Great effort, high value, but flawed at times
Apparently, many people like to compare Lords of Magic to a number of games, particularly Master of Magic, Heroes of Might and Magic and Lords of the Realm II. It depends strongly on individual opinion wether LoM actually compares to any of these, and I got my own opinion, which some might disagree.
Lord of Magic probably compares best to Heroes of Might and Magic. In both games you move heroes around, who carry troops with them. You don't get to build new towns if I well remember, only conquer existing ones. Town development and resource gathering are VERY similar in both games, based on buildings that bring regional advantages and "mines" you capture. In choosing your faction you also determine your starting types of troops.
Lords of Magic is much like Master of Magic in many aspects, although the games feel very different from each other. LoM has much improved graphics and somewhat more content to look for. MoM might be simpler and easier to pick up. Notable similarities are the research of spells that dictate your power in the game, heroes management and empowerment (yes, MoM had heroes too, remember?), and, in a lesser degree, troops management. Both games agree with the concept of mage-overlords (the players).
I really don't see why everyone compares this to Lords of the Realm though: despite having real time tactical combat, LotR focuses on resources to build troops (ie. mining iron to build swords), while on LoM your resources go into town development; tactical combat in LotR is much more tactical and focused on fortifications types; LotR has no magic; LotR has no heroes; LotR generally can be beaten much faster and is basically much easier; and so on and on. The only similarity I can think of is that battles are real time, and towns are static (you can't build new ones).
The original release of LoM came with lots of bugs and it played really slow, particularly due to long loading times, but also in between turns. The loading screen really got irritating over time. I'd definitely give this game 3 stars in its original release; fortunately Special Edition addressed most bugs. The expansion also adds some replay value, which is great. Otherwise is pretty much more of the same.
Anyway, flaws notwithstanding, it's still a very good game, one that I'm willing to replay right away, being a strategy and fantasy fan myself.
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