Might and Magic: Platinum Edition

by The 3DO Company

Product Features

• Might and Magic VI (The Mandate of Heaven) offers classic fantasy role-playing
• Might and Magic VII (For Blood and Honor) brings expanded character races and classes
• Might and Magic VIII (Day of the Destroyer) explores the fantasy world of Jadame
• Might and Magic IX includes 65 quests, NPCs, 40 levels, and 23 skills
• For 1 player

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IR4H
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 24, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,121 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #87 in Video Games > PC Games > Role-Playing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The entire series of one of the best RPGs next to DnD, September 12, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Might and Magic: Platinum Edition (CD-ROM)

Taking a look at some other RPG series on the market, Final Fantasy, Baldurs Gate/Everwinter Nights, all that fun stuff, there comes to leave a genre of game that fits the RPG bill perfectly: Might and Magic. This is the best of the M&M series into 1 package.

MM6 - Although the dungeons were incredibly lengthly, and the character selection graphics funny, the game itself took me months to complete in its entirety.

MM7 - Easily the best of the M&M series, this game shows some of the best points an RPG can have, especially how you get your own castle and choose your side (good guy or bad guy). Another one that took me a month or two to complete.

MM8 - Not as good as story line as MM7, but the game engine features some impressive enhancements over MM6 and MM7 that make the game very worth while... Although, as soon as you get Dragons in your party, their strength alone allow you to be able to maul anything rather easily. Took me about four months on and off to play.

MM9 - New game engine, which was sparked by the complaigners getting what they wanted... This game wasn't as good as previous games, but the mechanics of the game somehow mutated the original M&M game elements into a more "fit for the future" perspective (ie: taking it into a more rigid hiearachyal system of advancements of character class). Although the graphics were nice and the game play wasnt really that bad, the game was easily completed in about a 2 weeks time, and the Lich advancement wasnt able to be reached until 3 dungeons till end of game (where as all other top character advancements were done easily within 7-10 dungeons of the last dungeon, ie: lich quest wasnt able to be completed until WAY TOO into the ending parts of the game). Not bad, but could of been much better.

Althought MM9 wasnt as good, Im looking forward for 3DO to make MM10 top of the mill... They have the engine made, all they need now is a killer storyline and some awesome graphics and it will be a 5 star....... if they take their time and do a good job.

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars here's a hint on how to get #7 to work, August 22, 2004

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Sahara (San Fran Bay Area) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Might and Magic: Platinum Edition (CD-ROM)

I got Might & Magic 7 to work by the following:

1. Right-click on the icon on your desktop and select Properties. Click on the Compatability tab. Click the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for" and pick Windows 95. Then click OK at the bottom.

2. Click START on your desktop. Select ALL PROGRAMS, then select 3DO, select Might and Magic VII, then Might and Magic VII Configuration Utility. Under Video, select Software 3D, then launch Might and Magic VII.

The sound for the game might not be perfect, but at least you get to play!! I love this game! You will want to play at least twice so you can choose the Light Path and the Dark Path.
If you do choose the Dark Path, be careful.. there is a bug in the game. There are two quests where you have to pick up "lich jars". It is best to get both sets of lich jars in your pack before you turn any of them in, because if you fulfill the wrong quest first the other set will never be there for you to find.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Worthy Compendium. . ., May 8, 2003

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-- "--" (Gondor, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Might and Magic: Platinum Edition (CD-ROM)

The four most recent additions to the classic RPG franchise, "Might & Magic," bundled in one fairly priced compendium, make for an excellent purchase. While none of these games are, or ever have been, ground-shaking in terms of originality or graphical finesse, they make make up for their shortcomings with deceptively addictive gameplay. One of these games alone might be worth the price of admission (save perhaps for the disappointing 2002 installment, simply called "Might & Magic IX"), but combined, for fans of the genre and those "Might & Magic" die-hards, it's a splendid bundle worth your attentions.