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Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

March 20, 2023

Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 (referred to in shorthand as DotP 2013 or Magic 2013) 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 June 20, 2012, via Steam, Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, and iPad, and is the third 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 received mainly positive reviews and was number one in the PlayStation Network sales for June. The sequel, Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014, was released in 2013.

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
Developer(s)Stainless Games
Publisher(s)Wizards of the Coast
Director(s)Ben Gunstone
Designer(s)Miles Boylan
Steve Earl
Andy Sandham
Shaun Smith
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS
ReleaseJune 20, 2012
Genre(s)Collectible card game
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

Gameplay

See also: General gameplay of Magic: The Gathering and Magic: The Gathering rules
 
A gameplay screenshot showing the new "Planechase" mode.

The core game follows the standard rules of the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, first released in 1993; each player has a deck of cards consisting of lands and spells.[1] 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 until all but one player's life total is reduced to 0.[1]

There are four campaigns; an initial campaign, a "revenge" campaign, a challenge campaign, and a campaign featuring the new "planechase" mode. The "standard" campaign consists of ten player matches; defeating each opponent unlocking their respective deck; and eight "encounters", which are matches against an AI who plays specific cards in a specific order each turn, to test individual aspects of your deck.[2][3] The "revenge" campaign consists of eleven matches which are a more difficult version of each of the main-campaign planeswalkers.[4] The "challenge" campaign is ten challenges long - these are set scenarios which can generally be won within a turn and the player must figure out how to use the cards at their disposal to ascertain this method.[3][4] The "planechase" campaign consists of four games against groups of three opponents. A new plane card deck is situated in the middle of play and each turn a player may roll a die to either activate the planes effect or change it to another; the effects of these planes are generally quite dramatic.[1]

For the first time the game includes the option for the player to manually choose which mana to tap (for use in multicolour decks).[1]

Development and Marketing

The game features in-game adverts relating to the release of the real-life cards and the "planeswalker" cards, which are not available for use in the video game.[5] It also allows "veteran" Magic the Gathering players to play with the new cards before they are actually released.[6] Additionally, a code is supplied with each purchase of the video game allowing buyers to redeem it for one of three, depending upon platform, 6-card booster packs in retail stores.[7] The packs will feature one card with an alternate design which will be specific to the platform on which the video game was purchased and five other (non-unique) cards.[8]

Reception and sales

The game received mostly positive reviews, with critics praising the quality of the Magic the Gathering video gaming franchise in general and criticising the similarity to the previous incarnation of the game.[1][4][11]

Leif Johnson, for IGN, found the game to be "easily Stainless Games' best effort at providing an accessible yet challenging version of Magic to date", finding the campaign to be "decently sized" and planechase to be "fun when it works". Johnson did state, concerning this latter, that "when it doesn't work, it's a snoozefest" and found it "regrettable that we still can't design our own decks in an advanced mode of some sort". Overall, Johnson awarded the game a score of 8.5 out of 10 specifically praising the gameplay and lasting appeal.[1] Rich Stanton, for Eurogamer, found the game to be more enjoyable than the original card game even, stating "the automation of Magic's mundane aspects in Duels is worth the trade-off of losing physical cards", finding it "so much easier and more enjoyable, for me at least, to have the computer do all the number-crunching and shuffling". Stanton also commented on the inclusion of the iPad release, a first for a Magic The Gathering game, stating "card games in general work beautifully on tablets, and the intuitive controls and polished visuals see Magic get it right first time", concluding "Magic: The Gathering is an amazing game, easily one of the best I've played in any medium. Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 is its best video game translation yet, a perfectly pitched blend of hard strategy and endless tinkering with unlocks that just keep on coming."[4]

Joshua Vanderwall, for The Escapist, found that despite the fact that Duels 2013 offers "nothing particularly different from the earlier versions of the franchise" and stating that the "lack of diversity in the deck options seems like a bit of a step backwards in an otherwise static continuation of the series" he still found it to be "entirely enjoyable"; stating in conclusion that "If you're new to the Duels series, and have even a passing interest in Magic, this game is definitely for you. If you've played the first two Duels exhaustively, however, this version feels a bit lacking."[3] David M. Ewalt, for Forbes magazine found the gameplay "better", with "much-needed tweaks like manual mana tapping"; the campaign "fun and fast" and the online play "challenging and addictive".[14] Reviewing for Official Xbox Magazine, Taylor Cocke praised the way the game introduces the Magic: The Gathering gameplay to new players, stating that "Short of being taught in-person by an experienced player, Duels' in-depth tutorial is one of the best ways to learn the game"; and conversely, to those experienced in Magic, that "the puzzle-like challenges are a great way for seasoned players to test their mettle." Of the new "planechase" mode, Cocke found it to be "chaotic and fun" and that "it offers snappy, efficient games with little lag"; stating, in conclusion "whatever your skill level, Duels 2013 is an excellent way to play Magic."[13]

