No special effects to speak of. Average sound effects. Three single player campaigns plus multiplayer mode provide enough gameplay for the price. Minimal but functional.
Controls are mostly simple to master, but some design choices cause potential problems.
Ability to mix potions, elixirs, etc. Ability to earn gold through tribute from villages. Conspicious lack of spell casting. Lack of much originality. Over the course of the last year or so, there have been an ever-increasing number of games being produced by Eastern European software development teams.