Sometimes a game is more than the sum of its parts.

User Rating: 9 | Magicka PC
By pdq6500 | Review Date:
I could write a thesis on this game, not necessarily because of how great it is, but because it perfectly illustrates what happens when something seemingly benign shoots an entire industry forward. That being said, I'll keep things short - because who is really going to read a 50,000 word user review.

Within the first 5-10 minutes I spent playing Magicka, I immediately knew its importance to the gaming scene. The combat system accomplishes what hundreds of FPS's, MMO's, RPG's and action RPG's have failed to - something new. And it does it with a $10 dollar price tag.

Just like World of Warcraft catapulted the MMO industry into the spotlight, I can only hope that Magicka has some sort of lasting impact on game developers.

There are problems with the game. It's not perfect. But its deficiencies don't outweigh what it does right.

If you're thinking of purchasing this game, let me put it to you this way - do you want to pay 50 dollars for recycled gameplay, or 10 dollars to support new gameplay and innovation?

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