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Heroes Chronicles: Revolt of the Beastmasters

Heroes Chronicles: Revolt of the Beastmasters is the seventh game in the Heroes Chronicles series. As all the Heroes Chronicles games, Revolt is based on the Heroes of Might and Magic III engine, and consists…

1 June 2001

Heroes Chronicles: Revolt of the Beastmasters is a turn-based strategy (tbs) developed by New World Computing, released 1 June 2001 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Heroes Chronicles: Revolt of the Beastmasters is

Heroes Chronicles: Revolt of the Beastmasters is a turn-based strategy (tbs) game developed by New World Computing and released in 2001. It was published by The 3DO Company. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Revolt of the Beastmasters, the Ancestors send Tarnum to free the Mudlanders from Erathian control. Even after hundreds of years of slavery, the Mudlanders are determined to overthrow their masters. Tarnum appoints the Gnoll, Brellick, as a captain and the Witch, Adamina, as his advisor. He also trains Droglo, a human boy who was raised by Mudlanders. The Mudlanders defeat opposition from Lord Onsten and Baron Paglon before Mad King Gryphonheart of Erathia takes the rebellion seriously. Mad King Gryphonheart sends his son Niven to put down the rebellion in Earl Rambert's territory, though he secretly thinks his son will fail. Tarnum captures Prince Niven and shows him what slavery has…
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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: Revolt of the Beastmasters is the 28th of 56 entries we hold in the Might and Magic series. The next entry was Heroes Chronicles: The Sword of Frost in 2001.

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What it launched against

Heroes Chronicles: Revolt of the Beastmasters launched on 1 June 2001, within three weeks of Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2 and Twisted Metal: Black.

Released around the same time: Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2, Twisted Metal: Black.

Official trailer

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When did Heroes Chronicles: Revolt of the Beastmasters come out?
Heroes Chronicles: Revolt of the Beastmasters was released on 1 June 2001 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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