Magic: The Gathering - Battlegrounds

 Xbox
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: Nov 18, 2003
  • Also On: PC
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25
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  1. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    42
    Instead of being boring, it's totally unbalanced and infuriating. [Jan 2004, p.142]
  2. Xbox Nation Magazine
    40
    A horrid single-player quest mode offers frustrating, ill-designed scenarios. [Mar 2004, p.91]
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  3. Gamestyle
    40
    Two steps removed from the CCG it seeks to emulate, and is unlikely to appeal to anyone but Magic aficionados - and even then it has so cruelly crushed the freedom and essence of the licence that players of 'chess with cards' cannot help but shun it.

Awards & Rankings

84
#84 Best Xbox Game of 2003
91
#91 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2003
23
#23 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2003

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Engee
    Dec 11, 2003
    5
    Half you guys are full of it. some of you haven't even played the full game and you're raving about this! and Magic P - if youHalf you guys are full of it. some of you haven't even played the full game and you're raving about this! and Magic P - if you played for 36 hours in a weekend, it means you slept 6 hours a day and played all day apart from that. In other words, You're Full of Crap. In regards to the game - 14 spells per colour seems pretty few to me. I wonder how good online extensions would be? and how much they'd cost....(!)… Full Review »
  2. Substryk
    Nov 29, 2003
    9
    Awesome! The creaters have managed to capture the card game and translate it to a competitive action packed arcade game for the masses. Excellent.
  3. Russ
    Nov 25, 2003
    10
    The demo is great. The full version must be even better!
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