<s>
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
,	O
commonly	O
abbreviated	O
to	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
or	O
simply	O
MM6	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
3DO	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkside	I-Application
of	I-Application
Xeen	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
titles	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
planet	O
as	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
continues	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
the	O
series	O
chronology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
compared	O
favorably	O
to	O
its	O
peers	O
,	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Daggerfall	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
non-linear	O
,	O
user-friendly	O
premise	O
,	O
an	O
interactive	O
,	O
detailed	O
game	O
world	O
and	O
a	O
polished	O
,	O
bug-free	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
cloth	O
map	O
of	O
Enroth	O
,	O
a	O
strategy	O
guide	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
sequels	O
,	O
with	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
For	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
and	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
directly	O
continuing	O
the	O
story	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
four	O
adventurers	O
,	O
each	O
starting	O
with	O
low	O
attributes	O
,	O
guiding	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
mighty	O
heroes	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
fictional	O
land	O
of	O
Enroth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
gameplay	O
and	O
storyline	O
reasons	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
platform	O
,	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
includes	O
no	O
character	O
transfer	O
system	O
between	O
its	O
prequels	O
or	O
sequels	O
,	O
unlike	O
earlier	O
instalments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
game	O
operates	O
under	O
a	O
calendar	O
schedule	O
with	O
a	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
year	O
affects	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
several	O
scheduled	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Solstices	B-Application
and	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
the	O
Circus	O
of	O
the	O
Sun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uniquely	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
title	O
to	O
offer	O
players	O
no	O
choice	O
regarding	O
race	O
:	O
all	O
playable	O
characters	O
are	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
problem	O
of	O
the	O
corrupt	O
Guardian	O
,	O
Sheltem	O
,	O
finally	O
dealt	O
with	O
in	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkside	I-Application
of	I-Application
Xeen	I-Application
,	O
the	O
1500-year	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Ancients	O
and	O
a	O
Devil-like	O
race	O
of	O
alien	O
beings	O
,	O
the	O
Kreegans	B-Application
,	O
spills	O
over	O
into	O
nearby	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Succession	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
on	O
a	O
day	O
later	O
to	O
be	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Night	O
of	O
Shooting	O
Stars	O
,	O
meteor-like	O
spaceships	O
fall	O
from	O
the	O
Void	O
,	O
infested	O
with	O
Kreegans	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roland	O
's	O
forces	O
are	O
ambushed	O
by	O
an	O
enormous	O
Kreegan	B-Application
army	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
,	O
his	O
court	O
wizard	O
Tanir	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
noble	O
Sir	O
Ragnar	O
are	O
captured	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Enrothian	O
forces	O
are	O
devastated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kreegan	B-Application
King	O
Xenofex	O
secretly	O
establishes	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Baa	O
,	O
a	O
doomsday	O
cult	O
dedicated	O
to	O
removing	O
the	O
Ironfist	O
dynasty	O
from	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
player	O
characters	O
are	O
from	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Sweet	O
Water	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
attacked	O
and	O
overwhelmed	O
by	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
invaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Falagar	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
warlock	B-Application
,	O
intervenes	O
and	O
teleports	O
them	O
to	O
safety	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
trains	O
them	O
until	O
they	O
are	O
ready	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
own	O
path	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
battling	O
the	O
Kreegans	B-Application
,	O
they	O
require	O
the	O
guidance	O
of	O
the	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
of	O
Enroth	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Free	O
Haven	O
,	O
governed	O
by	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Enrothian	O
Council	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
Humphrey	O
's	O
blessing	O
,	O
Slicker	O
Silvertongue	O
,	O
his	O
delegate	O
,	O
persists	O
in	O
refusing	O
them	O
entry	O
to	O
the	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
delegates	O
grant	O
the	O
heroes	O
entry	O
to	O
the	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
,	O
who	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
sentient	O
computer	O
named	O
Melian	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Ancients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Castle	O
Kriegspire	O
they	O
obtain	O
the	O
third	O
crystal	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Roland	O
's	O
journal	O
,	O
which	O
explains	O
that	O
Sir	O
Ragnar	O
died	O
from	O
his	O
wounds	O
while	O
the	O
Kreegans	B-Application
transported	O
Roland	O
and	O
Tanir	O
elsewhere	O
to	O
be	O
ransomed	O
or	O
tortured	O
,	O
as	O
confirmed	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
,	O
restored	O
,	O
explains	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
