Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012

All-new and redesigned, Magic: The Gathering — Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 takes last year’s massive hit game to even greater heights with better graphics, more options, and new challenges!

75 3 May 2011

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

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 is a card & board game developed by Stainless Games Ltd., released 3 May 2011 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 is

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 is a card & board game game developed by Stainless Games Ltd. and released in 2011. It was published by Wizards of the Coast. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers is a video game based on the popular collectible card game of the same name, published by Wizards of the Coast. It was released on June 17, 2009.

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How it plays

Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 26 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 52% of the 303 rated card & board game games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, 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 256MB VRAM GPU capable of Pixel Shader 3 or better. 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 1GB.

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What it launched against

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 launched on 3 May 2011, within three weeks of Portal 2, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire and Terraria. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Portal 2, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, Terraria.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 gameplay screenshot

Dlc

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012: Expansion

TBA

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012: Deck Pack 1

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Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012: Deck Pack 2

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Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012: Deck Pack 3

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Quick answers

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 — frequently asked questions

When did Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 come out?

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 was released on 3 May 2011 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012?

At minimum, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 needs 2GHz CPU (Pentium 4 or equivalent), 1GB RAM (2GB for Vista), 256MB VRAM GPU capable of Pixel Shader 3 or better graphics, 700MB of storage.

How many GB is Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012?

The PC version needs about 0.7 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("700MB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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