Heroes Chronicles: Warlords of the Wasteland

by 3DO

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00004W4WP
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 1.8 inches ; 10.6 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 29, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,072 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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The Might and Magic role-playing series is almost as old as home computing itself. The Heroes Chronicles is a series of four story-driven strategy games set in the Might and Magic world and follows immortal hero Tarnum on separate adventures.

Tarnum learns of the true history of his people in Warlords of the Wasteland and organizes an army to move against the oppressive spellcasters that have ruled his homeland. His march will take you from arid plains to humid swamps and will culminate in a fight that echoes historic battles of Tarnum's barbarian ancestry.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forever Heroes, November 12, 2000

By 

J. M. Matthews "ace531" (Norristown, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heroes Chronicles: Warlords of the Wasteland (CD-ROM)

Heroes and its companion Might and Magic have been a mainstay of turn based strategy for years now and this and the other Chronicles continue the fun.

Warning! If you enjoy this type of game you'll probably lose valuable time from job, sleep, family, etc. I've sat there and said one more turn and looked around and notice that hours have passed.

This is a less expensive version of Heroes I, II, III or its addons. You have a campaign broken into eight missions which get progressively more complex. You can set the difficulty of the missions from easy to impossible. I would suggest using easy if you've never played Heroes before. Veteran players can pick whatever level they like although, to me, impossible is just that. Each mission begins with a short description of what you should do and then a choice of 1 of 2 bonuses. Then a short video and off you go.

Besides your appointed quest (like defeating everyone on the map), you'll also be exploring the territory and developing your town and character.

This is a very addictive game. Since it's turn based and not realtime strategy, it's a more comfortable fit for the more mature player (read that as older with slower reflexes)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tarnum's Barbaric Adventure, November 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Heroes Chronicles: Warlords of the Wasteland (CD-ROM)

This game is great! It consists of 10 levels which you play serially. I love the Heroes of Might and Magic games, and this one was no exception. Now that I've bought and played it though, I wish I had the full version of Heroes III instead of just a fourth of it. The other problem? In level 9, your hero goes nuts and you spend three quarters of the time running around killing defenseless peasants. I know it's a video game, but this seriously leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
It's good for a short gameplay, and you can play again at a higher difficulty rating if you like, so it's not exactly a one-time use game.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hours pass without you realizing it..., May 2, 2002

By 

Mark E. Davidson (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heroes Chronicles: Warlords of the Wasteland (CD-ROM)

There seem to be two kinds of people when it comes to the HoMM series... you either love it or hate it. Personally, I think this series is amazingly fun and brilliantly implemented.

Yes, it's simple. Yes, the graphics are not the most overwhelming. However, I've spent many a day and evening saying "Ok, just one more turn..." and the next thing I know, hours have passed.

If you like turn-based strategy, you'll enjoy this series. The Heroes Chronicles series (all 4 games) are getting to be harder and harder to find. I'm hoping that 3DO does what they did with HoMM III and it's expansion packs... bundle them all together.

If you like HoMM II or III, you'll enjoy these. Highly recommended.