Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers is a digital collectible card game that introduces players to the Magic: The Gathering universe. Players assume the role of a Planeswalker, casting spells and summoning…

77 26 June 2013

Card & Board Game Strategy Tactical Turn-based strategy (TBS) Fantasy

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers is a card & board game developed by Stainless Games Ltd., released 26 June 2013 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android and iOS.

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What Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers is

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers is a card & board game game developed by Stainless Games Ltd. and released in 2013. It was published by Wizards of the Coast. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Magic 2014 – Duels of the Planeswalkers is a video game based on the popular collectible card game of the same name, first published by Wizards of the Coast in 1993. The game was released on 26 June 2013 on PC (Steam), Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iPad (iTunes), and Android devices. It is the fourth game in the Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers series. The gameplay follows that of the original card game, however within a more restrained framework. It includes a new feature, "Sealed Play", which allows players to open virtual booster packs and build their own decks. These decks can be used in the special Sealed campaign, and also in multiplayer. The game, like all the previous…

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 38 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Magic: The Gathering series

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers is the 11th of 18 entries we hold in the Magic: The Gathering series. It arrived a year after Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013. The next entry was Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 in 2014. Its critic score of 77 is 2 points above the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Magic: The Gathering Arena at 85.

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How it was received

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 58% of the 303 rated card & board game games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2GHz CPU (Pentium 4 or equivalent), 1GB RAM (2GB for Vista and Windows 7) and 512MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card with Pixelshader 3.0 support. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers launched on 26 June 2013, within three weeks of The Last of Us, Dota 2, Trine 2: Complete Story and Rogue Legacy. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Last of Us, Dota 2, Trine 2: Complete Story, Rogue Legacy.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

All media

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers gameplay screenshot

Dlc

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers - Expansion

TBA

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers - Deck Pack 1

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Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers - Deck Pack 2

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Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers - Deck Pack 3

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Quick answers

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers — frequently asked questions

When did Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers come out?

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers was released on 26 June 2013 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers?

At minimum, Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers needs 2GHz CPU (Pentium 4 or equivalent), 1GB RAM (2GB for Vista and Windows 7), 512MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card with Pixelshader 3.0 support graphics, 1.5 GB HDD of storage.

How many GB is Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers?

The PC version needs about 1.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1.5 GB HDD"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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