Adam Biessener, for Game Informer found this installment to be "a step back" in terms of quality. Biessener stated that while Magic: The Gathering "is such a strong, deep game" such that he would play any incarnation, he found that "boring monochrome decks and a worse-than-ever one-off mode make this the weakest edition of the series". Following this, Biessener stated that while he is "all for including some monochrome decks for beginners", "two- or three-color decks are generally richer and more interesting to play" and the current offerings "pale in comparison to the exotic setups from years past". Of the "execrable" planechase game mode, Biessener found that the "hundreds of extra events" "make it truly awful", following that "Planechase is worse than last year's Archenemy mode, which I thought was as bad as things could get." In conclusion, he found that "despite all of these complaints, the core game is strong. Everything works as expected, the cards are translated perfectly, and the AI can play at the level of an average human" although did state that, for a beginner, "I'd recommend playing either of the previous two games before this one, though."[11]

The game was ranked first in the PlayStation Network sales chart for June 2012.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Johnson, Leif (June 25, 2012). "Magic: the Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Review". IGN. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  2. ^ "Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 game information". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  3. ^ a b c d Vanderwall, Joshua (2012-07-03). "Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Review". The Escapist. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  4. ^ a b c d e Stanton, Rich (2012-06-21). "Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Review • iPad •". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  5. ^ Anderson, Marcus (July 11, 2012). "'Planeswalkers' a gateway to Magic". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  6. ^ Katsufrakis, Mike (2012-06-28). "Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Co-Op Review". Co-Optimus. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  7. ^ "In-depth Review: Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013". Electronic Theatre. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  8. ^ Bush, Eric. "Magic: The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Now Available on XBLA". Planet XBOX 360. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  9. ^ "Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 for Xbox 360". GameRankings. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  10. ^ "Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 for Xbox 360". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  11. ^ a b c Biessener, Adam (2012-06-28). "A Step Back For Magic's Intro Product - Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013". Game Informer. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  12. ^ Hinkle, David (2012-06-20). "Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 review". Joystiq. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  13. ^ a b Cocke, Taylor (2012-06-22). "Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 review". Official XBOX Magazine. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  14. ^ a b Ewalt, David M. (2012-04-18). "Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Review". Forbes. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  15. ^ Wilson, Will. "Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 review - iPad". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  16. ^ Nunneley, Stephany (2012-07-11). "PSN Charts: Magic 2013, The Walking Dead tops for June". VG247. Retrieved 2012-07-13.

