Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff

Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff
North American PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s)	New World Computing
Publisher(s)	The 3DO Company
Director(s)	Mark Caldwell
Producer(s)	Jeffrey W. Blattner
Designer(s)	Jon Van Caneghem Mark Caldwell
Programmer(s)	Bob Young
Artist(s)	Scott White
Writer(s)	Terry Ray
Composer(s)	Paul Romero Rob King Steve Baca
Series	Heroes of Might and Magic
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release	NA: April 17, 2001[1] EU: June 1, 2001
Genre(s)	Turn-based strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player

Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff is a 2001 video game released on the PlayStation 2. Though 3DO did not advertise it as such, the game is an enhanced remake of King's Bounty. It is primarily a graphics enhancement[2] and it appears that little of the text has changed. Because of its dated gameplay, the game bears little relation to the rest of the Heroes of Might and Magic series.

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	64/100[3]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Consoles +	83%[4]
EP Daily	6.5/10[5]
Game Informer	4.5/10[6]
GameRevolution	C−[7]
GameSpot	5.2/10[8]
GameZone	7/10[9]
IGN	7.7/10[10]
Jeuxvideo.com	6/20[11]
Next Generation	[12]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[13]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] Daniel Erickson of NextGen said that the game was "Not as deep as the PC series it's named after, but just as fun and much more accessible."[12]

References

1. "3DO Ships Heroes of Might and Magic®: Quest for the DragonBone Staff™ [sic] for PlayStation®2 Computer Entertainment System". The 3DO Company. April 17, 2001. Archived from the original on October 14, 2001.
2. Herold, Charles (June 14, 2001). "GAME THEORY; Adventures With Dragons And Monkeys". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2014.(subscription required)
3. "Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 11, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
4. Toxic (July 2001). "Heroes of Might and Magic [Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff]". Consoles + (in French). No. 114. p. 119. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
5. Grant, Jules (May 14, 2001). "Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on January 9, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
6. "Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff". Game Informer. No. 99. FuncoLand. July 2001.
7. Dr. Moo (May 2001). "Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the DragonBone Staff [sic] Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
8. Villoria, Gerald (April 26, 2001). "Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
9. The Badger (May 17, 2001). "Heroes of Might and Magic Quest [for the] Dragon Bone Staff Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
10. Perry, Douglass C. (April 30, 2001). "Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the DragonBone Staff [sic]". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
11. Romendil (June 14, 2001). "Test: Heroes of Might and Magic [Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff]". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
12. Erickson, Daniel (July 2001). "Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff". NextGen. No. 79. Imagine Media. p. 82. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
13. Rybicki, Joe (July 2001). "Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the DragonBone Staff [sic]". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 46. Ziff Davis. p. 102. Retrieved February 11, 2024.

External links

• Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff at MobyGames