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Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements

Masters of the Elements is the third part of Heroes Chronicles, following Conquest of the Underworld and preceding Clash of the Dragons. Tarnum becomes that which he hates most, a Wizard, in a hectic bid to…

15 November 2000

Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements is a strategy developed by New World Computing, released 15 November 2000 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements is

Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements is a strategy game developed by New World Computing and released in 2000. It was published by The 3DO Company. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Masters of the Elements, a ten thousand-year truce between the Elemental Lords of Air, Earth, Water, and Fire comes to an end. The Ancestors send Tarnum to stop this feud before it destroys the material world. The only way to access the elemental planes is to take control of the last remaining Elemental Conflux in Enroth. Using the forces of Gavin Magnus, the Immortal Grand Vizier of Bracada, Tarnum conquers the last Conflux and discovers the location of the Gateway to the Clouds. Upon reaching the Plane of Air, Tarnum discovers that Shalwend, Lord of Air, has already departed his realm. When Shalwend destroys the Gateway to the Clouds behind Tarnum, Tarnum is forced to find another way…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Might and Magic series

Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements is the 23rd of 56 entries we hold in the Might and Magic series. The next entry was Heroes Chronicles: Clash of the Dragons in 2000.

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What it launched against

Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements launched on 15 November 2000, within three weeks of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike and Escape from Monkey Island.

Released around the same time: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike, Escape from Monkey Island.

Official trailer

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When did Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements come out?
Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements was released on 15 November 2000 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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