The last of its series, once again great, great game. Im sad that there havent been follow ups for this game. If anything... This game should have fourth installation definetly! Must have series for any turnbased gameplay fans!

The best in the series, which is saying something as the series as a whole is quite good. It's a shame you don't see many games like this made still, especially using some of the multiplayer concepts like play by email (which is, at least, making a small comeback). If you only get one AoW, get this. But you should get the trilogy anyhow.

A must have for fantasy TBS fans especially those who are looking for something similar to master of magic. Graphics are improved compared to the first one and the game includes a random map generator

The best AoW title ever, hands down, bar none. This game has all of the greatness of the first two games but then improved it by adding an additional terrain layer the Shadow Realm. The new races are down right enjoyable to play, and the new special abilities are interesting to play with. This is a must have for any true turn based strategy enthusiast. Unfortunately this is more then likely the last game of the series.

Probably the best of the Shadow Magic series, although it is something of 2.5 rather than a full successor. In this iteration we see a new map level (the shadow realm) and the introduction of three new races.

For those unfamiliar with the series, this is a turn based strategy in a similar vein as Master of Magic or Heroes of Might and Magic. There's a wealth of units and races to choose from, recruitable NPC heroes who level up and develop with your armies and engaging turn based combat.

This is by far my favorite game in the series. They combined some of the few things I enjoyed from Age of Wonders II and added them to the original Age of Wonders to create Shadow Magic. The campaigns were fun.

Why should you get Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic? Well in my opinion there simply haven't been any better games of its genre since it was published! On its own it already provides a varied setting with lots to choose from: Over a dozen races all with their unique flavor, strategy on three separate levels at once (above ground, underground and the shadow world which has its own laws), good magic system with plenty of spells to choose from and of course a huge amount of creatures to recruit or fight against!

But what really makes AoW: SM shine is the continued support it is still getting from its community! There are several high-end mods and total conversions available which add hundreds of new units, dozens of new races and countless new maps for the game. AoW community has even created an unofficial patch for the game (version 1.4) with a plethora of fixes. For 8,99€ getting this one should be a no-brainer for any fan of fantasy strategy.

Wonderful game! It's more or less the same as the first two in the series, gameplay-wise, but if it aint broke, don't fix it. If you've never played the other two, then I'd definitely give the game a try, and it's pretty cheap too! Great tactical fantasy game, all in all.