While the first review of Heroes of Might and Magic V belongs to a Swedish printed publication (according to some fans), the first online review can be found on Hooked Gamers. It reads a lot like the previews that were posted on the Net on a weekly basis earlier this year. Six towns with seven creatures, we've heard that before. The author points out that the game feels a little sluggish, but goes on to praise the artificial intelligence: "Decisions made by the AI are often exactly the same decisions I would have made myself and the AI carefully weighs its targets, what spells it should use and how to approach the battle." He admits that his first impressions were not that positive, but after a while Heroes V kicked Oblivion off his playlist, which is quite an achivement by itself. The game got an 8 out of 10. Read the whole article here.

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