<s>
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
:	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
role-playing	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
by	O
Capybara	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
downloadable	O
high	O
definition	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
ports	O
were	O
developed	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previews	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
likened	O
its	O
gameplay	O
model	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Puzzle	O
Quest	O
and	O
Critter	B-Language
Crunch	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borrowing	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
role-playing	O
,	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
and	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
genres	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
embark	O
on	O
story-based	O
and	O
optional	O
quests	O
while	O
employing	O
army	O
recruitment	O
and	O
resource	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
playable	O
factions	O
featured	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
V	I-Application
–	O
the	O
Haven	O
,	O
Inferno	O
,	O
Sylvan	O
,	O
Academy	O
and	O
Necropolis	O
–	O
comprise	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
forces	O
,	O
though	O
their	O
troop	O
lineups	O
are	O
not	O
replicated	O
from	O
Heroes	B-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
Instead	O
,	O
armies	O
are	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
an	O
unlimited	O
number	O
of	O
faction-specific	O
basic	O
troops	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
finite	O
number	O
of	O
larger	O
"	O
elite	O
"	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Equippable	O
artifacts	O
,	O
some	O
returning	O
from	O
Heroes	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
are	O
also	O
involved	O
in	O
gameplay	O
;	O
these	O
modify	O
troop	O
or	O
hero	O
abilities	O
during	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
,	O
featuring	O
two	O
playable	O
heroes	O
in	O
DS	B-Device
Download	O
Play	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
ten	O
heroes	O
in	O
DS	B-Device
Wireless	O
Play	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
Ubisoft	O
continuity	O
,	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Ashan	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
producers	O
Erwan	O
Le	O
Breton	O
and	O
Romain	O
de	O
Waubert	O
have	O
noted	O
it	O
as	O
40	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
cycle	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Messiah	I-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
averaging	O
at	O
946	O
YSD	O
in	O
the	O
timeline	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
mode	O
centers	O
on	O
its	O
five	O
main	O
protagonists	O
:	O
Godric	O
,	O
Aidan	O
,	O
Anwen	O
,	O
Nadia	O
and	O
Fiona	O
,	O
who	O
command	O
knights	O
,	O
demons	B-Operating_System
,	O
elves	B-Application
,	O
wizards	O
and	O
necromancers	B-Operating_System
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godric	O
and	O
Anwen	O
previously	O
appeared	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
while	O
further	O
returning	O
characters	O
shown	O
in	O
screenshots	O
include	O
Cyrus	O
,	O
Findan	O
and	O
Markal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonists	O
have	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
five	O
lost	O
children	O
whose	O
lives	O
are	O
shattered	O
by	O
"	O
a	O
mysterious	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
Lord	O
with	O
very	O
sinister	O
motives	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
demon	B-Operating_System
lord	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
Azh	O
Rafir	O
,	O
Nadia	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
devised	O
a	O
mad	O
scheme	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
powerful	O
artifact	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Blade	O
of	O
Binding	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
gates	O
to	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
world	O
of	O
Sheogh	O
and	O
drown	O
Ashan	O
in	O
chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
revelation	O
that	O
her	O
own	O
father	O
had	O
broken	O
her	O
life	O
and	O
those	O
of	O
her	O
friends	O
,	O
a	O
heartbroken	O
Nadia	O
decides	O
to	O
fight	O
Azh	O
Rafir	O
in	O
his	O
demon	B-Operating_System
lord	O
form	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
climax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high	O
definition	O
remake	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
several	O
changes	O
to	O
help	O
better	O
balance	O
gameplay	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Arcade	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
–	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Even	O
if	O
the	O
DNA	O
of	O
its	O
forebears	O
is	O
barely	O
apparent	O
,	O
such	O
a	O
bold	O
,	O
brilliant	O
transformation	O
certainly	O
involves	O
something	O
a	O
little	O
like	O
magic.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
becoming	O
increasingly	O
rare	O
for	O
companies	O
to	O
release	O
new	O
and	O
unproven	O
titles	O
that	O
buck	O
convention	O
and	O
focus	O
on	O
changing	O
the	O
current	O
landscape	O
but	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
does	O
so	O
remarkably	O
well	O
,	O
making	O
for	O
a	O
unique	O
and	O
satisfying	O
title	O
that	O
feels	O
totally	O
fresh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
four	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
honestly	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
puzzling	O
that	O
makes	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
tick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
a	O
similar	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
For	O
those	O
who	O
prefer	O
strategy	O
and	O
planning	O
over	O
the	O
random	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
like	O
Puzzle	O
Quest	O
,	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
may	O
be	O
the	O
deviously	O
clever	O
,	O
deliberately	O
paced	O
game	O
you	O
've	O
been	O
looking	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchArcade	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
recent	O
iPad	O
or	O
an	O
iPad	O
mini	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
probably	O
worth	O
playing	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
though	O
you	O
might	O
want	O
to	O
hold	O
out	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
gave	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Superb	O
mix	O
of	O
role-playing	O
,	O
puzzle	O
and	O
strategy	O
action	O
,	O
wrapped	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
palatable	O
fantasy	O
package.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
later	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
the	O
same	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
former	O
a	O
"	O
Superb	O
mix	O
of	O
role-playing	O
,	O
puzzle	O
and	O
strategy	O
action	O
,	O
with	O
gorgeous	O
new	O
HD	O
graphics	O
and	O
an	O
addictive	O
online	O
mode	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
later	O
saying	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
"	O
Not	O
necessarily	O
the	O
best	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
definitely	O
the	O
cheapest	O
–	O
and	O
a	O
still	O
superb	O
mix	O
of	O
role-playing	O
,	O
puzzle	O
and	O
strategy	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
On	O
a	O
high	O
note	O
,	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
:	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
makes	O
the	O
significant	O
addition	O
of	O
asynchronous	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
which	O
fits	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strategic	O
turn-based	O
format	O
perfectly.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
National	O
Post	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
no	O
question	O
that	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
:	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
bugs	O
and	O
all	O
,	O
remains	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
puzzle/tactical	O
fantasy	O
RPGs	O
around.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
a	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
2009	O
nomination	O
for	O
Best	O
DS	B-Device
Strategy	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
