12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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Creature caravans
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The random map generator
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Surly rune-slinging dwarves
Cons
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Three brain-tranquilizing campaigns
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Lingering bugs
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Paying for the random map generator
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Somewhere along the way it seems Russian development team Nival Interactive got its signals crossed. What we wanted after the promising mess that was Heroes of Might and Magic V were fixes, and after the fixes, an expansion with a campaign worth playing. Not just a hodgepodge of features that frankly should have been in the original or dished up alongside the patches.
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| Genre | Strategy |
| Description | Too much filler and too many features they should have included the first go-round make this expansion dullsville with bells on. |
| Franchise name | Heroes of Might and Magic |
| UK franchise name | Heroes of Might and Magic |
| Platform | PC |
| US censor rating | Teen |
| Alternative names | Heroes of Might and Magic 5: Hammers of Fate, HoMM V: Hammers of Fate, HoMM V: Hammers of Fate |
| Release date | 14 November 2006 (US), 14 November 2006 (UK) |
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