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I can't believe the replies this thread is getting! Where I come from, Heroes III was The Game... I don't know a single gamer that hasn't played it! To me someone asking if HOMM3 is an rpg or strategy or shooter is equal to asking if Starcraft is a Starship Troopers sequel....... Further more, there could be NO comparison with 4, which tried to copy Age of Wonders elements and totally ripped off music from Warlords Battlecry II, and especially 5, which was done in an entirely different universe, by a totally different developers team and with no desire to uphold the traditions set by NWC.
I recommend you find the Heroes III Platinum Edition (aka Heroes III Complete). It includes the two official expansion packs (Armageddon's Blade and Shadow of Death). And i also would advise against installing the Russian mod Wake of Gods, which imo ruins the great game.
Heroes III, for those who don't know, is a Turn-Based strategy game, one of the most-popular and revered games in the genre. I myself have spent hundreds of nights in front of the monitor playing it. If anyone is interested in talking HOMM, I'll be happy to..