2009 by Devilmachine

I actually think the HoMM Chronicles combined are the best in the series but I enjoy all of them. HoMM Kingdoms, the web based game, was supposed to be out around a year ago now I think but it still isn't ready or even looking close.Posted at 11:55PM on Jul 15th 2009 by Whittaker

Did no one else notice that they mixed screen shots from different games in the series here? The first 3 screens are from 2, the 4th is from 1, and I think the 5th is from 3 or 4 (haven't played 3 in over a decade, never touched 4 as my copy had Ubisoft on the cover, and I don't risk infecting my computers with a virus if possible). Not sure on the last, but I guess it doesn't matter, as it was the "Legacy" part of the article.

HOMMII is IMO the best in the series as well; I threw away my copy of 3. I would have liked to have seen more factions and units introduced, but otherwise kept the same style and mechanics. Posted at 11:33PM on Jul 6th 2009 by Azrael