Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven 1998
Developed by New World Computing
- Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Action, Fantasy
The Ironfist Dynasty is tottering on the brink of ruin. As endless calamities plague the kingdom of Enroth, evil doomsday cultists plan to overthrow child Prince Nicolai and claim the throne for their charismatic leader. Fear grips the land and the people wonder if their sovereign has lost the Mandate of Heaven - the divine right to rule. The enemies of reason are at the gate and only extraordinary heroes can stem the tide of darkness. Will you answer the call? From the depths of the deepest dungeons, to the intrigues of the royal court, you will lead a band of adventurers on a dangerous journey of amazing depth and intelligence. With a completely new 3D graphics engine and a non-linear adventure system, Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven brings a unique role-playing experience to life. Seven years after the events of Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars, on a day later to be known as the Night of Shooting Stars, meteor-like spaceships fall from the Void, infested with Kreegans. The king of Enroth, Roland Ironfist, departs north with an army seeking to attack the devil-like creatures, but he is betrayed by a traitorous air mage named Sulman. Roland's forces are ambushed by an enormous Kreegan army, and he, his court wizard Tanir, and the noble Sir Ragnar are captured, while the rest of the Enrothian forces are devastated. The Kreegan king Xenofex secretly establishes the Temple of Baa, a doomsday cult dedicated to removing the Ironfist dynasty from power. With their king missing, his wife Queen Catherine having recently sailed to her homeland of Erathia to attend her father's funeral, and their young son, Prince Nicolai, left to rule the kingdom alongside Regent Wilbur Humphrey, the people of Enroth begin to fear that the Ironfists have lost the "Mandate of Heaven" (the divine right to rule).
Role-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)ActionFantasyScience fictiondemonmagicturn-basedgoblindragondemonsmultiple protagoniststrapssacrificeconspiracyteleportationtactical turn-based combatPC (Microsoft Windows)
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Earnest, epic, grave and plot-driven.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- New World Computing
- Publisher
- 3DO
- Released
- April 30, 1998
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Horizon Engine, Labyrinth Engine
IGDB rating 8.7/10 from 35 ratings.
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