- GameSpot: "The new game will add intriguing new features that could make the classic Heroes formula even better, and more addictive, than ever."
- GameSpy: "Heroes of Might & Magic V has been stripped away all of the changes that marred the badly flawed Heroes of Might and Magic IV and come back to the elegance of previous iterations of the series..."
- 1UP: "The single-player storyline will be composed of six campaigns and more than 30 missions, but the game is also shipping with five multiplayer modes for hotseat, LAN, or internet play with up to eight players."
- Eurogamer: "Le Breton says that once Heroes 5 is finished the team is likely to be working on an add-on due for release in a year or so, and even then there are other options to consider."
Now, if only we could get half as many details about Dark Messiah. Must... kill... some... Orcs...