Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World for Genesis

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Review #4353

Might and Magic: Gates to Another World

Death around every corner

Genesis 1991 Electronic Arts RPG RPG › Dungeon
Might and Magic: Gates to Another World screenshot for Genesis
Screenshot used for review/reference purposes.
1 / 5

Gameplay

On screen map is super helpful, but would be nice if it showed you where you've been.
Same old turn-based dungeon crawler formula. At least this one doesn't use the awful mouse cursor like some of the SNES titles.
Good for this sort of game, but I cannot stand dungeon crawlers. Get away from me.

0 / 5

Level Design

There's a design? It's just an endless hallway with random battles. No thanks.

1 / 5

Theme

Has a tiny bit of personality in the NPCs and enemies, but your party don't even get mug shots. As bland as can be.

2 / 5

Art Style

No animation other than the enemy sprites.
Looks pretty good for this sort of game.

1 / 5

Audio

Music is someone going nuts on a harpsichord. I didn't mind it for a couple of minutes but then it got on every one of my nerves.
Sounds are way too loud and mostly just sound like dropping a big box on a hard surface. Nothing special or interesting. I think I'd prefer silence.

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