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Magicka
Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good. Players will be able to combine elements to cast spells, wreaking...
Details
- Released
- January 24, 2011
- Developer
- Arrowhead Game Studios
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy · Adventure · Indie
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Platforms
- PC
How it plays
Time to beat · 4 player times (IGDB)
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Playing Magicka isn't about going through the motions with a control scheme you've used a thousand times before. It requires some reflex training that can reward you with wildly entertaining success on the field of battle. Unfortunately, Arrowhead's game is in need of patching at the time of this review, and bugs, crashes and connectivity issues occur with regularity. Even so, with a level-headed team of four, Magicka's cooperative action is entrancing chaos. It's rare for a game to feel this mechanically satisfying.
The fact that, at the time of writing, Magicka had surpassed 150,000 sales, is just a testament to how fun and addictive the core game really is. Now that most of the major hiccups out of the way, this is definitely a must-buy game, but it really needs to be experienced to get how much fun it is. We hope Paradox also learns a lesson with this as far as QA is concerned - although the game did have a beta, which is the odd thing. Anyway, buy it, grab some friends and get your robes ready!