Heroes of Might and Magic 4

HOMM4 - Heroes of Might and Magic IV is a turn based strategy game placed in a fantasy style environment using some RPG (role playing game) elements.

It was developed by New World Computing which used to be part of 3DO and then sold to UbiSoft. Heroes 4 was still released under 3DO. The sequel to Heroes 4, Heroes of Might and Magic 5 was released under the name of the new parent company UbiSoft four years after the release of HOMM4.

Heroes 4 is also the first Heroes game that utilizes 3D-Accelleration, following a trend in the industry that believes 3D is better. The graphics is top quality for 2002 standards, the year when the game was released, but Heroes was never about the graphics really, but the game play and strategy.

Other innovations of the fourth installment of the saga are features like the ability of the Heroes themselves to engage in combat (instead of only the units a hero has under his command) and simultaneous retaliation. It also features creatures that are roaming the adventure map and attack you if they believe that they can beat you in combat. Those creatures endangered "transporter heroes", heroes that are used by the player to transport new troops to the "main" hero or heroes.

Official Addons and Expansions

1. The Gathering Storm 
2. Winds of War

Timeline 

#     Year  Title

1. 1995 Heroes of Might and Magic
2. 1997 Heroes of Might and Magic II
3. 1998 Heroes of Might and Magic III
4. 2002 Heroes of Might and Magic IV
5. 2006 Heroes of Might and Magic V

Resources

1. Heroes of Might and Magic IV at Heroesofmightandmagic.com
2. Heroes 3 Wiki
3. Heroes Community Forums
4. Buy Heroes 4 at Amazon.com

See Also at Amapedia

Heroes of Might and Magic 3
Heroes of Might and Magic 5