Regional alternate Might and Magic II. Same content.
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Category
RPG1 player12+
Description
Alternative version of Might and Magic II on SNES.
Might and Magic II review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Trekking across a vast fantasy world while mapping dungeons and lands rewards method over haste, every step revealing traps, random encounters and hidden treasures. Building and slowly advancing your adventuring party, until you master a broad spellbook, stretches the adventure across many hours. This variant of Might and Magic II carries on the scale of old-school Western RPGs, best savored unhurried.
The German variant of Might and Magic II, set apart from the general PAL edition by its release market: Germany was one of the few European homes for big SNES CRPGs, with its own pressings and often adapted documentation. These bulky boxes aged poorly, making a complete German example less frequent than the common English pressing. Collector interest lies with anyone assembling the title's regional variants, the DE version bringing a specific provenance within the small PAL RPG scene.
Is Might and Magic II still worth playing in 2026?
The European version of New World Computing's legendary dungeon crawler, where a party of adventurers explores a vast first-person world ruled by deep mechanics. The immense freedom and sense of discovery stay intoxicating for those who love to get lost, map and optimise a team. The dated interface and dryness demand real effort today. A landmark computer RPG to rediscover for fans of free exploration and classic mechanics.
