These powerful, elementally attuned units not only take up two vertical spaces in the grid, you also need to place two standard units of the same color behind them before they'll activate. Those rewards take the form of XP and currency which is used to invest in Elite units. The first person to lose all of their health loses, and to the victor go the spoils. Once units are ready for battle, they'll automatically launch their assault at the beginning of your next turn, ripping through the defenses in front of them, tearing through any enemies, and then - if they haven't used up their attack points - smashing into the "home" line of your opponent, chipping some health off their total HP. You also only have a handful of moves each turn to either move units around or call in reinforcements, so the game is one of constant cat-and-mouse teasing between you and your opponent. What makes the strategy interesting is that, once formed, your attacking units may take a handful of moves before they "wake up" and launch their assault - by which time, the opposing forces may have radically changed their own defensive and offensive set-up. Unit sets of the same color can even be fused together to create more powerful forces if you have the space to maneuver.
You have a variety of different troops in a grid formation on the field - create a vertical line of three and you'll have an attacking force, create a horizontal line and they'll form a defensive wall against the opponent. To describe it as a match-three game really doesn't do it justice, although it does form the backbone of this turn-based strategy title. The really delicious meat of Clash of Heroes though is found in its combat. It's a story that's set against a backdrop of beautiful hand-painted background scenery, filled with lightly animated manga-like characters. Five children find their lives in ruin when a mysterious demon destroys their home, and the game tells the story of their journey to uncover the truth behind the demon's origins, and destroy the powerful artifact that led to this monstrous power. If you've gorged yourself on fantasy games of years gone by then you'll find the story of Clash of Heroes either reassuringly familiar or unremarkable. It consumed endless hours of our time in previous incarnations, and the possibility of playing the game during those equally endless commuting hours seemed too good to be true. It seems so long since a mobile port of developer Capybara Games' critically acclaimed DS (then XBLA, PSN and PC) title, Might & Magic Clash of Heroes that we'd almost forgotten about it. Check out our cheats and tips for Might & Magic Clash of Heroes
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