Magicka - Day 4

More single-player action and more lag.

This particular guy was hard for me to beat, his only weak point is his head and he is very fast moving.

Also whats up with all these references in the steam achievements?

 So, in order:

Shoop-da-woop

The second one is a joke as there are no side quests in the game

DBZ

Ghostbusters

Harry Potter

Who's idea was it to put these references in? "It'd be sooooo cooool guys if we made references in our achievements for our game"

Bah humbug

Magicka - Day 3

So last night i was playing Multiplayer with three other guys and one particular guy was raging over a whole lot of team killing going on. As i discovered, its very easy to die in this game but you can be revived at anytime by combining the life and electric spell.

Another thing i noticed about this game is all the charachters talk like the swedish chef from the muppets

Also i did notice alot more of the graphical lag, but no more crashes, which was ok at least.

Magicka - Day 2

Ok, so today i tested the multiplayer aspect of this game.

There isn't a shortage of people to paly online with; thats really good considering this game only cost $7 US.
However, i did experience the game crashing whilst loading or joining games and i have noticed graphical lag. I dont understand why, as my machine is more than powerful enough for this game.

The multiplayer options for this game are to play through the campaign or do to a last stand mode, where you fight waves of enemies.

I must say combining spells is fun, from lightning that freezes your enemy to creating landmines

Magicka - Day 1

The game i have picked for my very first review is...

A description courtesy of its creators, Arrowhead Studios:

"Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.

Players will be able to combine the elements to cast spells, wreaking havoc and devastation on the minions of darkness. They will also be able to team up with friends and fight their way through the campaign, or test their skills in the magickal arts through other challenging modes.

In Magicka, up to four players take on a grand adventure to save their world from certain doom using a fully dynamic spell system. The adventure mode takes the players across three different levels, ranging from the lush forests of mountain valleys to the frozen halls of the Mountain King where wits and creative thinking are the keys to victory"

 Sounds interesting, Doesn't it?

After spending the past hour with Magicka, i can say that the controls take some getting used to; you control your charachters movt using the mouse, you have to press and hold left click to walk and steer him with the mouse. You must quickly combile your spells using the keyboard keys as the enemies attack fast so must know the controls well.

 Each individual level of the game consists of 3-4 screens and then you fight a boss. Kinda reminds me of streets of rage for some reason.

In concluding my first post on the game i can say that whilst fun, the controls take a bit to master and the game engine seems to be a bit chunky