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09 July 2007
A Must Have (if you can find it)
1 of 1 found this helpful D&D: Heroes is an excellent game. I've never even played the board games, and found this to be lots of fun.
The game allows for 1-4 players with four distinct characters. The characters to choose from are: a Human Fighter, an Elven Mage, a Halfling Rogue, and a Dwarven Cleric. Each character possesses unique weapons and mystical abilities that can be unlocked as you level up throughout the game. You can also increase your character's qualities by leveling and finding mystical items to make your character stronger, smarter, and deadlier. How you upgrade your character requires strategy, though, to make sure you're as strong as possible for the trials ahead.
D&D: Heroes takes the player on an epic journey across six worlds, each with its unique dangers and treasures. Your ultimate goal is to defeat Kadin, an evil wizard, by gathering powerful magical gemstones. There are many smaller quests to fulfill along the way, each with rewards. Some quests you have no choice but to complete, they're built in to the main storyline.
This game is great for one person play, but having a party of three or four can be lots of fun as well. The game can be more challenging with multiple players, because the amount of money and equipment you'll find along the journey doesn't increase, and has to be split four ways.
There are also four difficulty settings: Easy, Normal, Hard, and Nightmare. I haven't played Nightmare yet, but Hard setting is really tough. The difference between difficulty settings (as far as I can tell) is that a harder setting means more bad guys with stronger attacks. Luckily, this game gives you "Raise Dead Amulets" which can revive a dead character so you don't have to go all the way back to your last save. You can only save your game at "Warp Spots", usually at the beginning and end of a map. Some people don't like this, but I like it because I think it's more challenging.
Overall, the graphics on this game are excellent. The magical attacks especially are dazzling. I've read some reviews claiming the graphics in 'Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance' are better than this game, and I completely disagree. I've played both games and D&D:Heroes is far superior.