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Magic: The Gathering Series

Magic: The Gathering - Battlemage

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Fantasy Warfare
50
User Score
5 ratings
February 1, 1997
Released 10677 days ago
DOS PlayStation

About

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. In addition to the real time strategy game, BattleMage has a head-to-head mode. 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. The game had a poor critical reception due to its unfair AI, unfriendly interface, and unbalanced gameplay.[citation needed]

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. In October of 2018, the game's rights were acquired by Canadian production company Liquid Media Group along with other titles originally owned by Acclaim Entertainment.

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Release Dates by Platform

PlayStation Worldwide
Feb 1, 1997
DOS Worldwide
Feb 1, 1997

Game Info

Developer
Wizards of the Coast
Publisher
Acclaim Entertainment
Game Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Themes
Fantasy Warfare

Multiplayer

Split-screen Yes

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