Magic 2014 - Duels of the Planeswalkers
In
addition to Xbox LIVE® Arcade, Steam®, PlayStation® Network and iPad®,
Magic 2014 - Duels of the Planeswalkers
will be available on Android™ tablet for the first time ever! With an easy-to-use tutorial, Magic
2014 is the best way for new players to learn how to play Magic, while also providing advanced
game play modes and options to satisfy experienced players.
Magic 2014 builds on the success of
previous games in the Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers franchise
and adds several new features:
- Available for the first time on Android tablet
- Sealed Play which allows players to open booster packs and
build decks to play against the AI and other players
- Engaging storyline that gives players the opportunity to
join the Planeswalker Chandra Nalaar in a quest for revenge through challenging
gameplay
- New take on the popular Slivers creature type
- 10 Brand New Decks
- 15 New Encounters
- 10 New Puzzle Challenges
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Platform-specific
promotions that will include 6-card Booster Decks featuring the following promo
cards:
o
Steam,
iPad, Android tablet – Scavenging Ooze
o
Xbox
– Bonescythe Sliver
o
PSN
– Ogre Battledriver
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Special
Edition Release including the base game and exciting mix of additional content
(Steam only)
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Loyalty
Offer for players who previously purchased Magic 2013 (Steam and Xbox only)
In addition, integration
between Magic 2014 – Duels of the Planeswalkers and the Magic 2014 - Core Set
will provide Magic 2014 players with a first look at more than 50 cards from
the Magic 2014 – Core Set releasing later this summer. Five cards from Magic 2014 – Duels of the
Planeswalkers will also be appearing as foil face cards in the Magic 2014 Intro
Packs including Liliana’s Reaver, Garruk’s Horde, Chandra’s Phoenix, Jace’s Mindseeker,
and Ajani’s Chosen.
The
addition of Sealed Play will allow players to open booster packs and
build decks to play against the AI and other players. Each sealed pool
is comprised of 84 cards, mimicking paper TCG booster packs. The PvE
experience includes a six-deck ladder where players take on mono-colored
Sealed decks each corresponding with a particular Planeswalker, and
finally facing a ‘boss’ Sealed deck.
Another
feature debuting in Magic 2014 is a new take on the popular Slivers
creature type. A fan-favorite, new playable Slivers in Magic 2014 decks
will include the following:
− Sliver Construct
− Predatory Sliver
− Groundshaker Sliver
− Megantic Sliver
− Blur Sliver
− Striking Sliver
− Thorncaster Sliver
− Battle Sliver
− Sentinel Sliver
− Bonescythe Sliver
In addition, Hive Stirrings, a sorcery that creates Sliver tokens, will also be included in Magic 2014.
And for fans of the card game itself:
Magic 2014 - Core Set
The Magic 2014
- Core Set will provide players with a wider Magic experience including new
cards, face-to-face gameplay and unlimited deck building opportunities. The Magic 2014 - Core Set is an exciting
blend of brand new cards and returning fan-favorites, and will be available at participating Wizards Play Network (WPN) hobby game
stores worldwide this summer. To find a WPN location near you, visit: Wizards.com/locator.
The Magic 2014 - Core Set will feature:
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249 Cards
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Planeswalkers – Ajani, Jace, Liliana, Chandra,
Garruk
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Slivers creature types
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In-store events throughout the summer including
Pre-release, Friday Night Magic and Game Day
Lots
to look forward to for Magic fans. Are you looking forward to the new
card sets and video game? Personally I think the sealed deck style of
game sounds very cool, and I remember the Slivers from back around the
Tempest releases (they played off of one another as well as any 'type'
of card in the Magic series in my opinion) very fondly.
I had a good friend in high school and college that played some of the Magic stuff (the card game), but that was before I think the games came out (late 90s early 2000s) and became more popular. I'm actually curious if he has played any of these, as he hasn't mentioned them.
ReplyDeleteCan't say I'm a fan of the Magic series, having never played it. I would personally probably be more likely to buy this "magic" game first though:
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Illusion-Nintendo-DS/dp/B000U5TUVK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1368437145&sr=8-2&keywords=illusions+ds+game
Haha - not my cup of tea on that 'magic' game. :)
ReplyDeletei love my CCG's - both in real and video game form. I actually met a few of my best friends in college through playing MTG at a local card shop. I do like these Duels games quite a bit, though the deck editing is not where I'd like it yet. There was a cool old game by... Microprose I think? That was more of an RPG/MTG game that had full deck editing. Awesomely ambitious stuff at the time.
Thanks for the comments. :)
The game was called Magic: The Gathering (Shandalar) and it was indeed done by MicroProse.
ReplyDeleteIt came on a black cd-rom with the red mana symbol on it for windows 95. Great game!
That was it!
ReplyDeleteThere was an expansion that came out for it too, expanding the card set to include some Arabian and a couple of other sets. I really, really enjoyed that game. I still have it sitting in one of my disc boxes, believe it or not. I haven't had much luck getting it patched to work on Win 7 though. :P
Thanks for stopping by, Karall!