<s>
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Day	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Destroyer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
by	O
The	O
3DO	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eighth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
middling	O
critical	O
reviews	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
critics	O
citing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
length	O
and	O
its	O
increasingly	O
dated	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
left	O
fundamentally	O
unaltered	O
since	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
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Imagineer	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
elements	O
are	O
strongly	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
party	O
management	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
all	O
but	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
possible	O
player	O
characters	O
to	O
be	O
hired	O
,	O
dismissed	O
or	O
re-hired	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
experience	O
,	O
spells	O
,	O
levelling	O
and	O
skill	O
system	O
present	O
in	O
both	O
previous	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
titles	O
is	O
retained	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
minor	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
class	O
system	O
,	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
features	O
non-archetypical	O
playable	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
human	O
knights	O
,	O
clerics	O
and	O
necromancers	B-Operating_System
,	O
available	O
classes	O
include	O
minotaurs	B-Operating_System
,	O
dragons	O
,	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
dark	O
elves	O
,	O
and	O
trolls	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
whom	O
possesses	O
traits	O
unique	O
to	O
their	O
particular	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
two	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
world	I-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
fourteen	O
"	O
regions	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
five	O
elemental	O
planes	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
varying	O
mix	O
of	O
explorable	O
towns	O
,	O
dungeons	B-Application
and	O
wildernesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
are	O
fought	O
in	O
either	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
or	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
preference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
typical	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
fashion	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
fairly	O
non-linear	O
,	O
so	O
quests	O
can	O
be	O
completed	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
own	O
leisure	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
storyline	O
quests	O
is	O
essential	O
for	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dialog	O
,	O
lore	O
and	O
exploration	O
are	O
important	O
to	O
progression	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
dungeons	B-Application
involving	O
relevant	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
side	O
quests	O
and	O
dungeons	B-Application
can	O
warrant	O
rewards	O
if	O
completed	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
not	O
vital	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
choices	O
which	O
affect	O
fundamental	O
aspects	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
opportunities	O
to	O
side	O
with	O
either	O
dragons	O
or	O
dragon	O
hunters	O
,	O
and	O
either	O
sun	O
priests	O
or	O
necromancers	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Enroth	O
,	O
upon	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Jadame	O
,	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
a	O
thousand	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
interstellar	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Ancients	O
and	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
drove	O
both	O
races	O
off	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Ancients	O
 '	O
many	O
colony	B-Application
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
millennium	O
since	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
colonists	O
and	O
natives	O
of	O
that	O
world	O
built	O
their	O
own	O
society	O
and	O
culture	O
from	O
the	O
ruin	O
,	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
Ancients	O
and	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
having	O
long	O
since	O
passed	O
into	O
legend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
as	O
depicted	O
in	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
,	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
invaded	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	O
destroyed	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
Queen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
were	O
wiped	O
out	O
over	O
the	O
course	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
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
and	O
Heroes	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
Armageddon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ancients	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
anticipating	O
disaster	O
should	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
manage	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
foothold	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
had	O
already	O
enacted	O
a	O
scorched	B-Application
earth	I-Application
plan	O
:	O
rather	O
than	O
let	O
the	O
world	O
fall	O
into	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
their	O
ancient	O
enemies	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
see	O
it	O
destroyed	O
outright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
recurring	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Elemental	O
Lords	O
from	O
Might	B-Device
and	I-Device
Magic	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Ironfists	O
from	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
necromancers	B-Operating_System
Sandro	O
and	O
Thant	O
from	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
case	O
they	O
cause	O
an	O
environmental	O
disaster	O
:	O
a	O
volcano	O
in	O
the	O
Dagger	O
Wound	O
Island	O
chain	O
erupts	O
and	O
the	O
tremors	O
destroy	O
the	O
bridges	O
that	O
link	O
the	O
islands	O
,	O
the	O
minotaur	B-Operating_System
undercity	O
in	O
Ravage	O
Roaming	O
is	O
flooded	O
,	O
the	O
trees	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
Murmurwoods	O
are	O
uprooted	O
by	O
the	O
winds	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
troll	O
settlement	O
in	O
Ironsand	O
is	O
destroyed	O
by	O
an	O
explosion	O
of	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pirates	B-Application
of	O
Regna	O
have	O
used	O
the	O
cataclysm	O
and	O
resulting	O
chaos	O
to	O
raid	O
the	O
Dagger	O
Wound	O
Islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pirates	B-Application
pose	O
a	O
threat	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
but	O
are	O
being	O
continuously	O
held	O
at	O
bay	O
by	O
native	O
lizardmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smugglers	O
are	O
required	O
as	O
the	O
Regnan	O
pirates	B-Application
and	O
their	O
navy	O
pose	O
an	O
increasing	O
threat	O
to	O
other	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minotaur	B-Operating_System
city	O
of	O
Balthazar	O
Lair	O
has	O
become	O
flooded	O
and	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
an	O
alliance	O
with	O
the	O
minotaurs	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
characters	O
must	O
succeed	O
in	O
unflooding	O
the	O
lair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
a	O
choice	O
must	O
be	O
made	O
between	O
the	O
Necromancers	B-Operating_System
of	O
Shadowspire	O
or	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
the	O
Sun	O
in	O
the	O
Murmurwoods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ally	O
with	O
the	O
Necromancers	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
characters	O
must	O
take	O
with	O
them	O
the	O
double-agent	O
Cleric	O
,	O
Dyson	O
Leland	O
,	O
who	O
poses	O
as	O
a	O
Necromancer	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
steal	O
the	O
Nightshade	O
Brazier	O
,	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
the	O
Sun	O
,	O
returning	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Operating_System
's	O
Guild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ally	O
with	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
the	O
Sun	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
with	O
Dyson	O
Leland	O
,	O
must	O
destroy	O
the	O
Skeleton	O
Transformer	O
in	O
the	O
bowels	O
of	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Operating_System
's	O
Guild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
fleet	O
is	O
sunk	O
,	O
king	O
Roland	B-Application
Ironfist	I-Application
and	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
arrive	O
at	O
Ravenshore	O
with	O
their	O
sage	O
,	O
Xanthor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
rendered	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
storyline	O
,	O
setting	O
and	O
background	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
overall	O
consistency	O
and	O
expansion	O
on	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
noting	O
these	O
as	O
particularly	O
strong	O
points	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
with	O
in-game	B-Application
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
reused	O
engine	O
's	O
low	O
modern	O
capabilities	O
,	O
citing	O
these	O
as	O
pitiful	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
,	O
more	O
modern	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Imagineer	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
under	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
this	O
port	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
console	O
was	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Isles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Terra	I-Application
,	O
almost	O
ten	O
years	O
previously	O
.	O
</s>
