stated in 1993 that "There isn't much plot to Clouds of Xeen ... The world is rather empty of everyday people", similar to previous games in the series. She criticized the ending for being too binary: "if you have the right item, Xeen is toast; if you don't have it, your party is toast ... makes the confrontation almost pointless". Scorpia nonetheless concluded that both "hard-core Might & Magic fans" and some others might enjoy the game. She later that year advised players to install and play Clouds and Might & Magic V: Darkside of Xeen together for "the most enjoyment". The game was reviewed in 1993 in Dragon #191 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 5 out of 5 stars. Might and Magic: World of Xeen (comprising Clouds of Xeen and Dark Side of Xeen) was reviewed in 1994 in Dragon #201 by Sandy Petersen in the "Eye of the Monitor" column. Petersen gave the compilation 3 out of 5 stars. Barry Brenesal of PC Magazine wrote that "some fans may ... find the game too easy, with few puzzles to bedevil the novice adventurer." However, he considered the game "well crafted and visually entertaining", and believed that it should be "enjoyed as a free ride through the imaginations of New World Computing's artists." See also World of Xeen References External links 1992 video games DOS games FM Towns games Might and Magic NEC PC-9801 games New World Computing games Role-playing video games ScummVM-supported games Video games featuring protagonists of selectable gender Video game sequels Games commercially released with DOSBox Science fantasy video games First-person party-based dungeon crawler video games Video games developed in the United States