Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen (1993) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen

Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen (originally released as Might and Magic: Darkside of Xeen) is a science fantasy role-playing video game, published and developed for multiple platforms by New World…

31 December 1993

What Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen is

Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by New World Computing and released in 1993. It is available on DOS and Mac.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen (originally released as Might and Magic: Darkside of Xeen) is a science fantasy role-playing video game, published and developed for multiple platforms by New World Computing in 1993. Based on the Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra game engine, it is the fifth game in the Might and Magic series, and is a direct sequel to Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen, concluding the story arc started in the original Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum. Like its predecessors, it was well received by both critics and players for its large game world and graphics, and was among the earliest games to make use of both animated cutscenes and PCM…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Might and Magic series

Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen is the fifth of 56 entries we hold in the Might and Magic series. It arrived 12 months after Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen. The next entry was Might and Magic: World of Xeen in 1994.

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