Heroes of Might and Magic II

Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing and published in 1996 by the 3DO Company. The game is the second instalment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series and is typically credited as the breakout game for the series. Heroes II was voted the sixth-best PC game of all time by PC Gamer in May 1997.

Heroes of Might and Magic II:
The Succession Wars
Developer(s)New World Computing
Publisher(s)The 3DO Company
Director(s)Jon Van Caneghem
Producer(s)Mark Caldwell
Walter Hochbrueckner
Designer(s)Jon Van Caneghem
Phil Steinmeyer
Programmer(s)Phil Steinmeyer
Mark Caldwell
Todd Hendrix
Artist(s)Julia Ulano
Rebecca Riel
Louis Henderson
Lieu Pham
Writer(s)Paul Rattner
Composer(s)Paul Romero
Rob King
Steve Baca
SeriesHeroes of Might and Magic
Platform(s)DOS, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, RISC OS
Release
  • NA: November 16, 1996
  • EU: 1996
Genre(s)Turn-based strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

An expansion pack, The Price of Loyalty, was released in 1997. Later, 3DO bundled Heroes II and its expansion pack in one box, released as Heroes of Might and Magic II Gold in 1998.

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