<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
for	O
the	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
released	O
by	O
The	O
3DO	O
Company	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
that	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
includes	O
seven	O
new	O
campaigns	O
with	O
adjustable	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
can	O
be	O
installed	O
alongside	O
the	O
first	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Armageddon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Armageddon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
expansion	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Conflux	O
town	O
)	O
are	O
present	O
in	O
The	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
,	O
but	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
remain	O
hidden	O
and	O
inaccessible	O
unless	O
certain	O
files	O
installed	O
by	O
Armageddon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
are	O
detected	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
directory	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
several	O
gamers	O
discovered	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
empty	O
files	O
with	O
the	O
correct	O
file	O
names	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
Armageddon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
enhancements	O
in	O
The	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
without	O
having	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
earlier	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
campaigns	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
both	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mandate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heaven	I-Application
and	O
Heroes	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
The	B-Application
Restoration	I-Application
of	I-Application
Erathia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
revolves	O
around	O
Sandro	O
the	O
Necromancer	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
recently	O
arrived	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Antagarich	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
Gelu	O
is	O
chosen	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
Forest	O
Guard	O
's	O
next	O
captain	O
,	O
as	O
referenced	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Lord	O
Haart	O
,	O
he	O
has	O
King	O
Nicolas	O
Gryphonheart	O
poisoned	O
,	O
and	O
forms	O
an	O
alliance	O
between	O
Deyja	O
,	O
the	O
Kreegans	B-Application
and	O
Nighon	O
against	O
the	O
human	O
lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
tricked	O
and	O
imprisoned	O
by	O
his	O
own	O
puppet	O
king	O
,	O
Finneas	O
Vilmar	O
,	O
who	O
then	O
leads	O
the	O
invasion	O
of	O
Erathia	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Restoration	I-Application
of	I-Application
Erathia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
