Critical Reaction
The critical reaction to the retail version of Heroes V has been generally favourable, with an average review score of roughly 79%. Positives that have been mentioned include appealing 3D graphics and music, a random map generator (which was added in the expansion) and gameplay faithfulness to the traditions of HoMM III, the most successful game in the series.
Noted negatives or disappointments include: sluggish (online and network) multiplayer modes, cheating (receiving extra resources each turn) and poorly coded AI, a number of minor bugs, spelling/grammar mistakes, too few maps and a simplification of the combat engine. Some of these problems have been fixed by patches and the expansions.
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