Magic Duels: Origins

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Grab It Magazine
    Jul 12, 2015
    100
    More than any other version of Magic, Origins welcomes newcomers with open arms. But this is still the game that die hard veterans have come to know and love, offering strategic depth that will please for a long time to come. Truly, Origins is the definitive digital version of magic to own.
  2. Pocket Gamer UK
    Jul 8, 2015
    90
    Shows its roots as a tabletop game, but also demonstrates what makes Magic the world's most popular collectible card game.
  3. Vandal
    Jul 16, 2015
    85
    Unless you're a very, very experienced player, Magic Duels delivers a great Magic experience, ideal for both the regular user and new potential fans.
  5. GamesBeat
    Jul 28, 2015
    80
    The tutorials make it super easy to learn the complicated game, and making decks is easy and fun. It might play better once it’s on PC and consoles, since all of that tiny text will become easier to play. But even now, Magic fans will enjoy this digital version of the classic card game.
  6. USgamer
    Jul 23, 2015
    80
    great new direction for the series, and the best-playing digital version of Magic the Gathering yet. However, it's buggy, and you will need to invest a fair chunk of change to get the most out of it.
  7. Gamezebo
    Jul 13, 2015
    80
    Magic Duels is a great gateway to a game with nearly endless possibilities. The only downfall it has is that it doesn’t do much to expose you to those endless possibilities.

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#64 Best iOS Game of 2015
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#27 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2015
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#80 Most Shared iOS Game of 2015

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User Score
4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 8 out of 14
  1. Eibon
    Sep 13, 2015
    0
    Let's review how spark can be ignited with this brand new version of duels. After all, i got nice iPad4 with iOS8, what can possibly go wrongLet's review how spark can be ignited with this brand new version of duels. After all, i got nice iPad4 with iOS8, what can possibly go wrong here, yes?...

    Ouch! "Your device is not supported". Oh well, let's score accordingly...    … Full Review »
  2. Jackan32
    Jul 16, 2015
    2
    1: the interface sucks, its so small on phones, fine on ipad, but there is no "bird eye" view. so get used to zoom in on every card, and be a1: the interface sucks, its so small on phones, fine on ipad, but there is no "bird eye" view. so get used to zoom in on every card, and be a fast reader before game pulls cards away, oh, and you cant read what happen in a match, so if two of creatures just died, and you wonder why, then you are **** out of luck.

    2: streat oprhan. thats what you are, you get a joke of a starter set of cards, witch you can do next to nothing with. a few boosters in the start dont help much. go grind the easy AI for 5 gold "150 for a booster of 6 cards" and even the easy AI is no push over. good job.

    3: its pay to win. Sure you could argure many card games are these days, and you can play vs the AI and get coins for it. But with the AI beating your ass, and the slow motion user interface. its a grind thats long and slow before you can even hope of getting into player matches with a real chance. Unless you are hardcore magic fan with a lot of money to spend on an ios game. skip this they **** it up.    … Full Review »
  3. Qubo
    Apr 15, 2016
    5
    The good: fantastic interface and game play. Quite addictive and pleasant to look at for hours on end.
    The bad: Unless you're prepared to    The good: fantastic interface and game play. Quite addictive and pleasant to look at for hours on end.
    The bad: Unless you're prepared to spend money (and probably quite a bit of it), it's kind of pointless.
    The algorithm gives you more useless top decks than not, while the AI has all the answers.
    Ok, I get it. They want us to spend money on buying digital boosters in the hope that we'll receive some good cards. It's a money maker. Maybe I should fork out... it might actually be fun that way....    … Full Review »
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