<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Strategic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
for	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
of	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
's	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
led	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
sequels	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
NWC	O
released	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
bonus	O
,	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
was	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Lord	O
Morglin	O
Ironfist	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
flee	O
his	O
homeland	O
through	O
a	O
magical	O
portal	O
,	O
because	O
his	O
cousin	O
,	O
Ragnar	O
,	O
had	O
usurped	O
the	O
throne	O
after	O
his	O
uncle	O
,	O
Ragnar	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
killed	O
Ironfist	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
the	O
legitimate	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
throne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
other	O
factions	O
to	O
victory	O
,	O
however	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
reflected	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
medieval	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
filled	O
with	O
creatures	O
frequently	O
associated	O
with	O
myth	O
and	O
legend	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
neutral	O
,	O
"	O
wandering	O
"	O
class	O
of	O
troops	O
,	O
including	O
Rogues	O
,	O
Nomads	B-Application
,	O
Ghosts	O
(	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
that	O
cannot	O
be	O
hired	O
)	O
and	O
Genies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
September	O
1995	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-November	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
reported	O
that	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
had	O
shipped	O
100,000	O
copies	O
to	O
retailers	O
and	O
that	O
sell-through	O
was	O
strong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
Heroes	O
II	O
and	O
the	O
Price	O
of	O
Loyalty	O
expansion	O
had	O
surpassed	O
500,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Butcher	O
reviewed	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
for	O
Arcane	O
magazine	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
assessed	O
that	O
"	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
is	O
part	O
wargame	O
,	O
part	O
adventure	O
,	O
and	O
part	O
sim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
was	O
named	O
1995	B-Application
's	O
best	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
by	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
—	O
tied	O
with	O
Jagged	B-Device
Alliance	I-Device
—	O
and	O
best	O
overall	O
strategy	O
title	O
by	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Review	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
tied	O
variously	O
with	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
Gazillionaire	B-Application
and	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
nominated	O
Heroes	O
for	O
its	O
1995	B-Application
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
prize	O
went	O
instead	O
to	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
the	O
133rd-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
brilliantly	O
balanced	O
game	O
of	O
fantasy	B-Application
combat	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
