MasonicGamer.com - Okay, lets get something straight here: I’ve never played Magic: The Gathering. I saw people playing it in high school, but was too busy with Walkmans and Gameboys to join in. I’m sure the game is fun, but I never became part of the competitive, card-collecting scene, even when the Pokemon fad was in full swing. Therefore, this review is coming from a complete noob – someone who never played previous versions of Duels of the Planeswalkers, or even realised they existed.
From what I can tell, this game is unadulterated Magic: the Gathering. Sure, there’s some kind of story, but it’s mainly just battling foes, collecting cards, and customising your deck. It starts with a horribly-cheesy fantasy opening, setting the scene, and almost putting me off altogether. The tutorial is no better, with cringe-worthy voice over and omission of certain key facts (for example, when do I get to draw a card? I still haven’t figured that out). Thankfully, it’s not long before the uninitiated become trained in the basics and ready for a real fight.
Carlos writes "2017 was a great year for the Xbox Backwards Compatibility program with many of our favourite 360 games made playable on Xbox One. That said, there are still a ton of highly requested games yet to arrive in the program and with 2018 set to see even more added, it makes sense that the first of the years new additions are now being given the treatment. This past week has seen six new games made backwards compatible, but which ones are worth returning to once more?"
"Six new games arrive via Backwards Compatibility"
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Examiner's David Leavitt writes: "A recent accident left me without the use of fingers in my right hand. An even more devastating consequence than the damage to my body was that done to my soul. I'd lost the most important person in my life. Marjorie was more than just a lover to me: She was my best friend, confidant, inspirational muse and other half."
Impulse Gamer - Well, another year has passed and another edition of Magic's Duels of the Planeswalkers franchise has appeared – a less tongue-twisting title is not among the updates and new additions. So what is new, you might ask? Well, the big news is the Sealed Mode... but we'll get to that. First, a rundown of Duels of the Planeswalkers (DotP from here on, to appease the gods of brevity) itself, and how it relates to the card game.