As a spin-off of the Might and Magic franchise, Legends has a fantasy theme. The evil team consists of the Heretic, Archer and Warrior, and the good team of the Paladin, Druid and Sorceress. By killing monsters and opening treasure chests found on the map, and also by winning rounds, players earn gold...
As a spin-off of the Might and Magic franchise, Legends has a fantasy theme. The evil team consists of the Heretic, Archer and Warrior, and the good team of the Paladin, Druid and Sorceress. By killing monsters and opening treasure chests found on the map, and also by winning rounds, players earn gold with which to buy equipment. Legends of Might and Magic was announced at the 2000 E3 by 3DO as the first Might and Magic game designed for online play. At the time, it was intended to be an Action/RPG that focused on co-operative multiplayer. One thing we pride ourselves on at New World is the gameplay, and we just didn't feel like we would be able to deliver a fun experience for people with what we had at the time, so at that point a decision was made to not proceed in the original direction, and instead we decided to make a different type of game," explains Executive Producer Jeffrey Blattner. The LithTech-based graphics were praised, however, and the game was said to have potential to grow.Gamespot criticized the game for its uninspired similarities to Counter-Strike, oping that "if mediocrity and complacency were crimes, Legends of Might and Magic would get tossed in the dungeon." A compilation of reviews on GameRankings showed the game had an average score of 57% based on 15 reviews. It has a score of 53% in the world..