WTF?! Wednesday #19 - Magic: The Gathering - Battlemage (PS1)

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Published on April 3, 2024 7:13:43 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qajq1k7kHOs

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Magic: The Gathering - Battlemage (1996)

Duration: 35:23

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What the heck was Acclaim thinking?

Who in their right mind would take one of the most transformative games of all-time, one that totally revitalized the tabletop gaming market and launched a million variations, and turn it into a 'Real-time Strategy' game that had nothing to do with the original concept?!

Well, that's what we got when Magic: The Gathering made its first leap to video game consoles in 1996...and the result was nothing short of AWFUL. Sporting terrible controls, abysmal game balance and nothing in common with the collectible card game other than the names of the cards, it's no surprise that 'MTG - Battlemage' was one of the most maligned games of the decade.

For this week's 'WTF?! Wednesday,' we go back to 1996 and I give this utter trainwreck of a game a whirl. As a first generation Magic player, I won't lie...this one is especially painful.

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