Posted on: January 12, 2012
gorelando
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yeah
I truly feel this is the pinnacle of the genre -- fantasy turn-based strategy a la Heroes of Might and Magic. It just works.
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Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic
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Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle with races never before seen, across new and diverse landscapes.
Combined with the option of creating a totally unique environment with the map generator and rewriting the history of this world through the enhanced campaign editor, you are ensured a constant stream of completely new game experiences.
* Revisions to the original 12 Age of Wonders races. Each race has a new city upgrade, which comes with a new unit. For example, the Elves can build a Secret Forest, which cloaks the town and produces Treemen.
* Use diplomacy with your rivals as you see fit. Lay siege to enemy cities with a careful balance of tactical guile and magical augmentations. You might just be destined to become the greatest Wizard-King of all time.
* Confront rivals in Multiplayer via a LAN or over the Internet for up to 8 players - options include Play by Email, Hot Seat, and the exciting Simultaneous-Turn System allowing all players to move at the same time!
* Design your very own scenarios, heroes, items, and even new Wizards with the enhanced scenario editor, challenging others to triumph over your creation
Combined with the option of creating a totally unique environment with the map generator and rewriting the history of this world through the enhanced campaign editor, you are ensured a constant stream of completely new game experiences.
* Revisions to the original 12 Age of Wonders races. Each race has a new city upgrade, which comes with a new unit. For example, the Elves can build a Secret Forest, which cloaks the town and produces Treemen.
* Use diplomacy with your rivals as you see fit. Lay siege to enemy cities with a careful balance of tactical guile and magical augmentations. You might just be destined to become the greatest Wizard-King of all time.
* Confront rivals in Multiplayer via a LAN or over the Internet for up to 8 players - options include Play by Email, Hot Seat, and the exciting Simultaneous-Turn System allowing all players to move at the same time!
* Design your very own scenarios, heroes, items, and even new Wizards with the enhanced scenario editor, challenging others to triumph over your creation
- Use the random map generator to create new scenarios or multiplayer challenges at the click of one button!
- Three entirely new races: The steppe roaming Nomads, the sinister Shadow Demons and the otherworldly Syrons.
- Features a full new Campaign with 5 episodes and 16 scenarios, with new characters and a new unfolding story. 19 stand-alone scenarios are included.
Age of Wonders, the Age of Wonders logo, Triumph Studios and the Triumph Studios logo are trademarks of Triumph Studios b.v. Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Triumph Studios b.v. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.
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33 hMain
63.5 h Main + Sides
81.5 h Completionist
46.5 h All Styles
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Posted on: March 21, 2023
NuclearKangaroo
Verified ownerGames: 146 Reviews: 5
TBS games dont get much better than this
ive played this game on and off for the last 17+ years, and thats mostly just skirmish, theres so much content here is insane, and theres fan sites still up hosting maps and scenarios even today i think the only turn based strategy games that are better than this, is the XCOM/X-COM series, overall this is a masterpiece
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Posted on: June 15, 2014
Dorkable
Verified ownerGames: 18 Reviews: 1
Amazing content for the price!
I just bought this today from the GoG summer sales for 3.99. It blew me away with its content and vast choices to make in game, yet keeping it simple enough for 4k newbies like myself. I previously bought the latest Warlock 2: The Exiled for 29.99 from Steam which kinda bored me quickly, despite its modern lovely graphics. AOW: SM with its 10 years old graphics instead, kept me stuck to the game and entertained. Needless to say, I shelved Warlock 2 and continued with my adventures here. A minor peeve though, I wish I could zoom in as it gets a bit hard to click on units at times with all the trees or enemy units standing in the way. Otherwise, AOW: SM has that old school charm, very strong RPG element and freedom of choice playstyle which I enjoy. Highly recommended!
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Posted on: February 19, 2015
Valendale
Verified ownerGames: 47 Reviews: 67
One of the Greatest Games Ever Made
The Sequel to Age of Wonders 2, Shadow Magic has it's own campaign focused on four separate characters. Shadow Magic also has a Random Map Generator, Excellent mod support with a still active community, and adds the Shadow Realm and Additional races.
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Posted on: August 24, 2024
markimiller
Verified ownerGames: 41 Reviews: 1
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic
Endlessly playable
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