<s>
Etherlords	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fantasy	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
and	O
card-dueling	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
by	O
Russian	O
developer	O
Nival	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Etherlords	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
DreamCatcher	O
Interactive	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Strategy	O
First	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
titled	O
Etherlords	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
card-based	O
dueling	O
system	O
that	O
borrows	O
heavily	O
from	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
pure	O
dueling	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
major	O
appeal	O
of	O
Etherlords	B-Application
stems	O
from	O
the	O
scenario	O
mode	O
which	O
utilizes	O
a	O
strategy/adventure	O
map	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nival	O
later	O
became	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Etherlords	B-Application
I	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
select	O
between	O
two	O
campaigns	O
:	O
Kinet/Vital	O
or	O
Chaot/Synthet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Etherlords	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Diamanda	O
mysteriously	O
returns	O
from	O
the	O
mists	O
of	O
legend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
mentioned	O
in	O
passing	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Kinet/Vital	O
campaign	O
in	O
Etherlords	B-Application
I	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Etherlords	B-Application
I	O
uses	O
a	O
strictly	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
map	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
Etherlords	B-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
more	O
character-oriented	O
adventure	O
map	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Shandalar	B-Application
,	O
the	O
minigame	O
that	O
MicroProse	O
created	O
for	O
its	O
computer	O
translation	O
of	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
effect	O
of	O
this	O
change	O
is	O
that	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
occasional	O
time	O
limits	O
,	O
the	O
scenarios	O
in	O
Etherlords	B-Application
II	I-Application
do	O
not	O
feature	O
active	O
dangers	O
—	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
explore	O
as	O
he	O
wishes	O
without	O
threat	O
of	O
his	O
infrastructure	O
being	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
particular	O
interest	O
to	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
players	O
are	O
the	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
in	O
Etherlords	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
Limited	O
,	O
a	O
popular	O
sealed-pack	O
competition	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
factions	O
in	O
Etherlords	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
races	O
dominate	O
the	O
lands	O
of	O
the	O
Etherlords	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
they	O
consider	O
their	O
allies	O
the	O
strange	O
,	O
pseudo-machines	O
of	O
the	O
Etherlords	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Etherlords	B-Application
I	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Etherlords	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Etherlords	B-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Etherlords	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
