Heroes of Might and Magic® 2: Gold

Way back when this game was still new, a good friend introduced me to Heroes of Might and Magic 2. I'm very glad he did. I'm not saying that number Two is THE BEST in the series necessarily. The graphics in this version are very dated but the game mechanics don't change through the whole series. This is still a very good game. Even though I still have the disks, I'm going to buy the digital copy too. One aspect of this particular version does make it the best - it's in the music category. The music is just amazing in version two. The music changes on the adventure map depending on what type of terrain your Hero is standing on. Some of my favorites are the music from the Menue screen, Snow, Desert and probably my favorite of all is the Water terrain. Of course, all the castles have different music too. You can even select an "opera" version for the castles or turn that function off. If you are not familiar with this game, it is "turn based", so it's not a fast paced game, but it's filled with suspense. This is a very good intro to the series. I've played all of them and would recommend versions two, three and five. If I had only one game to play for the rest of my life, the Heroes of Might and Magic series (minus versions 4 and 6) would be the one I would pick. In my opinion, this is one of the best game series ever made.

Great strategy game, beautiful graphics for its time, very entertaining. Depending on what difficulty settings you choose it can be quite challenging. On Windows 7 runs with a few minor glitches, like occasional jerky movement and some audio synchronization errors. Not enough to spoil the experience, but noticeable for someone who played the game before on DOS-based systems.

For me, this is the best part of HOMM. Not very beautiful graphics. Probably not a perfect balance for multiplayer. But the playing process is energetic and swift. It keeps your attention, and you dont have time to feel tired. And more important - it is really variable. While in HOMM3 the effective way of development and war changes just a little from one type of castle to another, in HOMM2 you really have to change the way of thought.

Des heures et des heures passées sur ce jeu acheté en librairie à l'époque ... Ha la la ... Que des souvenirs. Prise en main simple, graphismes très bien pour l'époque, et musiques excellente. Pour les fans de tour par tour médial-fantastique ! Aucun bugs de mon coté, le jeu marche parfaitement, de même pour l'installation. 2 petits bémols : - La traduction française incomplète. Beaucoup de textes non traduis. - Uniquement en FR via la version DOS (il y a une option du jeu en version Windows), mais cela n'a aucune importance, juste une préférence personnelle :)

Evidemment que le 3 est plus riche, plus complet, plus abouti techniquement. Mais celui-ci conserve une magie, un je ne sais quoi de féérique. Un de mes jeux préférés tout simplement!