Magic 2012 Announced

Duels of the Planeswalkers was one of my favorite Xbox Live Arcade games that was based off the very popular card game by Wizards of the Coast, Magic the Gathering. My love for Duels of the Planeswalkers over other arcade titles would appear odd considering that there are far better Xbox Live Arcade titles like Shadow Complex and Limbo. However, I have actually never played Magic the Gathering before, and it served as an introduction into a very addicting card game. What's funny is that I swore I would never actually play the actual card game because of how much money I would have to devote, but in less than two years after the game's release,I ended up purchasing Magic cards, so I could play free for all matches until 2 o' clock in the morning. Good times.

Sad I know, but Duels of the Planeswalkers was a great game in its own right. Playing MTG in real life may not be the most balanced because either you or your opponent will have a deck that's meant to exploit some of the game's mechanics (unlimited Myr tokens anyone?), but that's not so in Duels of the Planeswalkers. All of the decks are fairly balanced against each other, and the chance to unlock cards to add to your deck made it all the more addicting. Check out the launch trailer and the details on the new archenemy mode.

Launch: http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/03/10/magic-duels-of-the-planeswalkers-2012-announcement-trailer

Archenemy: http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/03/18/magic-the-gathering-duels-2012-dev-walkthrough