External links

  • Official website

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Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 referred to in shorthand as DotP 2013 or Magic 2013 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 June 20 2012 via Steam Xbox Live Arcade the PlayStation Network and iPad and is the third 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 received mainly positive reviews and was number one in the PlayStation Network sales for June The sequel Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 was released in 2013 Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013Developer s Stainless GamesPublisher s Wizards of the CoastDirector s Ben GunstoneDesigner s Miles BoylanSteve EarlAndy SandhamShaun SmithPlatform s Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 iOSReleaseJune 20 2012Genre s Collectible card gameMode s Single player Multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development and Marketing 3 Reception and sales 4 References 5 External linksGameplay EditSee also General gameplay of Magic The Gathering and Magic The Gathering rules A gameplay screenshot showing the new Planechase mode The core game follows the standard rules of the collectible card game Magic The Gathering first released in 1993 each player has a deck of cards consisting of lands and spells 1 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 until all but one player s life total is reduced to 0 1 There are four campaigns an initial campaign a revenge campaign a challenge campaign and a campaign featuring the new planechase mode The standard campaign consists of ten player matches defeating each opponent unlocking their respective deck and eight encounters which are matches against an AI who plays specific cards in a specific order each turn to test individual aspects of your deck 2 3 The revenge campaign consists of eleven matches which are a more difficult version of each of the main campaign planeswalkers 4 The challenge campaign is ten challenges long these are set scenarios which can generally be won within a turn and the player must figure out how to use the cards at their disposal to ascertain this method 3 4 The planechase campaign consists of four games against groups of three opponents A new plane card deck is situated in the middle of play and each turn a player may roll a die to either activate the planes effect or change it to another the effects of these planes are generally quite dramatic 1 For the first time the game includes the option for the player to manually choose which mana to tap for use in multicolour decks 1 Development and Marketing EditThe game features in game adverts relating to the release of the real life cards and the planeswalker cards which are not available for use in the video game 5 It also allows veteran Magic the Gathering players to play with the new cards before they are actually released 6 Additionally a code is supplied with each purchase of the video game allowing buyers to redeem it for one of three depending upon platform 6 card booster packs in retail stores 7 The packs will feature one card with an alternate design which will be specific to the platform on which the video game was purchased and five other non unique cards 8 Reception and sales EditReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings81 89 9 Metacritic80 10 Review scoresPublicationScoreEurogamer9 10 4 Game Informer7 10 11 IGN8 5 10 1 Joystiq 12 Official Xbox Magazine US Favourable 13 The Escapist 3 Forbes8 10 14 Pocket GamerFavourable 15 The game received mostly positive reviews with critics praising the quality of the Magic the Gathering video gaming franchise in general and criticising the similarity to the previous incarnation of the game 1 4 11 Leif Johnson for IGN found the game to be easily Stainless Games best effort at providing an accessible yet challenging version of Magic to date finding the campaign to be decently sized and planechase to be fun when it works Johnson did state concerning this latter that when it doesn t work it s a snoozefest and found it regrettable that we still can t design our own decks in an advanced mode of some sort Overall Johnson awarded the game a score of 8 5 out of 10 specifically praising the gameplay and lasting appeal 1 Rich Stanton for Eurogamer found the game to be more enjoyable than the original card game even stating the automation of Magic s mundane aspects in Duels is worth the trade off of losing physical cards finding it so much easier and more enjoyable for me at least to have the computer do all the number crunching and shuffling Stanton also commented on the inclusion of the iPad release a first for a Magic The Gathering game stating card games in general work beautifully on tablets and the intuitive controls and polished visuals see Magic get it right first time concluding Magic The Gathering is an amazing game easily one of the best I ve played in any medium Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 is its best video game translation yet a perfectly pitched blend of hard strategy and endless tinkering with unlocks that just keep on coming 4 Joshua Vanderwall for The Escapist found that despite the fact that Duels 2013 offers nothing particularly different from the earlier versions of the franchise and stating that the lack of diversity in the deck options seems like a bit of a step backwards in an otherwise static continuation of the series he still found it to be entirely enjoyable stating in conclusion that If you re new to the Duels series and have even a passing interest in Magic this game is definitely for you If you ve played the first two Duels exhaustively however this version feels a bit lacking 3 David M Ewalt for Forbes magazine found the gameplay better with much needed tweaks like manual mana tapping the campaign fun and fast and the online play challenging and addictive 14 Reviewing for Official Xbox Magazine Taylor Cocke praised the way the game introduces the Magic The Gathering gameplay to new players stating that Short of being taught in person by an experienced player Duels in depth tutorial is one of the best ways to learn the game and conversely to those experienced in Magic that the puzzle like challenges are a great way for seasoned players to test their mettle Of the new planechase mode Cocke found it to be chaotic and fun and that it offers snappy efficient games with little lag stating in conclusion whatever your skill level Duels 2013 is an excellent way to play Magic 13 Adam Biessener for Game Informer found this installment to be a step back in terms of quality Biessener stated that while Magic The Gathering is such a strong deep game such that he would play any incarnation he found that boring monochrome decks and a worse than ever one off mode make this the weakest edition of the series Following this Biessener stated that while he is all for including some monochrome decks for beginners two or three color decks are generally richer and more interesting to play and the current offerings pale in comparison to the exotic setups from years past Of the execrable planechase game mode Biessener found that the hundreds of extra events make it truly awful following that Planechase is worse than last year s Archenemy mode which I thought was as bad as things could get In conclusion he found that despite all of these complaints the core game is strong Everything works as expected the cards are translated perfectly and the AI can play at the level of an average human although did state that for a beginner I d recommend playing either of the previous two games before this one though 11 The game was ranked first in the PlayStation Network sales chart for June 2012 16 References Edit a b c d e f g Johnson Leif June 25 2012 Magic the Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Review IGN Retrieved 2012 07 13 Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 game information Pocket Gamer Retrieved 2012 07 13 a b c d Vanderwall Joshua 2012 07 03 Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Review The Escapist Retrieved 2013 10 03 a b c d e Stanton Rich 2012 06 21 Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Review iPad Eurogamer Retrieved 2012 07 13 Anderson Marcus July 11 2012 Planeswalkers a gateway to Magic Battle Creek Enquirer Retrieved 2013 10 03 Katsufrakis Mike 2012 06 28 Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Co Op Review Co Optimus Retrieved 2012 07 13 In depth Review Magic the Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Electronic Theatre 2012 07 04 Retrieved 2012 07 13 Bush Eric Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Now Available on XBLA Planet XBOX 360 Retrieved 2012 07 13 Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 for Xbox 360 GameRankings Retrieved 2012 07 13 Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 for Xbox 360 Metacritic Retrieved 2012 07 13 a b c Biessener Adam 2012 06 28 A Step Back For Magic s Intro Product Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Game Informer Retrieved 2012 07 13 Hinkle David 2012 06 20 Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 review Joystiq Retrieved 2012 07 13 a b Cocke Taylor 2012 06 22 Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 review Official XBOX Magazine Retrieved 2012 07 13 a b Ewalt David M 2012 04 18 Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Review Forbes Retrieved 2012 07 13 Wilson Will Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 review iPad Pocket Gamer Retrieved 2012 07 13 Nunneley Stephany 2012 07 11 PSN Charts Magic 2013 The Walking Dead tops for June VG247 Retrieved 2012 07 13 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Magic The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 amp oldid 1138855236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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