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Summary: Where can i find this game!
Review: Hi, i luv magic and need some help. I've been looking for this game for a few months i think and can't find it. I tryed every online store, even microprose...i couldn't find it...PLZ HELP ME!
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Summary: Quite simply the BOMB!
Review: I love this game! Okay so I am a Magic addict, not only that but I am female which I have found out is a rare creature in the realm of Magic, and it's many mysteries. This game is great fun, especially if you don't get to play the card game very often. There are two ways of playing, you can make up your own deck and then play against the computer or you can use the interactive part of the game and go into the land of Shandalar and try and defeat the five Wizards, each Wizard representing a different land type. This works in a similar way to playing the computer but in this way you can collect rare and unique card along the way to boost the basic set you are allocated with. There are four levels, Apprentice, Magician, Sorcerer and Wizard. I would recommend that if you are a beginner go as an apprentice because it is easier. Playing on the Wizard level is like playing in a real tournament, and can be exceedingly frustrating! Apprentices play with a one-colour deck rather than mixed colours, which makes an easier game all round. Like in the card game, the computer version gives its cards the same strength and weaknesses. Blue being based on spells and magic, green being earthy and fast etc. The graphics are good, as are the sound effects and you feel you are actually getting a prize when you win cards off the creatures you challenge. You can go around Shandalar picking up extra cards by trading amulets that you are allocated at the start of the game, or buy buying them with gold that you win, steal, or are given. It's a fun game, that is totally addictive. I have been told there is an expansion pack available but I have yet to find it. All the same it is a great computer game and well worth having if you love Magic and want to play the game on your own.
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Summary: Quite simply the BOMB!
Review: I love this game! Okay so I am a Magic addict, not only that but I am female which I have found out is a rare creature in the realm of Magic, and it's many mysteries. This game is great fun, especially if you don't get to play the card game very often. There are two ways of playing, you can make up your own deck and then play against the computer or you can use the interactive part of the game and go into the land of Shandalar and try and defeat the five Wizards, each Wizard representing a different land type. This works in a similar way to playing the computer but in this way you can collect rare and unique card along the way to boost the basic set you are allocated with. There are four levels, Apprentice, Magician, Sorcerer and Wizard. I would recommend that if you are a beginner go as an apprentice because it is easier. Playing on the Wizard level is like playing in a real tournament, and can be exceedingly frustrating! Apprentices play with a one-colour deck rather than mixed colours, which makes an easier game all round. Like in the card game, the computer version gives its cards the same strength and weaknesses. Blue being based on spells and magic, green being earthy and fast etc. The graphics are good, as are the sound effects and you feel you are actually getting a prize when you win cards off the creatures you challenge. You can go around Shandalar picking up extra cards by trading amulets that you are allocated at the start of the game, or buy buying them with gold that you win, steal, or are given. It's a fun game, that is totally addictive. I have been told there is an expansion pack available but I have yet to find it. All the same it is a great computer game and well worth having if you love Magic and want to play the game on your own.
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Summary: Not Quite
Review: If you are looking for Magic TCG computer game that is worthy of the card game, keep looking. The few glitches that I found almost fully destroyed the fun value, and it is just not as fulfilling as laughing in a beaten opponent's face. Just buy the cards for a better time.
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Summary: Cheaper than buying all those real (and virtual) cards!
Review: The game started with Magic: The Gathering and was subsequently followed by two other CD-ROM titles: Spells of the Ancients and Duels of the Planeswalkers. Both titles added more cards to your deck that came with the original M:TG. I believe one of the CD-ROMS (can't remember which one) allowed players to battle each other on the internet. (I never was able to make it work though so just stuck with playing against the computer or doing the "Shandalar" quests). The game seems to only work with Windows 95 and can be temperamental. It constantly asks me to reinstall the "Duel of the Planeswalker" and can crash unexpectedly. However, I enjoy this game a lot because it doesn't require you to constantly buy more cards (as in the real collectible card game!) which can be bad for your pocketbook! (I've spent more than a couple of thousand dollars just buying new expansions constantly before I realized it doesn't have to be that way!) Just buy the CD ROM game (no matter how buggy) because it truly is a good game. (Remember, it runs only on Windows 95!) And now they came out with a newer computer version (released June 2002) which will allow you to play with other "wizards" on the internet! The catch is, you will need to keep buying more virtual cards to add to your deck! HOLD ON TO YOUR WALLET and BE WARNED! This game (M:TG) can be addictive so heed my advice: just buy the original M:TG (Microprose) and play your heart out and save your money (ATTN: school age kids!) for a college education instead! By the way, there is also a Magic: The Gathering Encyclopedia (CD-ROM) which is extremely helpful in keeping track of your collection. It is also wonderfully useful in helping you build your deck and has a lot of useful features for M:TG enthusiasts (i.e., finding cards to build and fine tune your decks, listing of all cards complete with actual pictures of the cards, a utility that allows you to find and sort cards by criteria you choose, etc.) M:TG is truly one good game which has become an established icon of pop culture. Too bad you'd have to spend a fortune just to "keep up"! Don't say I didn't warn you! ...
