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Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering is a computer game published by MicroProse in April 1997 based on the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. The game takes place in the plane of Shandalar, where the player must…

28 February 1997

Magic: The Gathering is a card & board game developed by MicroProse Software, Inc., released 28 February 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Magic: The Gathering is

Magic: The Gathering is a card & board game game developed by MicroProse Software, Inc. and released in 1997. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Magic: The Gathering is a computer game published by MicroProse in April 1997 based on the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. The game takes place in the plane of Shandalar, where the player must travel the land and fight random enemies to gain cards, and defeat five wizards representing the five colors. The player must prevent one color from gaining too much power, and defeat the planeswalker Arzakon, who has a deck of all five colors. Adventure game and role-playing game elements are present, including inventory, gold, towns, dungeons, random battles, and character progression in the form of new abilities and a higher life point total. An oversized version of Aswan Jaguar was…
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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.

Where it sits in the Magic: The Gathering series

Magic: The Gathering is the second of 18 entries we hold in the Magic: The Gathering series. The next entry was Magic: The Gathering - Spells of the Ancients in 1997.

See all 18 Magic: The Gathering games in release order →

What it launched against

Magic: The Gathering launched on 28 February 1997, within three weeks of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and NBA ShootOut '97.

Released around the same time: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, NBA ShootOut '97.

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When did Magic: The Gathering come out?
Magic: The Gathering was released on 28 February 1997 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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