Magic: The Gathering video games
Several video games based on the
Magic: The Gathering
Named after the game itself, Magic: The Gathering was published by MicroProse in February 1997. The game takes place in the
The game is notable as being the last game Sid Meier (Civilization, Railroad Tycoon) worked on while employed by MicroProse, though his involvement was short. Meier left before development was complete to found Firaxis Games.[citation needed]
Magic: The Gathering: BattleMage
Magic: The Gathering: BattleMage is a
Magic: The Gathering: Armageddon
Magic: The Gathering: Armageddon is an extremely rare arcade game published by Acclaim in 1997, somewhat similar to BattleMage. It is possible that as few as four machines were made. Acclaim's Mountain View, California-based coin-op division went out of business shortly after creating the game, so it never went into full production.[3] GamePro reported that Armageddon was shown to their editors behind the scenes at the 1997 ASI show in Las Vegas, but did not appear on the show floor.[4] The arcade board used 3dfx components and included 600 MB of RAM.[5]
Gameplay is a cross between real time combat and strategy, with characters representing one of the five colors. White had healing and soldiers; Blue countermagic and water creatures; Black death and undead creatures; Red fire and mountain creatures; and Green elves and forest magic. The game was controlled with a trackball, and supported up to two players.[6] Players could summon creatures to the arena as well as attack the opposing wizard directly.[7]
Magic: The Gathering (Sega)
Magic: The Gathering is a Dreamcast game published and released by Sega in June 2001, though in Japan only. It takes place in the town of Magic Heart, the surrounding areas of Murg, Camat Island, Lydar Forest, Yeluk, Tornell, and The Balance Tower. It includes cards from 6th edition, Alliances, and Tempest. The game included 10 cards unique to it, generally utilizing random mechanics that would be difficult to implement in real-life card play.
Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia
The Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia is an application and database of cards released by Wizards of the Coast. At its time of release, it contained up to the
The encyclopedia includes a strategy information section and deck builder with pricing. It also included a free online play mode, albeit one lacking rules enforcement.
Magic: The Gathering Online
Magic: The Gathering Online is a 2002 game developed by Leaping Lizard Software and maintained by Wizards of the Coast itself since version 2.0 in 2004. It focuses purely on gameplay, and includes no additional storyline. Included are cards from all expansions starting with
Magic: The Gathering – Battlegrounds
Magic: The Gathering – Battlegrounds is a game released in 2003 for both the PC and Xbox platforms, published by Atari. It was another attempt to do a real-time battling game, with wizards frantically running around casting spells. The Xbox version of the game offered downloadable creatures, arenas, and enchantments, though the PC version did not.
Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers
Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers is a 2009 game for Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft Windows, and PS3 developed by Stainless Games Ltd and published by Wizards of the Coast. It was released first on XBLA June 17, 2009, with a PC version released shortly after. It was announced on February 18, 2008, by way of a press release.[8] Three expansion packs have been released on XBLA. A PS3 version was made available on the PlayStation Network in November 2010.[9] Players are given pre-made decks they can play against an AI or against other humans online; new cards for these decks can be unlocked through play.
Magic: The Gathering - Tactics
Magic: The Gathering - Tactics was an online
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 is a follow-up to the 2009 Duels of the Planeswalkers for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. It was released on June 15, 2011.[11] It features a campaign mode with light story and a variety of pre-made decks for which additional cards can be unlocked through play. Like the original Duels of the Planeswalkers, the decks are made such that complicated timing windows are unnecessary and the choice of land tapping is generally irrelevant; this keeps the gameplay faster than Magic Online, which allows full deck customization.
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 is a followup to both previous Duels of the Planeswalkers titles, released June 20, 2012. In addition to Xbox 360, PS3, and PC, the game was also made available on iPad for the first time.[12]
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 is the fourth installment in the Duels of the Planeswalkers series, released June 26, 2013. It introduced a new feature, "Sealed Play", which allows players to open virtual
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 is the fifth installment in the Duels of the Planeswalkers series.
Magic Duels
Magic Duels, originally titled Magic Duels: Origins, is the follow-up to Duels of the Planeswalkers. It includes a new model for monetization; unlike the earlier games, it is
Magic: The Gathering – Puzzle Quest
Magic: The Gathering – Puzzle Quest is a mobile game based on the Puzzle Quest series of match-3 games, originally developed by Hibernum but taken over by Oktagon Games. It was first released in 2015. The player competes against computer-run opponents (either premade decks set by the game, or decks created by other players), matching tiles on a game board to generate mana that allows them to summon creatures and cast spells, with many of the game's other mechanics changed to be performed automatically by the game. Players can earn in-game rewards to get new cards or can acquire these through microtransactions.
Magic: The Gathering Arena
Magic: The Gathering Arena is a
Magic: Legends
Magic: Legends was a free-to-play
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- ^ "Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 breaks down the game's complications". Polygon. May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ "Cryptic's Magic: Legends is an isometric RPG and not an MMORPG because of earth elemental butt". Massively Overpowered. January 9, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "Magic: Legends is closing down permanently in October". PC Gamer. June 29, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "Magic: Legends is an MMO set in the Magic: The Gathering universe". PC Gamer. December 12, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ Hall, Charlie (March 18, 2021). "Magic: The Gathering goes Diablo, but with classic cards — and it's free". Polygon. Retrieved March 21, 2021.