<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
fantasy	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
The	O
3DO	O
Company	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
bought	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
Heroes	B-Application
V	I-Application
as	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
reboot	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
a	O
brand-new	O
setting	O
,	O
called	O
Ashan	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
continuity	O
to	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
preceding	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
2D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
but	O
with	O
some	O
isometric	O
touches	O
,	O
Heroes	B-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
completely	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
expansion	O
packs	O
added	O
the	O
Fortress	B-Application
and	O
Stronghold	B-Application
alignments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
main	O
Heroes	O
are	O
young	O
Queen	O
Isabel	B-Application
and	O
faithful	O
Godric	O
,	O
the	O
king	O
's	O
uncle	O
and	O
the	O
top	O
general	O
for	O
the	O
Griffin	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inferno	O
A	O
dark	O
kingdom	O
of	O
demons	B-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
underworld	O
known	O
as	O
Sheogh	O
,	O
the	O
Inferno	O
is	O
a	O
faction	O
which	O
uses	O
"	O
Gating	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
method	O
used	O
to	O
summon	O
additional	O
,	O
though	O
temporary	O
,	O
reinforcements	O
onto	O
the	O
battlefield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
their	O
infernal	O
abode	O
on	O
blasted	O
lava	B-Application
terrain	O
,	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
are	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonists	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Urgash	O
,	O
the	O
Dragon	O
of	O
Chaos	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
evil	O
overlord	O
,	O
the	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
Sovereign	O
Kha-Beleth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
the	O
protagonists	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
act	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
ambitious	O
and	O
ruthless	O
Agrael	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sylvan	O
The	O
old	O
Rampart	O
faction	O
from	O
HoMM	B-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
spirit	O
,	O
the	O
Sylvan	O
faction	O
is	O
more	O
distinctly	O
Elvish	O
this	O
time	O
around	O
,	O
residing	O
in	O
the	O
Elven	O
kingdom	O
Irollan	O
which	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
blessed	O
by	O
Sylanna	O
,	O
the	O
Dragon	O
of	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
much	O
has	O
changed	O
besides	O
its	O
location	O
,	O
moving	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
snowy	O
mountains	O
of	O
the	O
Tower	O
City	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
to	O
a	O
vibrant	O
desert	O
scene	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Wizard	O
castle	O
,	O
now	O
filled	O
with	O
middle-eastern	O
dresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2003	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
franchise	O
for	O
USD	O
$1.3	O
million	O
after	O
3DO	O
filed	O
for	O
Chapter	O
11	O
bankruptcy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Ubisoft	O
gained	O
access	O
to	O
NWC	O
's	O
progress	O
on	O
Heroes	B-Application
V	I-Application
(	O
which	O
envisioned	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
isometric	O
2D	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Heroes	O
IV	O
engine	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
start	O
over	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
3D	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Heroes	B-Application
V	I-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
called	O
Hammers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expansion	O
pack	O
requires	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
V	I-Application
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stand-alone	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
is	O
called	O
HOMMV	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Tribes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
East	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tribes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
East	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
new	O
Stronghold	B-Application
faction	O
,	O
alternate	O
upgrades	O
for	O
all	O
units	O
currently	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
creatures	O
to	O
177	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
artifacts	O
and	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
VI	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
on	O
Gamescom	O
.	O
</s>
