<s>
SpellForce	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
and	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Phenomic	B-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
JoWooD	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
instalment	O
in	O
the	O
SpellForce	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
2003	O
's	O
SpellForce	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Order	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Spellforce	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Rune	O
Warrior	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
restoring	O
peace	O
and	O
order	O
to	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Eo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spellforce	B-Application
2	I-Application
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
with	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spellforce	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
unique	O
blend	O
of	O
fantasy	B-Application
and	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
,	O
with	O
magic	O
and	O
technology	O
existing	O
side	O
by	O
side	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
or	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
players	O
either	O
online	O
or	O
via	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
three	O
expansions	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
:	O
SpellForce	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
;	O
SpellForce	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Faith	O
in	O
Destiny	O
in	O
2012	O
;	O
and	O
SpellForce	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Demons	O
of	O
the	O
Past	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
complete	O
with	O
its	O
first	O
expansion	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
updated	O
engine	O
and	O
widescreen	O
support	O
,	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
SpellForce	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
on	O
7	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpellForce	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
both	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
and	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpellForce	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
high-fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
Eo	O
,	O
inhabited	O
by	O
several	O
races	O
including	O
humans	O
,	O
elves	O
,	O
dwarves	O
and	O
orcs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
itself	O
takes	O
place	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
SpellForce	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Order	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
plight	O
of	O
the	O
Soulcarrier	O
-	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
immortal	O
people	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Shaikan	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
power-hungry	O
alchemist	O
Malacay	O
through	O
the	O
blood	O
of	O
the	O
dragon	O
Ur	O
,	O
granting	O
them	O
immortality	O
and	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
resurrect	O
others	O
into	O
their	O
group	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
blood	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
falling	O
under	O
Malacay	O
's	O
power	O
whenever	O
he	O
desires	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Russian	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
of	O
SpellForce	B-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
protected	O
by	O
StarForce	O
copy	O
protection	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
is	O
still	O
possible	O
via	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
or	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
service	O
such	O
as	O
Hamachi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2008	O
on	O
GamersGate	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
2011	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
Spellforce	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
SpellForce	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
were	O
released	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
engine	O
and	O
widescreen	O
support	O
as	O
Spellforce	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpellForce	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
both	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
reviewers	O
indicate	O
that	O
SpellForce	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
hybrid	O
games	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
most	O
acknowledge	O
that	O
it	O
presents	O
little	O
innovation	O
for	O
either	O
of	O
its	O
role-playing	O
game	O
or	O
real	O
time	O
strategy	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
