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Summary: A grand game.. that STILL holds my attention...
Review: "Duel of the Planeswalkers" is a GREAT game. It was released in 1998 AFTER the initial release of "Magic the Gathering" (for PC) and the expansion pack "Spells of the Ancients". "Duel of the Planeswalkers" includes BOTH of the initial releases and also allows you to play online or via LAN. There are even a few "cards" that were designed specifially for playing on the PC... you will never find this in an actual MTG deck, they have random effects assigned by the computer when you play them!
My biggest complaint about MTG the CARD game was that it was impossible to keep up with all the rules... banned cards... and if I use this card with that card in this particular circumstance this will happen... MIND boggling problems. Its true MTG was the "father" of all other card games since 1992, and most are a far cry from MTG... but trying to seriously play and keep up on every expansion set was insane!! THUS MTG Duel of the Planeswalkers was born and is the answer to every "causal" MTG player's Prayers. My 2 complaints about this game are as follows:
1) On today's 1.5+ Gigahertz machines this game needs to be slowed down if you play the "single player" theme game. Not a problem at all during actual DUELS, but in the "Shandalar" world everything moves WAY too fast. No big deal, just find a CPU reducer utility on the internet. Older machines might not have a problem in the "Shandalar" area, but might bog down in the middle of a duel where over 20 cards are on the "table". The CPU really has to do some massive computing to figure out it's next move.... (newer machines DON'T have this problem!) 2) This game hasn't been updated/added on to since 1998... great game... an expansion would be exquisite! I have yet to take advantage of the online/lan playability... and I wonder if anyone is STILL playing this online... I'm not sure. It's 2003 and I still find myself going back to this game... fun to play, easy to walk away from when necessary, no long term monatary investment. If you are a casual player or fan of Magic the Gathering, this game is an excellent purchase. Serious players might find the game slightly old and outdated... but may yet enjoy it.
Rating:
Summary: A grand game.. that STILL holds my attention...
Review: "Duel of the Planeswalkers" is a GREAT game. It was released in 1998 AFTER the initial release of "Magic the Gathering" (for PC) and the expansion pack "Spells of the Ancients". "Duel of the Planeswalkers" includes BOTH of the initial releases and also allows you to play online or via LAN. There are even a few "cards" that were designed specifially for playing on the PC... you will never find this in an actual MTG deck, they have random effects assigned by the computer when you play them!
My biggest complaint about MTG the CARD game was that it was impossible to keep up with all the rules... banned cards... and if I use this card with that card in this particular circumstance this will happen... MIND boggling problems. Its true MTG was the "father" of all other card games since 1992, and most are a far cry from MTG... but trying to seriously play and keep up on every expansion set was insane!! THUS MTG Duel of the Planeswalkers was born and is the answer to every "causal" MTG player's Prayers. My 2 complaints about this game are as follows:
1) On today's 1.5+ Gigahertz machines this game needs to be slowed down if you play the "single player" theme game. Not a problem at all during actual DUELS, but in the "Shandalar" world everything moves WAY too fast. No big deal, just find a CPU reducer utility on the internet. Older machines might not have a problem in the "Shandalar" area, but might bog down in the middle of a duel where over 20 cards are on the "table". The CPU really has to do some massive computing to figure out it's next move.... (newer machines DON'T have this problem!) 2) This game hasn't been updated/added on to since 1998... great game... an expansion would be exquisite! I have yet to take advantage of the online/lan playability... and I wonder if anyone is STILL playing this online... I'm not sure. It's 2003 and I still find myself going back to this game... fun to play, easy to walk away from when necessary, no long term monatary investment. If you are a casual player or fan of Magic the Gathering, this game is an excellent purchase. Serious players might find the game slightly old and outdated... but may yet enjoy it.
Rating:
Summary: A grand game.. that STILL holds my attention...
Review: "Duel of the Planeswalkers" is a GREAT game. It was released in 1998 AFTER the initial release of "Magic the Gathering" (for PC) and the expansion pack "Spells of the Ancients". "Duel of the Planeswalkers" includes BOTH of the initial releases and also allows you to play online or via LAN. There are even a few "cards" that were designed specifially for playing on the PC... you will never find this in an actual MTG deck, they have random effects assigned by the computer when you play them!
