Most people will want to jump right into the new “Shadow of Death” campaign, but itâ€™s something of a mixed bag. Theyâ€™re quite powerfulâ€”and worth the effortâ€”and somehow do not throw off the balance of the game. The Shadow of Death expansion enhances Heroes III by tweaking the balance a bit (Archangels and Angels are no longer the gameâ€™s greatest bargains), adding some new terrains (each of which have positive and/or negative effects when fighting battles on them), damage from moats surround cities and most significantly, 12 new “Combo Artifacts.” Essentially, equipping certain artifacts will cause additional bonuses. Itâ€™s still a turn-based game where you hire heroes and supply them with an army, scour maps for resources, build towns and defenses, discover artifacts and try to complete simple goal-based scenarios.

The core game remains an incredibly refined evolution of the original Heroes of Might and Magic. It also has a new campaign (with seven parts) starring everyoneâ€™s favorite Necromancer, Sandro.

With Shadow of Death installed, Heroes III stands tall at 86 scenarios, 14 campaigns, 16 hero classes, 145 different units, a random map generator, and 138 magical artifacts.

Heroes of Might and Magic III: Shadow of Deathĭoesn’t quite avoid the shadow of repetition.

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