Magic: The Gathering is best enjoyed as a group activity, and Planeswalkers' multiplayer elements deliver. Head-to-head, co-op, and larger group matches can be played locally and on Xbox Live. Matches are often intense affairs tempered by just the right mixture of strategy and luck. The wildly unpredictable nature of each face off – and the fact that either opponent can gain or lose their advantage on the turn on a dime – keeps things exciting.
Though it's far from perfect, Planeswalkers is still a great choice for re-living moments of nerdy nostalgia or diving into the card game for the first time. It's certainly a hell of a lot cheaper.
