Etherlords boasted great graphics and a unique battle system similar to collectible card games like Magic: The Gathering. What makes it so great is the plethora of cards/spells available throughout the game. Etherlords 2 boasts characters that accumulate experience and skills, which allows them to increase their combat capabilities from battle to battle. 4 character races each with its own campaign and non-linear storyline. New creatures and spells that can be used by all the races as well as new areas to explore suchs as "contaminated zones". One of the more exciting features that will be in the game when it's released is the multiplayer mode which is supposed to have a highly developed tournament system, including automatic calculation of players' statistics and ratings as well as game servers, and duels that can be recorded and replayed later.