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'''Might and Magic''' ('''MM''') is a series of [[computer role-playing game]]s from [[New World Computing]], which became a subsidiary of [[The 3DO Company]]. The [[game producer|producer]] of the series was [[Jon Van Caneghem]].
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'''Might and Magic''' ('''MM''') is a series of computer role-playing games from [[New World Computing]], which became a subsidiary of [[The 3DO Company]]. The game producer of the series was [[Jon Van Caneghem]].
   
 
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Revision as of 18:45, 25 June 2006

Might and Magic (MM) is a series of computer role-playing games from New World Computing, which became a subsidiary of The 3DO Company. The game producer of the series was Jon Van Caneghem.

History

There are 9 games in the series, consisting of:

There were several spin-offs from the main series, including Heroes of Might and Magic, Crusaders of Might and Magic, Warriors of Might and Magic, Legends of Might and Magic, Might and Magic: Swords of Xeen and Might and Magic Tribute (under development).

In August of 2003, Ubisoft acquired the rights to the Might and Magic franchise for $1.3 million USD after 3DO filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Ubisoft has announced two new projects using the Might and Magic brand — a fifth installment of the Heroes series, developed by Nival Interactive, and a game called Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, developed by Arkane Studios.

Gameplay

The majority of the gameplay takes place in a medieval fantasy setting. The player controls a party of player characters, which can consist of members of various character classes. The game world is presented to the player in first person perspective. In the earlier games the interface is very similar to that of Bard's Tale, but from Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven onward, the interface features a scrolling three-dimensional environment similar to that of Doom. Combat is turn-based, though the later games allowed the player to choose to conduct combat in real time.

The game worlds in all of the Might and Magic games are quite large, and a player can expect each game to provide several dozen hours of gameplay. It is usually quite combat-intensive and often involves large groups of enemy creatures. Monsters encountered tend to be well-known fantasy staples such as giant rats, medusas, dragons and zombies, rather than original creations.

Plot

Template:Spoiler Although most of the gameplay reflects a distinctly fantasy genre, the overarching plot of the series has something of a science fiction flavour. The series is set in an alternate universe where planets are overseen by powerful beings known as Ancients. In each of the games, a party of characters fights monsters and completes quests on one of these planets, until they eventually become involved in the affairs of the Ancients.

The first five games in the series concern a renegade planetary guardian named Sheltem who has a penchant for throwing planets into their suns. Sheltem establishes himself on a series of weird planets and Corak, a representative of the Ancients, with the assistance of the player characters, sees him off each time. Eventually both Corak and Sheltem are destroyed.

The sixth, seventh and eighth games take place on a single planet ruled by the Ironfist dynasty, and chronicle the events and aftermath of an invasion of Kreegan. The Heroes of Might and Magic series traces the fortunes of the Ironfists in more detail. Template:Endspoiler

See also

External links

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Information taken from the Might and Magic page of Wikipedia.

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