<s>
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
series	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
from	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
1996	O
became	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
The	O
3DO	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
ended	O
with	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
name	O
were	O
purchased	O
for	O
US	O
$1.3	O
million	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
who	O
"	O
rebooted	O
"	O
the	O
franchise	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
with	O
no	O
apparent	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
continuity	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-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
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
several	O
spin-offs	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
long-running	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
Warriors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
Shifters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
Might	B-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
Magic	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Heroes	I-Protocol
Kingdoms	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
fan-made	O
Swords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xeen	I-Application
.	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
US	O
$1.3	O
million	O
after	O
3DO	O
filed	O
for	O
Chapter	O
11	O
bankruptcy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
has	O
since	O
released	O
multiple	O
new	O
projects	O
using	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
brand	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
fifth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Heroes	O
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Nival	O
,	O
an	O
action-style	O
game	O
Dark	B-Application
Messiah	I-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Arkane	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
puzzle	O
RPG	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
:	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Capybara	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mobile	O
strategy	O
RPG	O
titled	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
:	O
Elemental	O
Guardians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
the	O
interface	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
but	O
from	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mandate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heaven	I-Application
onward	O
,	O
the	O
interface	O
features	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
worlds	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
games	O
are	O
quite	O
large	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
expect	O
each	O
game	O
to	O
provide	O
several	O
dozen	O
hours	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monsters	O
and	O
situations	O
encountered	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
tend	O
to	O
be	O
well-known	O
fantasy	O
staples	O
such	O
as	O
giant	O
rats	O
,	O
werewolf	O
curses	O
,	O
dragon	O
flights	O
and	O
zombie	B-Application
hordes	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
original	O
creations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
games	O
have	O
some	O
replay	O
value	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
their	O
party	O
composition	O
,	O
develop	O
different	O
skills	O
,	O
choose	O
sides	O
,	O
do	O
quests	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
order	O
,	O
hunt	O
for	O
hidden	O
secrets	O
and	O
easter	O
eggs	O
,	O
and/or	O
change	O
difficulty	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
could	O
as	O
such	O
be	O
considered	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
science	O
fantasy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	O
Caneghem	O
has	O
stated	O
in	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
setting	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
love	O
for	O
both	O
science	O
fiction	O
and	O
fantasy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cites	O
The	O
Twilight	O
Zone	O
and	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
episode	O
For	O
the	O
World	O
is	O
Hollow	O
and	O
I	O
Have	O
Touched	O
the	O
Sky	O
as	O
having	O
inspired	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
lore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
,	O
seventh	O
and	O
eighth	O
games	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
Enroth	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
planet	O
partially	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
Ironfist	O
dynasty	O
,	O
and	O
chronicle	O
the	O
events	O
and	O
aftermath	O
of	O
an	O
invasion	O
by	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
(	O
colloquially	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Devils	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
demonlike	O
arch-enemies	O
of	O
the	O
Ancients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
destruction	O
wrought	O
by	O
the	O
Ancients	O
 '	O
wars	O
with	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
is	O
the	O
reason	O
why	O
the	O
worlds	O
of	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
exist	O
as	O
medieval	O
fantasy	O
settings	O
despite	O
once	O
being	O
seeded	O
with	O
futuristic	O
technology	O
–	O
the	O
worlds	O
have	O
been	O
'	O
cut	O
off	O
 '	O
from	O
the	O
Ancients	O
and	O
descended	O
into	O
barbarism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
through	O
third	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	O
traces	O
the	O
fortunes	O
of	O
the	O
Ironfists	O
in	O
more	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
Heroes	O
series	O
besides	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
Kreegan	B-Application
characters	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	O
and	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
IX	O
and	O
Heroes	O
IV	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
Axeoth	O
,	O
another	O
planet	O
which	O
the	O
survivors	O
of	O
Enroth	O
were	O
brought	O
to	O
through	O
portals	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
destroyed	O
in	O
an	O
event	O
called	O
the	O
Reckoning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ubisoft	O
release	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
X	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
departs	O
from	O
this	O
continuity	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Ashan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ashan	B-Application
is	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
with	O
no	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
in	O
its	O
lore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
is	I-Application
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
defining	O
examples	O
of	O
early	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
Ultima	O
and	O
Wizardry	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
1994	O
,	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
totaled	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
