For example, the combat in Heroes IV will be completely revamped. The biggest difference will be immediately obvious to Heroes fans: Combat now takes place on an isometric battlefield, rather than from a side view as in the previous games. In addition, your hero characters won't just stand on the sidelines shooting off spells every now and then. They're now in the thick of it along with all your other units, and can engage in battle directly. There are other more subtle but equally significant changes to the combat, such as the inclusion of some basic line-of-sight rules, as well as major changes to the way retaliation attacks now work. And of course, the actual creatures on the battlefield will be quite different as well. Read to learn what will be so special about each of them.