Another year, another plodding step in the Might and Magic series. Tribes of the East is a stand-alone add-on for Heroes of Might and Magic V, which I feel compelled to tell you I have not played.

Pretty cities

Voice acting; Tedious; Lazy

The path is clear. The enemy's town lies in the distance. Wait! A path appears to the left. It leads to an underground tunnel. Which way should I go? A pit devil appears to the right and yells, "The Wait Is Over." I raise my sword to surgically remove his medulla oblongata.

There are three main franchises in the fantasy-themed, turn-based strategy genre -- Heroes of Might and Magic , Age of Wonders , and Disciples . By and large, all of the games in the three franchises have been excellent, but they've also been fairly similar to each other.

From the dark a curvy figure appears. I know her all too well; I became quite fond of her tight shorts and green top when I first met her back in 1996. Unfortunately, the only recent memories I have of her are a couple of brief, shallow dates which went awry, leaving me with a broken heart.

Be sure to scour the net for valid patches for older games. They can make a huge difference. Compatibility mode for newer operating systems (Windows) can help a lot too. Bios updates for motherboards, firmware updates for DVD-roms, etc.

Cheap; Fun; A better sequel to the original than some of the other sequels; Turn based action, if that's your thing you likely won't dislike it

None that I found

this game was pretty good, definitely better than heroes 4. while I did enjoy playing it, it couldn't keep my attention the way the 3rd game could. the 3d in the game took some adjusting to and I never became a big fan of it.

It might be the fifth instalment in the Heroes saga, but with Ubisoft's decision to create a new world to house the Might & Magic series from now on, there's a definite attempt to attract a new audience.

While they probably realized the original was indeed too dark, and the dwarves bring a refreshing less dark air in the game, they still didn't get the point why many other elements in the original were a failure.

When I played #3 I really enjoyed it. I played for hours. #4 was a disappointment, but when I heard there was a #6 I made enquiries and found out it was similar in structure to #3. I wanted it. The price at Amazon was too reasonable to resist.

This will keep me busy for some time