Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier

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  • Summary: A turn-based strategy title based on the best-selling collectible miniature game from WizKids Games, Mage Knight: Destiny’s Soldier takes players to a time where war is rampant and the fate of the land rests in the hands of one brave warrior. Players take on the role of a warrior who isA turn-based strategy title based on the best-selling collectible miniature game from WizKids Games, Mage Knight: Destiny’s Soldier takes players to a time where war is rampant and the fate of the land rests in the hands of one brave warrior. Players take on the role of a warrior who is tasked to fight and rally as many troops as possible in an effort to restore peace and keep the Land alive. This warrior must prove himself by fighting hard and earning the respect of other soldiers by engaging in small battles along the way. The more respect a player earns, the more inclined others will be to fight alongside him in an all-out war against those trying to destroying the Land. Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier provides players with a deep and structured combat system based on the established Mage Knight rules. Players can explore and conquer more than 80 maps including forests, mountains, villages, icy plains and other various types of terrain throughout the Land. Players can also build an unstoppable custom army by utilizing more than 90 different units of troops through recruitment and conquest. [Namco Bandai Games]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. Console Gameworld
    78
    It’s a solid turn-based strategy game that’s easy to pick up and fun to play, good for both fans and those new to the genre. The lack of multiplayer hurts, but it’s not a mortal wound.
  2. AceGamez
    70
    Indeed the whole game is just a bit lacking - it has a decent story and excellent battles, but there is little replayability.
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  3. GameZone
    68
    On the one hand the rules of the game have been translated perfectly to video-game format and adding new troops to your army is fun. On the other hand there’s the incredibly lame story, the quirky stylus controls, and the mediocre mission structures and graphics.
  4. IGN
    65
    While the game succeeds as a conversion of a miniature gaming ruleset, it fails to take advantage of the potential available uniquely to the video game format. The lack of multiplayer in particular keeps Destiny's Soldier from rising in the ranks.
  5. GameSpot
    56
    Mage Knight DS is based on some good design ideas derived from an interesting tabletop wargame, but they're drowned out by a poor interface and weak presentation.
  6. Game Informer
    45
    A game that is likely to be frustrating to experienced players of the miniature game and nearly impossible to grasp for newcomers. [Dec 2006, p.157]
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  7. GamesRadar+
    40
    The crowning achievement of failure here, however, is the total lack of multiplayer. Skirmish would be nice, but no multiplayer in a DS version of an intrinsically multi-player tabletop game? Unforgivable.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. GordonS.
    Sep 28, 2006
    10
    One of the rare gems. Despite the lack of multiplayer, this is one of the best DS titles out there. It is certainly not a 'pick up and One of the rare gems. Despite the lack of multiplayer, this is one of the best DS titles out there. It is certainly not a 'pick up and play game', and it requires some time to get familiar with the complex rules of Mage Knight but once you get into the game it is hard to stop playing. If you liked FF Tactics or Ogre Battle, don't miss this one.… Expand
  2. TimW.
    Sep 30, 2006
    10
    Totally addicting! I am at the battle 14 (out of 80+) and playing for over 20 hours already.
  4. mageyboy
    Apr 10, 2007
    9
    No matter wat anybody else says listen to me and only me.
    The game is very good for mostly boys. You can make an army discover maps and new    No matter wat anybody else says listen to me and only me.
    The game is very good for mostly boys. You can make an army discover maps and new lands. The rules are hard to understand and may confuse u but u get used to it after acouple of days.
    I gave this game 9 out of 10 as the graphics arent useless and u can anialate people. U will luv this game    … Expand
  5. JeffD
    Oct 26, 2006
    8
    I've played the original table top WizKids' Mage Knight and it's sibling game, Heroclix, on multiple occasions in the past, andI've played the original table top WizKids' Mage Knight and it's sibling game, Heroclix, on multiple occasions in the past, and have enjoyed playing with and collecting the original sets. Both games are great strategy games. Life, however, does not always present us the opportunity to do everything we want to do as we'd like to, and my current schedule prevents me from playing these games with others in it's original form.
    Enter Mage Knight DS. If you are in anyway familiar with the orignal game, then this game should not be too difficult to pick up. If not, there might be a bit of a learning curve. The game became immensely easier to play on the DS when I discovered how the help functions worked, and found there was an option to enable a grid pattern on the battle field. (Go to the options menu to find that. The game is a little difficult to understand range of movement and line of fire without).
    I've now played several maps, and found this to be a great little addictive strategy game. Though not mature in content, the complexity of the game is tailored for teens - adults.
    To me, the lack of a multi player option for this game is not that big a deal. If I had the time, I'd be playing the real version with others, and not rely on the DS interface. Don't get me wrong. It definitely would be better with it; but I'd rather have a stronger AI than multiplayer support.
    In my humble opinion, it's a very nice addition to the Nintendo DS for those of us that enjoy a game that's a little more in depth than the average and makes you think instead of merely mashing buttons.
    One slight complaint. When pieces are placed next to others, it is sometimes fairly difficult to properly face the piece in the proper direction. It can be frustrating, but it's not impossible to do.
    I'm hoping that someday a Heroclix version of this game will come along for the DS, but I realize that with the licensing issues with DC and Marvel, this will probably never occur.    … Expand
  6. RayM.
    Oct 9, 2006
    7
    Graphically done very well, I would say for fans/players of Mage Knight only as it is a little hard to understand otherwise. No multiplayer Graphically done very well, I would say for fans/players of Mage Knight only as it is a little hard to understand otherwise. No multiplayer has really hurt this game. Even if it was on the same DS, it still would have been great.… Expand

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#66 Best DS Game of 2006
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#42 Most Discussed DS Game of 2006