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Summary: Cheaper than buying all those real (and virtual) cards!
Review: The game started with Magic: The Gathering and was subsequently followed by two other CD-ROM titles: Spells of the Ancients and Duels of the Planeswalkers. Both titles added more cards to your deck that came with the original M:TG. I believe one of the CD-ROMS (can't remember which one) allowed players to battle each other on the internet. (I never was able to make it work though so just stuck with playing against the computer or doing the "Shandalar" quests). The game seems to only work with Windows 95 and can be temperamental. It constantly asks me to reinstall the "Duel of the Planeswalker" and can crash unexpectedly. However, I enjoy this game a lot because it doesn't require you to constantly buy more cards (as in the real collectible card game!) which can be bad for your pocketbook! (I've spent more than a couple of thousand dollars just buying new expansions constantly before I realized it doesn't have to be that way!) Just buy the CD ROM game (no matter how buggy) because it truly is a good game. (Remember, it runs only on Windows 95!) And now they came out with a newer computer version (released June 2002) which will allow you to play with other "wizards" on the internet! The catch is, you will need to keep buying more virtual cards to add to your deck! HOLD ON TO YOUR WALLET and BE WARNED! This game (M:TG) can be addictive so heed my advice: just buy the original M:TG (Microprose) and play your heart out and save your money (ATTN: school age kids!) for a college education instead! By the way, there is also a Magic: The Gathering Encyclopedia (CD-ROM) which is extremely helpful in keeping track of your collection. It is also wonderfully useful in helping you build your deck and has a lot of useful features for M:TG enthusiasts (i.e., finding cards to build and fine tune your decks, listing of all cards complete with actual pictures of the cards, a utility that allows you to find and sort cards by criteria you choose, etc.) M:TG is truly one good game which has become an established icon of pop culture. Too bad you'd have to spend a fortune just to "keep up"! Don't say I didn't warn you! ...
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Summary: Fun, when it works
Review: This game is a good introduction to the game Magic, especially for people who can't find others to play the TCG with, but it is very dated: Graphics are only 256 colors and the game is *full* of glitches, at least if you run it on Windows 95 or higher. There have been patches released for the game but even they don't fix all the bugs, and finding the patches isn't easy either since the game came out under the Microprose label, which was bought by Hasbro Interactive which is now Infogrames. It is nice though in that you can play with lots of Magic cards you'd probably never be able to find and/or afford in real life. If you can find this game cheap and don't mind glitches, go ahead and buy it, otherwise, wait for the upcoming Magic Online game.
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Summary: Fun, when it works
Review: This game is a good introduction to the game Magic, especially for people who can't find others to play the TCG with, but it is very dated: Graphics are only 256 colors and the game is *full* of glitches, at least if you run it on Windows 95 or higher. There have been patches released for the game but even they don't fix all the bugs, and finding the patches isn't easy either since the game came out under the Microprose label, which was bought by Hasbro Interactive which is now Infogrames. It is nice though in that you can play with lots of Magic cards you'd probably never be able to find and/or afford in real life. If you can find this game cheap and don't mind glitches, go ahead and buy it, otherwise, wait for the upcoming Magic Online game.
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Summary: A great strategy game!
Review: This is an excellent strategy game, especially if you're a fan of MTG. Design your own decks and play against the computer, or against other people on kali.net. My only 2 complaints: 1) There's a number of bugs and cards don't always work like they should, but it's surprising how many DO work, considering the way that some cards change the rules of the game. I've heard that there are patches for the game that fix these bugs, but I haven't tried them yet. 2) The AI isn't all that smart when it comes to strategy, won't make the best use of its cards, and will even occasionally do counterproductive things like heal the opponent. But it's still a reasonable AI, especially if you want someone to try out a new strategy against. The game is no longer being produced, but you can still get a copy if you go to Amazon.com's zShops and do a search for "magic the gathering", you'll find a number of stores still selling it.
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Summary: A great strategy game!
Review: This is an excellent strategy game, especially if you're a fan of MTG. Design your own decks and play against the computer, or against other people on kali.net. My only 2 complaints: 1) There's a number of bugs and cards don't always work like they should, but it's surprising how many DO work, considering the way that some cards change the rules of the game. I've heard that there are patches for the game that fix these bugs, but I haven't tried them yet. 2) The AI isn't all that smart when it comes to strategy, won't make the best use of its cards, and will even occasionally do counterproductive things like heal the opponent. But it's still a reasonable AI, especially if you want someone to try out a new strategy against. The game is no longer being produced, but you can still get a copy if you go to Amazon.com's zShops and do a search for "magic the gathering", you'll find a number of stores still selling it.
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