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Heroes Chronicles: The Sword of Frost

Heroes Chronicles: The Sword of Frost is the eight and final game in the Heroes Chronicles series. Tarnum must beome a Dungeon Overlord of Nighon to stop his former friend, the Elven Hero Gelu, from…

1 June 2001

Heroes Chronicles: The Sword of Frost 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: The Sword of Frost is

Heroes Chronicles: The Sword of Frost 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 The Sword of Frost, a direct sequel to Clash of the Dragons, Gelu, wielder of Armageddon's Blade, sets out to destroy the Sword of Frost. Tarnum, having heard of an ancient prophecy that the meeting of the two swords will bring about the end of the world, struggles to stop Gelu. With the recent chaos after the death of Queen Mutare of Nighon, Tarnum is able to take control over the Dungeon creatures of Nighon who are the only ones who wish to fight Gelu, becoming an Overlord. However, ruling these brutal creatures brings out the darkness in Tarnum. The Sword of Frost is located in the northern lands of the Vori elves. Gelu is half-Vori, so the elves fight against Tarnum. In addition…
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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: The Sword of Frost is the 29th of 56 entries we hold in the Might and Magic series. The next entry was Legends of Might and Magic in 2001.

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What it launched against

Heroes Chronicles: The Sword of Frost 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: The Sword of Frost come out?
Heroes Chronicles: The Sword of Frost was released on 1 June 2001 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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