Heroes Of Might And Magic 4 (Mac)

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Summary: Lots of new features-- to bad they make it worse.
Review: I have played Heroes 2 and 3 and liked those games a lot. Heroes 4 does not live up to them.

What I don't like:
There are no upgradeable units. There are also fewer types of units. Shouldn't heroes 4 have more units then the previous games?

Battle system. It takes forever for the computer to move (and it has nothing to do with computer speed). The spaces on the battle map are puny, and so you can't think out a clear strategy. Unit graphics look worse then in previous versions.
I don't like the new siege battles, either. Instead of using turrets and a catapult, there are towers to put ranged units on(they gain attack and defense skill), and units can attack the drawbridge.

It is kind of buggy. Doesn't freeze very often, but there are problems with the campagns and such...

The biggest flaw: AI.
The AI makes single player games worthless. Usually, after playing for hours and beating all the nuetral monsters, you find the enemy castle and they have-- less then they started with!!!

What I do like:
Adventure map looks a bit nicer.
Skill system is better now, with more categories. Spells are harder to get then before.
Music is pretty good.

All in all, it's a pretty bad game. Buy Heroes III instead.

Rating:
Summary: one step forward....five steps backward
Review: i loved homm2 and homm3 and anxiously awaited homm4. what a huge disappointment. the ai is ridiculously simple in the single player mode....i'm not sure you could lose if you tried. plus they tried to make the battle mode more "realistic" and succeeded only in eliminating the strategy aspects. skip this one and hope for the best for homm5 (if there is one).

Rating:
Summary: one step forward....five steps backward
Review: i loved homm2 and homm3 and anxiously awaited homm4. what a huge disappointment. the ai is ridiculously simple in the single player mode....i'm not sure you could lose if you tried. plus they tried to make the battle mode more "realistic" and succeeded only in eliminating the strategy aspects. skip this one and hope for the best for homm5 (if there is one).

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Summary: You guys need update!
Review: This game is great! Much better than its predecessors. The reson ai is bad is do to a bug. Contraband int. made a patch that makes it all work fine. Try to beat the ai now... I recommend this game to everyone that likes this kind.

Al.

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Summary: Game to get hooked on...
Review: This game isn't a processor hog, and you can easily spend all day playing it... and it is well worth it..