As the second expansion to the acclaimed Heroes III, Shadow of Death pales as a faithful follower. There is nothing strikingly new except for some combination artifacts that follows Armageddon's Blade campaign formats. Other than that, it often involves tiresome battles against or using legions of undead. Yup, as an ambitious undead lord yourself, you will be leading hordes of zombies and skeletons against even more hordes of lifeless and colorless creatures in one of these campaigns. War is a grave business.
So, if you really love the Heroes gameplay just as it is, then good for you, but if you fancy a fresh fix to the usual stuff, then you may well overlook this one.
KingLim
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