Besides the six campaign games, which take a while to finish and let you play virtually every type of troop and hero in the game, there are some forty odd individual scenarios as well as a scenario editor, which should be more than enough gaming in one box to keep you busy for a good six months to a year, depending on how often and regularly you play. The multiplayer gaming features have been improved with more options for hooking up with other players and more for the player to do in the game when it's not your turn, but there are still some networking issues that need to be worked out. The game's music is up to the professional quality of its predecessors, though this time it's in MP3 format. Heroes III doing really do anything radically different than its predecessors. The number of town types, magic items, heroes, monsters and the like have all been increased, in some cases doubled, but the core game mechanic is pretty much the same.
Battlefields are bigger, but combat is essentially unchanged.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Easily the smoothest and slickest in the series, with a clean interface, adequate manual and a nice laminated reference card. The music is exceptional, though the in-combat sound effects are probably just average. Sponsored Link Get ready for reunion.