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. Xbox Nation Magazine
    40
    A horrid single-player quest mode offers frustrating, ill-designed scenarios. [Mar 2004, p.91]
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  2. 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.
  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    42
    Instead of being boring, it's totally unbalanced and infuriating. [Jan 2004, p.142]

Awards & Rankings

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#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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