Sound effects, be they sword clashes, grunts, or blows, are decent and competent.
While there are varied battlegrounds reflecting the area of the current encounter, they're all far too bare and simple, with only a rock or two thrown in for measure. The units aren't much to look at, the world map is often far too bare and plain, and loading times are a bit of an annoyance when you try to access those much-needed army-status, world-map, and character-status screens. The absence of the hero on the battlefield strikes one as especially odd considering the game's title.Īfter chuckling at the game's name and popping in the disc, the first thing that PlayStation 2 owners will notice is that much of this game is just plain old ugly. It's a bit of a shame the hero is always a no-show, since picking the barbarian sure gives the impression you'd be kicking some dragon tail firsthand and picking the sorceress implies maneuvering her to inflict some nasty fiery death. You're limited to only the one hero, and even though you have the occasional nifty spells and leadership modifier, they have no direct effect on your army's success in battle. The differences between the characters are minor, but some are better moneymakers or magic users than others. The hero you select at the start of your journey, be it barbarian, paladin, knight, or sorceress, never appears during your journey, except as an iconic representative of your location on the world map. Even though the formula and concept, whether or not they've gotten better or worse, are still up for argument, the console version of this strategy staple has several considerable redeeming points. While the game is similar to New World Computing's long-running PC series, the game has been given a bit of a face-lift in an attempt to make it a little more palatable for console players. Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff is one of the few PS2 strategy games.
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