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Heroes of Might and Magic V

No Major Problems But Not Flawless

Written by DB from GLASGOW

Apr 27, 2008

I'm currently running the MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz and I've had little to no problems with running this game. The graphics are great, the game play is addictive but little to no development in game play variety. For what Heroes is, I'd recommend it to others who like games such as Age of Empires or Command and Conquer.

The problems i have faced though are when you minimise the game to read emails or something else, it will either crash or the opposing teams will stop moving. It also randomly crashes if your processor gets too warm but you just turn your fan up on your computer to solve that problem.

All in all, Thumps up to this.

39 of 69 people found this useful

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

Back to the basics

Written by TM from WICHITA

Sep 28, 2009

I've played many incarnations of this game. From the early days until now. If you were fond of the earlier versions this is a much better game than HOMM 4. I also feel like the stories are a more integrated part of the game now as well. Very well done.

4 of 5 people found this useful

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

Heroes V

Written by JU from Upland

Dec 8, 2007

Despite the bugs that are still being worked out, and hopefully will be fixed in patches, Heroes V remains a fantastic game. The graphics, the game play, and the storyline are all top notch. I am very happy with this game and wait expectantly for the expansions to arrive for Mac.

83 of 168 people found this useful

Heroes of Might and Magic V

Great Game- how to fix the flaw!

Written by BS

Apr 30, 2008

Lots of people complain that this game crashes, erases their files, etc.... These are serious problems that Freeverse needs to deal with, especially if they release the sequels, and I hope they do.

However, I found a solution to the above problems with the current 1.51 version. All the crashes on my computer happened after 2 hours of play. The last 6 months I've been testing my theory. I have confirmed it. On my computer a new, but only mid range Mac, if I just save and quit after two hours I have no problems with files, crashing, or anything. Try it. You might play a little less, or a little slower, but hey, people say that's good for you. I've found that I savor the game more this way.

59 of 85 people found this useful

Heroes of Might and Magic V

Might & Magic V

Written by MS from White Plains

Feb 22, 2008

In order to be playable you must download the update. Still occasionally problematic but probably worth it to people who enjoyed the previous versions.

69 of 115 people found this useful

Heroes of Might and Magic V

better than other reviews suggest

Written by NM from New Orleans

Dec 8, 2007

Yes its a return in many respects to HOMM III, but thats an all time great game, and this is a much better game than HOMM IV. Its beautiful, and plays without the crashes others describe on my intel imac. OSX 10.4.11. There are many downloadable scenarios on the web.

95 of 167 people found this useful

Heroes of Might and Magic V

Fun even though it crashes.

Written by BT from Santa Cruz

Jun 25, 2008

I really liked this game. I could play it for hours and hours and hours if it didn't crash so often. I noticed it works a lot better and lasts a lot longer on a MacBook Pro than on a MacBook, for some reason. Overall the game is difficult and I definitely lost way more rounds against the computer than I won. The graphics are cool and the animations are fun and the battle type is pretty spectacular if you up all the effects to max. I only ever had problems on it randomly crashing every once in a while, I just suggest playing it and saving often.

22 of 25 people found this useful

Heroes of Might and Magic V

Works perfectly fine on my 2006 (black) mac book

Written by RS from MOUNT JACKSON

Apr 24, 2009

I've been a huge fan of the previous hero games, and this one beats them by far. When I first got the game, I only have 1 gig on memory, and it would run fine for 3-5 hrs, then it would get laggy. But once I upgraded to 2 gig memory, it runs perfectly fine. I've never had the game crash on me, even when I had 1 gig of memory. This is highly addicted once you get going, be aware.

18 of 20 people found this useful

Heroes of Might and Magic V

Fun and Stable with 1.5 patch

Written by DG from Ladera Ranch

Nov 13, 2007

I recently purchased the game, I was a little reluctant because of the bad reviews but I'm glad I did now. It is a fun turn based strategy game. The game supports several different resolution settings and I have had no problems playing so far after several days of gameplay. Have yet to try online play but plan to do so soon. The campaigns are a little dry but the instant modes are fun.

27 of 42 people found this useful

Heroes of Might and Magic V

Premature releases are now common

Written by WT from New Castle

Aug 21, 2007

This game has wonderful turn based strategy, excellent graphics and design. When Heroes IV came out it had terrible crashes, many bugs, and other problems. Eventually (it took about 16 months) the game was fully patched and ran great. There were no problems that I recall with Heroes III. Potentially awesome games are being released too soon perhaps to meet the payroll. There is no other game that can compare with this game in this genre.

One of the greatest strategy games that I have ever played is now available for MAC ! When this game is fully patched, I am sure it will be worth 5 stars.

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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

IT MAKES ME MAD!

Written by ST

Aug 24, 2007

I love all the Heroes games and was extremely excited for five to come out. But when I played it and it gliched I was agrivated. So I download this patch that supposedly will help with files corrupting. I go to play a loaded game and the file was corrupted! I mean come on! Freeverse! How could you possibly mess up something so awesome as heroes!

82 of 145 people found this useful

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

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.

152 of 271 people found this useful

Heroes of Might and Magic V

HOMMV

Written by AW from Walterboro

Apr 26, 2009

2 Stars Given

Pros:
Great graffics. If you liked HOMM3, this is very similar. Changed names and base creatures to races.

Cons:
No custom maps as far as custom games. Crash problem MUST be fixed.

Overall, I would not purchase this product until they fixed the stability issues.

15 of 17 people found this useful

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.

37 of 62 people found this useful