The new Archenemy mode pits three players (bottom) with normal health against one player (top) with extra health and additional abilities. The Archenemy is currently in their combat phase, attacking one of their three opponents using four creatures. The targeted player is blocking two of those attacks with two of their own creatures.
The core game follows the standard rules of the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering; each player has a deck of cards consisting of lands and spells. Lands are used to generate "mana", the resource needed to cast spells. Mana comes in five colors, and cards may require colored or generic (mana of any color) to be cast. Spells come in many varieties, from sorceries and instants which have one-time effects, to summoned creatures which can attack and defend from opponents. Players alternate turns playing land cards, casting spells, and attacking opponents with creatures until all but one player's life total is reduced from 20 to 0.
There are three campaigns; an initial campaign, a challenge campaign, and a campaign featuring the new Archenemy mode. Each of the three campaigns has eleven missions. In addition, puzzles, scenarios where the player takes control of one side of a match that has already been mostly played and has to achieve victory in only one turn, make a reappearance in the sequel. Unlike in the first game, where puzzles were a standalone mode, puzzles in Duels 2012 are integrated into the campaign as unlockable side missions.[3]
Multiplayer also makes a return to Duels 2012.
Downloadable contentedit
The game's expansion, titled "Ascend into Darkness" was released on September 14, 2011. The expansion featured three new decks, allowed players to play as the Archenemy, and added an Archenemy mode single player campaign and Archenemy challenge content. Three deck packs, each consisting of two new decks, were released on November 16, 2011, December 14, 2011, and January 11, 2012. These brought the total number of decks up to nineteen.[4]
The first game in the series, Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers sold over half a million units,[10] creating high expectations for Duels 2012. Initial reception for the game was mostly positive. Game Informer praised the interface and noted that unpopular features from the 2009 game (such as the inability to remove unwanted cards from decks) have been fixed for the 2012 game, but criticized the new Archenemy mode and noted that there were some balance issues in the game.[7] GamePro praised the art and the improved interface of the 2012 edition, but felt that the campaign was shallow.[3]
Referencesedit
^. IGN. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
^Hinkle, David (2011-08-17). "Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 gets 'Ascend into Darkness' expansion on Sept. 14". Joystiq. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
^ abcBoothe, Norris. . GamePro. Archived from the original on 2011-12-02. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
^Ashley, Monty (14 November 2011). . Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^"Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012". Game Rankings. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
^"Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
^ abBiessener, Adam. "Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012". Game Informer. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
^Kemps, Heidi. "Magic: The Gathering 12 Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
^Cocke, Taylor. "Magic: The Gathering — Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012". Official Xbox Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
^Graft, Kris (2011-01-28). "Stainless Games' Duels Of The Planeswalkers Sells 500K On XBLA". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
External linksedit
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Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 referred to in shorthand as DotP 2012 or Magic 2012 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 15 2011 1 The game is a follow up to the highly popular Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers which was released in 2009 An expansion for the game called Ascend into Darkness was released on September 14 2011 2 The sequel Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 was released in 2012 Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012Developer s Stainless GamesPublisher s Wizards of the CoastDirector s Darren BarnettBen GunstoneDesigner s Patrick BucklandAlan KempWill McCourtAndrew SandhamShaun SmithPlatform s Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 Microsoft WindowsReleaseJune 15 2011Genre s Collectible card gameMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 1 1 Downloadable content 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksGameplay editSee also General gameplay of Magic The Gathering and Magic The Gathering rules nbsp The new Archenemy mode pits three players bottom with normal health against one player top with extra health and additional abilities The Archenemy is currently in their combat phase attacking one of their three opponents using four creatures The targeted player is blocking two of those attacks with two of their own creatures The core game follows the standard rules of the collectible card game Magic The Gathering each player has a deck of cards consisting of lands and spells Lands are used to generate mana the resource needed to cast spells Mana comes in five colors and cards may require colored or generic mana of any color to be cast Spells come in many varieties from sorceries and instants which have one time effects to summoned creatures which can attack and defend from opponents Players alternate turns playing land cards casting spells and attacking opponents with creatures until all but one player s life total is reduced from 20 to 0 There are three campaigns an initial campaign a challenge campaign and a campaign featuring the new Archenemy mode Each of the three campaigns has eleven missions In addition puzzles scenarios where the player takes control of one side of a match that has already been mostly played and has to achieve victory in only one turn make a reappearance in the sequel Unlike in the first game where puzzles were a standalone mode puzzles in Duels 2012 are integrated into the campaign as unlockable side missions 3 Multiplayer also makes a return to Duels 2012 Downloadable content edit The game s expansion titled Ascend into Darkness was released on September 14 2011 The expansion featured three new decks allowed players to play as the Archenemy and added an Archenemy mode single player campaign and Archenemy challenge content Three deck packs each consisting of two new decks were released on November 16 2011 December 14 2011 and January 11 2012 These brought the total number of decks up to nineteen 4 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings74 5 5 Metacritic77 100 6 Review scoresPublicationScoreGame Informer8 0 7 GamePro nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 GameSpot6 5 8 Official Xbox Magazine US 8 5 9 The first game in the series Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers sold over half a million units 10 creating high expectations for Duels 2012 Initial reception for the game was mostly positive Game Informer praised the interface and noted that unpopular features from the 2009 game such as the inability to remove unwanted cards from decks have been fixed for the 2012 game but criticized the new Archenemy mode and noted that there were some balance issues in the game 7 GamePro praised the art and the improved interface of the 2012 edition but felt that the campaign was shallow 3 References edit Magic The Gathering Duels 2012 Launches IGN Archived from the original on 21 June 2011 Retrieved 15 June 2011 Hinkle David 2011 08 17 Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 gets Ascend into Darkness expansion on Sept 14 Joystiq Retrieved 2011 08 31 a b c Boothe Norris Review Magic the Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 GamePro Archived from the original on 2011 12 02 Retrieved 15 June 2011 Ashley Monty 14 November 2011 old Duels of the Planeswalkers Decks Wizards of the Coast Archived from the original on November 16 2011 Retrieved 22 March 2012 Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 Game Rankings Retrieved 18 October 2011 Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 Metacritic Retrieved 18 October 2011 a b Biessener Adam Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 Game Informer Retrieved 15 June 2011 Kemps Heidi Magic The Gathering 12 Review GameSpot CBS Interactive Inc Retrieved 18 October 2011 Cocke Taylor Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 Official Xbox Magazine Retrieved 16 June 2011 Graft Kris 2011 01 28 Stainless Games Duels Of The Planeswalkers Sells 500K On XBLA Gamasutra Retrieved 2011 01 28 External links editDuels of the Planeswalkers Wizards of the Coast Stainless Games The official game FAQ Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 amp oldid 1182880105, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
