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awesomeness

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

GREAT set of games. some old school RPG oblivion type stuff right here. bad graphics and all

For the "Classic" RPG players ONLY !!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you are the type of gamer who enjoys playing (RPG'S)based on a lot of skill,magic and other 'stat' building elements,then this collection of games are right up your alley.These are the (GEMS) of the RPG world.For those of you new to the M&M games, don't worry, there's plenty of enjoyment for newbies and Role-Playing Vets alike. If you are the type of gamer who is hung up on (Hollywood)type graphics and games with scripted stories(you know,the games that let you play for about 45 minutes while the cutscenes playout the other(20 or so)hours of the game,then you probably won't enjoy these as much as someone who likes to accually like to use thier brain(no offense, but you know who you are)when getting into a good o'le fashioned DUNGEON CRAWLER. A Must Buy for COLLECTERS and RPG PURISTS!!!!A+++++++++ Darvius7

You can play with windows xp

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: February 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game orginally when I had a Windows 98 computer. Last year I decided to pull it out and play it again, only this time I had a Windows XP computer. At first it would install 6 and 7 but I could not play them. I figured it had something to do with compatibilty, so after playing around a bit I changed (in the program folder) all the .exe files to run in compatilbilty mode for windows 98. IT WORKS GREAT! Side note: Last week I was playing around with MM8 and discovered that you have to start this from the cd and in compatibilty mode to work properly. If you have questions you can always let me know and I can try to help a fellow gamer out. [...]

My favorite RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: August 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I love this game, way more than I liked newer games with better graphics, like Diablo or Baldur's Gate (even though I did like Diablo and Baldur's Gate). What's so special about it?

1) In other games, I sometimes felt as if I were slogging through a level. In MM6, something is always happening. One goes up in level quite often, so there are new spells or better skills or new weapons or more armor or some goodie or the other every time you turn around. Most of the monsters have a least a couple of goldpieces, so nearly every critter killed gives you something. This makes the game very addictive -- just get one more level, and you can get that skill you want; just kill five more monsters and you can afford that armor. What? It's 4 a.m.?

2) One can play battles in real time or in turn-based mode. I have truly miserable hand-eye coordination, and many video games are simply too hard for me and thus not fun. This game lets the dexterous play in real time, but the turn-based option lets those of us who are nondexterous play, too. I wish every game had a turn-based option! Also in this vein, you use your characters' skills to attack monsters, not your own, so you don't have to line up a blow with a sword or an arrow from a bow or a fireball from a wizard -- you just tell your charcters whom you want them to attack, and they figure it out. You figure the strategy; your characters handle the hand-eye coordination. That's why they're the adventurers, and you're sitting at a computer. :-)

3) The party is large enough that one gets to take advantage of several different types of skills -- you can have a fighter, a mage, a cleric, AND an archer -- but they move as a unit, so the game doesn't descend into the chaos that some other RPG's do.

4) Many recent RPG's seem to be so concerned with realism that they've sacrificed gameplay -- just as one example, I've played RPG's where archers are always having to run back to town to buy more arrows, even if they buy 500 at a time. In MM6, there's some concern with realism but more concern with gameplay. If you have a bow, it's assumed that you have arrows to go with it -- you never have to buy any. There are some space limitations, but no weight limitations, so if it fits in your space allotment, you can carry it.

5) The Mandate Mania website (run by a fan, not the official site) is one of the most helpful game websites I've ever seen. They give LOTS of information, and it's very well organized.

6) I could go on and on, but this is long enough. :-) The game is fun and charming, reasonably easy without being dull, and has lots of skills, quests, places, and items.

Review for Might and Magic VI - The Mandate of Heaven

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

MMVI is one of the best RPGs available. I like it better than the flashy new ones, because it runs smoothly, the text-size is not displayed in tiny microfont, the game is long, and for many other reasons. It is not over-complicated, and it is generally very fun to play. The story is intriguing and complex, and will keep you interested. The dungeons and caves are surprisingly large and not easy to negotiate. The countless enemies are very challenging to beat, and the Overworld is gigantic.

A great deal for RPG addicts

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This box set contains FOUR games: Might and Magic 4, 5, 6, and 7. It also includes the bonus adventures World of Xeen and Swords of Xeen. Might and Magic is a classic first-person fantasy RPG where you create a party of adventurers and set out on an epic quest to save the world, adventuring into dungeons, wizards' towers, towns, castles, alternate dimensions, and even outer space.

Might and Magic 4 and 5 are my all-time favorite RPG's. The game hooks you from the beginning. You always have something to do (no directionless wandering) yet you never get stuck (no fiddling around for days trying to figure out one stupid puzzle). You are always moving forward and never get bored. By modern standards, the graphics and sound of this game are archaic. But just last year I reinstalled them and got hooked all over again. Regardless of graphics, these games are addictive and fun. Simply the best!

Now enter Might and Magic 6 and 7. Many improvements were made to the original game engine between MM5 and MM6. MM6 was a little rough and unpolished, but by MM7 they had the new system down. Both of these games also provide countless hours of entertainment and make MM4 and MM5 seem like tiny walks in the park by comparison.

I can't even count the sheer number of hours of classic, enjoyable RPG gameplay you will find in this simple box (not to mention cool full-color maps). I also highly recommend MM8 for more of the same!

A warning, just in case you are not sure...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 22 / 26
Date: March 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

These games do NOT work with Windows XP. Most people reading this are probably aware of that, but in case you thought about purchasing it and hoping you'd luck out (like my wife) it doesn't.

Tremendous value

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: September 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

for RPG addicts, and nostalgic gamers. Big problem:if you dont have Windows 95 or 98, you will not be able to play the first two epics. So beware.

Best classic RPGs ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: June 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I don't have this collection, but I have played all of the games on here separately and they were great. The Might and Magic Xeen games are the best of the 80's RPGs games, in my opinion.

Might and Magic 6 and 7 were pretty good, I think 6 was much better. 6 was the most difficult of the Might and Magic games, but I like a good challenge. If you've never played the Might and Magic series, but you enjoy sword-and-sorcery RPGs with challenging puzzles and quests, I recommend giving them a try.

Best value for the money, but lots of repeatition

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you want either M&M6 or M&M7 then this is the best value for the money. But here's the thing, I played M&M6 a couple of years ago so I bought this. M&M7 really is more of the same. The graphics are the same (moderatly good for 1999, rather weak for today) as M&M6.

The gameplay is mainly hack & slash. Travel to somewhere and kill the monsters. Travel somewhere else and kill some more monsters. ad infinitum. I find myself playing it mainly just to finish the game, but I pretty much lost interest days ago. But if you like this kind of game (and I do) then you have at least a couple of hundred hours ahead of you.

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