Magic The Gathering: Battlemage

Magic: The Gathering: BattleMage is a real time strategy game published in January 1997 by Acclaim for both PCs and PlayStation. It was also in development for the Sega Saturn, but this version was cancelled in mid-1997.[1]

Magic The Gathering: Battlemage
PlayStation cover art
Developer(s)Realtime Associates
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
ReleaseNovember 1, 1996
Genre(s)Real time strategy

Gameplay

In addition to the real time strategy game, BattleMage has a head-to-head mode.[2] It is set on the continent of Corondor, where a planeswalker named Ravidel forces the most powerful mages to fight each other, so that he can eventually destroy them and conquer the land.

Rights

Spectrum Holobyte filed a lawsuit after Acclaim published the PC version in January 1997, claiming Acclaim had violated an agreement the two companies made in November 1996 which established a release schedule for the game, with the two companies publishing it for different platforms.[3] In October 2018, the game's rights were acquired by Canadian production company Liquid Media Group along with other titles originally owned by Acclaim Entertainment.[4]

Reception

Critical response to the game were mostly negative, with reviewers criticizing that it bears no resemblance to the card game in either structure or spirit,[5][6] and is unfairly difficult due to the AI opponent's ability to act instantly while human players are slowed by the complicated interface.[5][6] Electronic Gaming Monthly's reviewers found the game confusing and graphically unimpressive, and said it would appeal to fans of the card game only.[7]

Reviews

References
  1. "Acclaim Back Away from Sega". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 22. Emap International Limited. August 1997. p. 15. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  2. "Magic the Gathering: BattleMage: Beyond the Card Game". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 89. Ziff Davis. December 1996. p. 297.
  3. "Inside Scoop". GamePro. No. 104. IDG. May 1997. p. 24.
  4. Orselli, Brandon (2018-10-02). "Liquid Media Acquires Rights to 65 Classic Acclaim Entertainment IPs". nichegamer.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  5. Blevins, Tal. "Magic: The Gathering - Battlemage Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. Boor, Jay (September 17, 1997). "Magic: The Gathering - Battlemage". IGN. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. "Review Crew: MTG: Battlemage". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 101. Ziff Davis. December 1997. p. 203.
  8. https://archive.org/details/backstab-magazine-french-02/page/n43/mode/2up
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20020208165048/gamezilla.com/reviews/m/magic.asp
  10. "PSX NATION: Welcome to the world". Archived from the original on 2003-07-29.
  11. http://www.avault.com/reviews/pc/magic-the-gathering-battlemage-pc-review/
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/19980210140614/http://www.ogr.com/reviews/mtg_battlemage.shtml
  13. http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joypad/joypad_numero072/JOYPAD%20072%20(1998-02)%20Page%20123.jpg
  14. "Magic the Gathering: Battlemage Review". Archived from the original on 2003-11-15.
  15. http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero084/Joystick%20084%20-%20Page%20102%20(juillet%20-%20ao%FBt%201997).jpg
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