the	O
Ancient-Kreegan	O
war	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
Control	O
Cube	O
from	O
the	O
Tomb	O
of	O
VARN	O
,	O
permits	O
them	O
to	O
retrieve	O
anti-Kreegan	O
blasters	O
from	O
the	O
Planetary	O
Control	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
they	O
can	O
destroy	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
,	O
the	O
heroes	O
require	O
a	O
spell	O
capable	O
of	O
preventing	O
their	O
apocalyptic	O
last	O
resort	O
plans	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
Archibald	O
knows	O
of	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
return	O
to	O
their	O
ruined	O
hometown	O
of	O
Sweet	O
Water	O
and	O
attack	O
The	O
Hive	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
of	O
the	O
meteorite-like	O
spaceships	O
the	O
Kreegans	B-Application
arrived	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killing	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
Queen	O
,	O
they	O
destroy	O
The	O
Hive	O
's	O
reactor	O
core	O
and	O
conjure	O
the	O
Ritual	O
of	O
the	O
Void	O
,	O
eliminating	O
The	O
Hive	O
and	O
the	O
Kreegans	B-Application
on	O
the	O
continent	O
while	O
sparing	O
the	O
land	O
from	O
the	O
reactor	O
's	O
wave	O
of	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
epilogue	O
shows	O
the	O
heroes	O
knighted	O
and	O
congratulated	O
by	O
Nicolai	O
and	O
Humphrey	O
in	O
a	O
ceremony	O
at	O
Ironfist	O
,	O
with	O
Archibald	O
viewing	O
the	O
scene	O
from	O
afar	O
through	O
a	O
crystal	O
ball	O
,	O
sardonically	O
thanking	O
them	O
for	O
saving	O
his	O
kingdom	O
,	O
setting	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
began	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkside	I-Application
of	I-Application
Xeen	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
games	O
,	O
despite	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
's	O
previous	O
statements	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
another	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
montage	O
of	O
screenshots	O
,	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
extra	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Del	O
Rey	O
Books	O
published	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
novels	O
,	O
The	O
Dreamwright	O
and	O
The	O
Shadowsmith	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
Might	O
and	O
Magic	O
VI'''s	O
storyline	O
independently	O
of	O
the	O
novels	O
,	O
setting	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Enroth	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
which	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
took	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
change	O
of	O
setting	O
established	O
a	O
formal	O
connection	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
successive	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
games	O
continued	O
the	O
Heroes	O
storyline	O
,	O
though	O
with	O
overt	O
connections	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
many	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
Ancients	O
and	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
a	O
town	O
named	O
New	O
Sorpigal	O
,	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
starting	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
built	O
upon	O
in	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
VIII	B-Application
,	O
which	O
featured	O
several	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
occurs	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Restoration	I-Application
of	I-Application
Erathia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
with	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
at	O
E3	O
of	O
April	O
1998	O
,	O
described	O
by	O
series	O
creator	O
Jon	O
Van	O
Caneghem	O
,	O
who	O
led	O
development	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
that	O
I	O
have	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
largest	O
and	O
most	O
ambitious	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
role	O
playing	O
games	O
"	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
thousand	O
miles	O
of	O
virtual	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
larger	O
objects	O
like	O
buildings	O
,	O
dungeons	O
and	O
the	O
landscape	O
are	O
in	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sprites	O
were	O
pre-rendered	O
3D	O
images	O
in	O
3DS	B-Language
Max	I-Language
and	O
Character	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cinematics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Steve	O
Baca	O
,	O
Rob	O
King	O
,	O
Paul	O
Romero	O
and	O
Jennifer	O
Wang	O
–	O
Baca	O
,	O
King	O
and	O
Romero	O
had	O
previously	O
composed	O
music	O
for	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionGameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9.1	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
standout	O
game	O
in	O
what	O
should	O
be	O
a	O
great	O
year	O
for	O
role-playing	O
game	O
fans	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
saying	O
"	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
are	O
the	O
best	O
yet	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
first-person-perspective	O
role-playing	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
When	O
all	O
is	O
said	O
and	O
done	O
,	O
the	O
sheer	O
fun	O
of	O
exploration	O
and	O
character	O
development	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
enough	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
"	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
"	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Roleplaying	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Role-playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
"	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
wrote	O
that	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
"	O
takes	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
that	O
made	O
its	O
predecessors	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
RPGs	O
in	O
gaming	O
history	O
and	O
,	O
amazingly	O
,	O
improves	O
on	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
