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Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition

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Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition is a role-playing (rpg), released 28 January 2015 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition is

Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition was released in 2015. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia is a turn-based strategy game, developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing and originally released for Microsoft Windows by The 3DO Company in 1999. Its ports to several computer and console systems followed over the next year. The third installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series, the game was released to universal acclaim and is regarded as a cult classic.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 13 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Might and Magic series

Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition is the 49th of 56 entries we hold in the Might and Magic series. It arrived a year after Might & Magic X: Legacy. The next entry was Might & Magic Heroes VII in 2015. Its critic score of 65 is 8 points below the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia at 91.

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How it was received

Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 21% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 4 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Duo E4400 @ 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ @ 2.0 GHz (or better), 2 GB RAM and nVidia GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD2900 (256MB VRAM or more with Shader Model 4.0). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition launched on 28 January 2015, within three weeks of Life Is Strange, Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light and Resident Evil HD Remaster. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Life Is Strange, Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light, Resident Evil HD Remaster.

Cheats and codes

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Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition — frequently asked questions

When did Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition come out?
Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition was released on 28 January 2015 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition?
At minimum, Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition needs Intel Core2 Duo E4400 @ 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ @ 2.0 GHz (or better), 2 GB RAM, nVidia GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD2900 (256MB VRAM or more with Shader Model 4.0) graphics.

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