Heroes of Might and Magic 2: The Price of Loyalty

Heroes of Might and Magic 2: The Price of Loyalty is the official 1997 expansion to one of the best turn-based strategy games of the 90s. For many players Heroes 2 is still the favorite part of the series: bright hand-drawn graphics, great music and endless "one more turn".

What is new in the expansion

• Four new campaigns, including the story of a necromancer who raises the dead for revenge and the adventures of a heroine hunting for artifacts.
• New artifacts, including combined ones, and new map objects.
• Extra scenarios for single player and hot seat.
• An extended map editor.

How to play

You lead heroes who travel the map, collect resources, capture mines and command armies in battle. In castles you build structures and recruit creatures, from peasants and goblins to dragons and titans. Battles are turn-based on a hex grid, and heroes cast spells from their spell book.

There are six factions: Knight, Barbarian, Sorceress, Warlock, Wizard and Necromancer, each with its own creatures and strengths.

Controls

The game is played with the mouse: click a hero to select, double-click a tile to move, right-click any object for a tooltip. Click the game window first so the emulator starts receiving input.

Tips

• In the first week capture the nearest sawmill and ore mine: you cannot build a castle without wood and ore.
• Keep a second hero for collecting resources and the main one for fighting.
• Logistics and Wisdom are useful for any main hero.