Dungeons & Dragons Heroes

 Xbox
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: Sep 17, 2003
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 33
  3. Negative: 2 out of 33
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  1. Armchair Empire
    72
    It's a fun title that gives the genre some notable tweaks, and it's certainly recommendable to anyone with an itch for a fast and furious dungeon crawl.
  2. GameCritics
    70
    May get flack from the hardcore D&D crowd for simply being a "Diablo" clone set in the D&D universe, but it's still hard to deny the simple joy in teaming up with three friends to kick the crap out a Beholder.
  3. XGP Gaming
    70
    I enjoyed this game, because it's one of the few games that you can take a few buddies and play through. It doesn't require much thought and in fact much skill. Anyone can seemingly pick up and play this game for some good fun.
  5. GameSpot
    66
    Unfortunately, the game's lackluster visuals and simple and easy gameplay prevent this experience from being anything remarkable, especially in the wake of the much better, much older games that inspired it.
  6. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    60
    Play solo, and you'll find scant motivation to hew through hundreds of drooling monsters. Forming a party, on the other hand, changes everything. [Nov 2003, p.189]
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  7. Maxim Online
    60
    With Heroes, D&D has severed its dorky roots in favor of fast-paced, arcade-style hackin' 'n' slashin'.
  8. Yahoo!
    60
    A decent, facile translation of the D&D experience, but only for those who weren't already obsessed and experienced with the original. It's paradoxically ill-suited to the hardcore audience.
  9. eToychest
    60
    This is not the "Baldur's Gate" killer people were hoping for, and I fear that once "Dark Alliance II" hits retail, our four Heroes will become but a distant memory for another 150 years.
  10. GMR Magazine
    60
    The slower pacing and repetitive gameplay wear thin after a few hours if you're all by your lonesome. [Nov 2003, p.78]
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  11. Eurogamer
    60
    It won't frustrate you too much, but likewise it won't inspire you either. It's a straight up hackandslash that anyone with friends to play it with will probably enjoy, falling somewhere between Gauntlet's button-mashing traditions and Dark Alliance's intelligence and fun.
  12. GameNow
    58
    Slower-paced than "Dark Alliance," and it feels a lot more soulless and generic. [Nov 2003, p.54]
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  13. Play Magazine
    50
    There are just too many design flaws within the monotony of the dungeon-crawling template. [Oct 2003, p.73]
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  14. Xbox Nation Magazine
    50
    It isn't polished, it's only marginally engaging, and most of the time, it feels more like some kind of unnatural amalgamation of "Gauntlet" and "Diablo" than anything else. [Dec/Jan 2004, p.87]
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Awards & Rankings

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#86 Best Xbox Game of 2003
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#39 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2003

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25
  1. Steyraus
    Apr 14, 2021
    10
    Like all the D&D style dungeon crawlers of this era Heroes is an awsome experience.. It easily hits the hights of Champions of Norath and BGLike all the D&D style dungeon crawlers of this era Heroes is an awsome experience.. It easily hits the hights of Champions of Norath and BG Dark Alliance 1, Bards Tale etc and way better than Dark Alliance 2 IMO. It has great combat animations, and some of the most ballaced and well implented classes and power systems of all the games.. The camera is a realtreat aswell letting you zoom right in and out.. The only thing I would wish was a bit better is the visuals..Environments are a little bland and the character models a but basic..The FMV Cutscenes make up for this a bit however, with some badarse cinematic, especially the introduction of boss monsters.. Seeing this version of a Beholder had me thinking fuk yeah, this is sick. This is definently a must play , especially if you liked the previously mentioned games.… Full Review »
  2. CameronK.
    Jun 2, 2006
    10
    4 player co op that's really fun.
  3. SupaFlySnooka
    Jan 29, 2006
    8
    If you're into co-op action RPGs such as Dark Alliance, X-Men Legends and Gauntlet Legends than this game is for you. I played this with If you're into co-op action RPGs such as Dark Alliance, X-Men Legends and Gauntlet Legends than this game is for you. I played this with 2 friends and it is a lot of fun and can actually get challenging at times unlike Gauntlet Seven Sorrows. Maybe not as fun by yourself, but at least worth the rental with some friends. I don't know what games(TM) is talking about, the camera never ever moves unless you tell it to, and is the same system found in any other game like this. Maybe they had a broken controller or sucked at the game.… Full Review »
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