Might & Magic: Heroes VI
The adventure in Heroes VI, starting 400 years before events in Heroes V, catapults a family of heroes into a fast-paced epic story where Angels plot to end -- once and for all -- an unfinished war with their…
Might & Magic: Heroes VI is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Black Hole Entertainment, released 13 October 2011 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Might & Magic: Heroes VI is
Might & Magic: Heroes VI is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Black Hole Entertainment and released in 2011. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the everlasting war between the Orcs and the Griffin Empire, led by duke Pavel Griffin, Toghrul, an Orc shaman, summons the demons in order to help him and his tribe get rid of Pavel. The demons then overpower Pavel and slay him, but his sister, Sveltana (a necromancer in disguise) is able to trap Pavel's soul in the Griffin familial sword with which he has fought. However, before she can intervene, an Angel descends and steals the sword. Counseled by Angels in the impending war against the demons, Emperor Liam Falcon posts a decree enabling Duke Gerhart of the Wolf duchy to exterminate Orcs in the Empire. Duke Slava, Pavel's son, retaliates in solidarity with the Orcs, and the Dukes'…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Might and Magic series
Might & Magic: Heroes VI is the 43rd of 56 entries we hold in the Might and Magic series. It arrived 2 years after Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes. The next entry was Might & Magic: Heroes VI - Pirates of the Savage Sea in 2012. Its critic score of 78 is 5 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia at 91.
How it was received
Might & Magic: Heroes VI holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 56% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 76, across 105 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo E4400 @ 2.0 Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6 Ghz, 1 GB for Windows XP and 1.5GB for Vista of RAM and 512 MB, DirectX 9.0c. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Might & Magic: Heroes VI launched on 13 October 2011, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City, Dark Souls, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and Shadow of the Colossus (2011). All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City, Dark Souls, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Shadow of the Colossus (2011).
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Might & Magic: Heroes VI yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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