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Heroes of Might and Magic V

Fun but crashes

Written by DS from Suwanee

Jun 29, 2007

I've been a fan of the Heroes saga since day one. This game is just like its predecessors, only with better graphics. However, if you purchase this game, be sure to save often (even with the Autosave) because it crashes after some time (and I'm using a MacBook Pro). Loading is extremely slow and I must admit, there aren't that many single player custom maps and they seem to be harder.

Overall, I'd say it's a fun (and addictiing) game, but expect some crashing.

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Heroes of Might and Magic V

Great game but currently buggy

Written by EM from Bremerton

Jun 12, 2007

Heroes of Might and Magic V is a fun game and a worthy addition to the series. For those who don't usually play turn-based strategy games, I can think of no better game to get them started on the genre, and those who do probably already have their copy by now. Until the v1.5 patch is released it's going to be a bit frustrating considering the stability issues (it crashes all of the time), so it might be best to wait to get your copy until they're fixed. Once they are fixed, HoMMV will definitely be a worthy addition to anyone's gaming library.

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Heroes of Might and Magic V

Fun, but -- no fun

Written by DT from Murrysville

Jun 9, 2007

I'm a die hard Heroes fan who waited a long time for this one to come to the Mac. But I'm afraid it came too soon. Freeverse is not up front (before you buy) about features to disable to help alleviate (not altogether get rid of) all the crashes. And they've known about them for a long time (go to the Freeverse forums and read all about it). There *are* work-arounds to help some, but even after knowing them, the program still crashes. If you *do* buy the game, be sure to check out the forums first to prepare yourself.

Nevertheless, it's a beautiful game and (are you listening Apple?!!) one of the better games for a Mac, as bad as it is.

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Heroes of Might and Magic V

Fun but flawed

Written by MR

Jun 5, 2007

This is a really fun game and it's great to see more games coming to the Mac. However, this game is very buggy. See the Freeverse support web site before buying this title. It crashes and game data gets corrupted - Freeverse and UBISoft seem to be really behind the 8-ball on this one. Too bad... otherwise it would be a fine game.

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Heroes of Might and Magic V

WaYYYYYY to BUGGY!

Written by JK from Flushing

May 24, 2007

The game won't even let me play anywhere from chapter 3 ON, because it's so BUGGY!!!... The Chapter window select shows a blank screen where I should be able to choose my next set of missions... Apple, SELL ONLY PRODUCTS THAT WORK!!! Keeping products that act like this on the shelves soils your name!!!!!!

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Heroes of Might and Magic V

wow!!!

Written by WM from South Bend

May 19, 2007

game is awesome great graphics and good gameplay
keep games like this up they are awesome!

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Heroes of Might and Magic V

So cool!

Written by PK

May 10, 2007

This game is supa awesome.

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Heroes of Might and Magic V

While the game play is excellent

Written by BK from Helena

May 10, 2007

I have to agree with the other review. It's so crash prone, it makes gameplay unenjoyable. I did find the crashes were less frequent after I upgraded to 3GBs of RAM, but still, they're happening a lot more than they should.

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Heroes of Might and Magic V

boo!

Written by WR from Santa Ana

May 2, 2007

crash, crash, crash. don't buy until they release a patch!!! otw, fun game, nice graphics. WHEN IT DOESN'T CRASH.

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