My biggest complaint about MTG the CARD game was that it was impossible to keep up with all the rules... banned cards... and if I use this card with that card in this particular circumstance this will happen... MIND boggling problems. Its true MTG was the "father" of all other card games since 1992, and most are a far cry from MTG... but trying to seriously play and keep up on every expansion set was insane!! THUS MTG Duel of the Planeswalkers was born and is the answer to every "causal" MTG player's Prayers. My 2 complaints about this game are as follows:
1) On today's 1.5+ Gigahertz machines this game needs to be slowed down if you play the "single player" theme game. Not a problem at all during actual DUELS, but in the "Shandalar" world everything moves WAY too fast. No big deal, just find a CPU reducer utility on the internet. Older machines might not have a problem in the "Shandalar" area, but might bog down in the middle of a duel where over 20 cards are on the "table". The CPU really has to do some massive computing to figure out it's next move.... (newer machines DON'T have this problem!) 2) This game hasn't been updated/added on to since 1998... great game... an expansion would be exquisite! I have yet to take advantage of the online/lan playability... and I wonder if anyone is STILL playing this online... I'm not sure. It's 2003 and I still find myself going back to this game... fun to play, easy to walk away from when necessary, no long term monatary investment. If you are a casual player or fan of Magic the Gathering, this game is an excellent purchase. Serious players might find the game slightly old and outdated... but may yet enjoy it.
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Summary: Why is this game still posted!?!?!
Review: Do not listen to Amazon.com! They never had this game in stock to begin with. The least they could do is take it off their website. Give up and find somwhere else to look.
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Summary: Duels of the Planeswalkers on Windows2000 and XP.
Review: For those who have stumbled across these older reviews of the game where the incompatibility with Win2K and XP was listed as a downside, note that there is an unofficial patch that was released some time ago that let it run under NT based versions of windows, and slowed the 'shandalar' campaign down to normal levels on modern machines. It also replaces the serial networking option with a TCP/IP LAN/Internet direct connection for multiplayer(so it can still be used online), and has tons of tweaks and bugfixes to the game. Just search for 'Unofficial manalink patch 1.3.2' to find it and once again enjoy this wonderful game. I never played much of the 'shandalar' campaign style game, but I must say that the actual card game within the engine is a top notch representation of the physical card game, and I really prefer it to the more modern and free options such as Magic Workshop, which to me was more of an interactive Magic-themed shared whiteboard, where anyone can do anything, wether it be an actual legal action or not.
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Summary: top of my list
Review: I began playing the card game several years ago, and when the PC software came out, I knew I had to have it. I have just about worn mine out playing it over and over again. I would say it is a must have game, but since the online version was released they have shown no interest in upgrading this version. Therefore, if you are running Windows 2000 or XP, or plan to upgrade soon then you are out of luck as far as enjoying this marvelous game. I recently upgraded to XP and now I wish I hadn't. Only the oline version works on a newer OS, but you have to buy electronic cards. This really ..., especially for those of us who started out playing the original game and spent hundreds of dollars on the cards already. In closing, the game is awesome and if you have Windows 95/98 and plan to stick with that OS for a while then definitely add this to your gaming collection. Windows 2000 & XP users, on the other hand, are just out of luck!
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Summary: A good game , an oldie, try to find one.
Review: I recommend this game and I think it's good for Amazon to keep it listed, so other people may know it exists. I don't like the new Magic on-line version where you have to pay for everything.
Bear in mind, it's an _oldie_ (1998)! So it will be difficult to find, but once you have it... wow!
You'll have access to lots of cards from the 4th edition and old special series, like Antiquities, The Dark and more... Most cards you can't find in stores (at decent prices) but you will be able to use them and PLAY!
Which is what it's all about.
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Summary: Expect to wait
Review: I'd review this game only I haven't received it yet. Don't believe them when they say 1-2 weeks, more like 1-2 months. It better be worth the wait.
Rating:
Summary: Great
Review: If you are a magic lover like I do, you'll basically like anything related to magic. The encyclopedia is more comprehensive but that doesn't have Magical Shandalar which is a kiddie game that you walk around like an RPG game... fight with playing magic card, etc... quite fun.
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Summary: Thats not nice...
Review: Look, if you guys do not have the game, it is not nice to keep it posted that you will have it in. Either supply Duel of the Planeswalkers, or take it off your page and stop wasting our time and taking advantage of us and our hopes to get a hold of that game.
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