Oct 26, 2001  Magic & Mayhem: The Art of Magic Review. The Art of Magic is an interesting game whose every strength seems to be hurt by a related weakness. Magic & Mayhem, also known as Duel: The Mage Wars in North America, is a fantasy/mythology-themed real-time strategy game designed by Julian Gollop and developed by Mythos Games. It was published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment (European release) in late 1998, and by Bethesda (North American release) soon after in 1999. The sequel to the 1998 game Magic and Mayhem, Magic and Mayhem: The Art of Magic is a blend of fantasy role-playing game and real time strategy game. Playing as the young wizard Aurax, you stumble out of your hut on your birthday to find that your hangover is the least of your worries. Magic and Mayhem Overview. Magic and Mayhem Free Download for PC, also known as Duel: The Mage Wars in North America, is a fantasy/mythology-themed real-time strategy game designed by Julian Gollop1 and developed by Mythos Games. The real-time fantasy adventure The Art of Magic: Magic & Mayhem can be played as a campaign, individual battles, or multiplayer with up to eight human/computer players on a LAN or the Internet. Although the game is technically a sequel to Magic & Mayhem, the storyline takes place several centuries before the original title, and gameplay features several significant changes including a requirement for 3D acceleration.

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Magic and Mayhem comes from Mythos, the guys famous for the creation of X-Com. A game that combines elements of role-playing with strategy, action and puzzles, Magic and Mayhem almost succeeds in creating a new category. Magic and Mayhem comes from Mythos, the guys famous for the creation of X-Com. A game that combines elements of role-playing with strategy, action and puzzles, Magic and Mayhem almost succeeds in creating a new category.

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Magic and Mayhem comes from Mythos, the guys famous for the creation of X-Com. A game that combines elements of role-playing with strategy, action and puzzles, Magic and Mayhem almost succeeds in creating a new category. Set in a world ripe with magic and mythology, you play a young mage, Cornelius, who seeks to uncover the mystery surrounding the disappearance of his mentor. The result is adventures that will span three islands, which will uncover new mysteries and make new friends, and force you to face a multitude of challenges, puzzles and enemies.

Magic and Mayhem is loosely based on the old Mythos classic Chaos. The diversity in the design and implementation of the magic system is very interesting. There are three different spell types: lawful, neutral, and chaotic. Each class of spell is represented by its own different colored talisman. There are 21 different ingredients in the game; each allows a different spell when placed in one of the three talismans. This allows quite a diverse selection of spells, including 21 Creature spells (from Elves to Dragons) and 42 other spells including Tornado, Iron Skin, and Meteor Strike spells. The spells can be combined for added diversity, and the balance and counterbalance for individual spells is so well designed that discovering and effectively merging them into effective combined spell types can be a formidable task.

As your character advances through the game territories, he is awarded experience points by completing objectives, activating events, or finding special items. The subtle challenge is to distribute the points wisely between procuring additional talismans, increasing your health, Mana (needed for spells), and control limits (affects maximum number of duration of spells).

Visually, Magic and Mayhem is somewhat behind the curb, but it’s certainly a joy to watch the effects of your spells in action. Magic and Mayhem includes some features you might expect from the makers of XCOM, including the ability to pause the action and issue orders. This can be a godsend; though the AI is adequate in most cases, it does seem to suffer from sporadic stupidity. Magic and Mayhem is one of those rare engaging games that offers a fair amount of complexity, but is still easy enough to jump right into… a tribute to the elegant simplicity of the interface design.

System Requirements: Pentium 133 Mhz, 32 MB RAM, 100 MB HDD, Windows 95/98

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The real-time fantasy adventure The Art of Magic: Magic & Mayhem can be played as a campaign, individual battles, or multiplayer with up to eight human/computer players on a LAN or the Internet. Although the game is technically a sequel to Magic & Mayhem, the storyline takes place several centuries before the original title, and gameplay features several significant changes including a requirement for 3D acceleration.

Three powers, the Northern Elves, the Druids, and the Disciples of Chaos, each held an orb created to help balance power in the realm. Now with the destruction of the Druids' orb, they're susceptible to an attack by the Disciples of Chaos. In the campaign version, Aurax, the hero, is a pre-generated character, so there are no variations for looks or gender. Without a character creation factor, the game gets off to a quick start.

As Aurax gains experience points, his mana, hit points, and selection of spells increase. As a wizard, the protagonist has access to over 50 traditional and unique spells as he works his way through more than two dozen major conflicts during the course of the adventure. A total of 22 creatures, ranging from wolves to dragons, can be summoned, all instrumental in defeating enemies. While mana is the only truly important resource in the game, various objects strewn about the land affect recovery, discovery and general task accomplishment.

While the campaign begins quickly, frustration soon sets in due to the increase in difficulty as you advance in scenarios. Aurax initially learns how to use menus, items, and spells before taking on any enemies, but the deceptively easy start doesn't prepare you for the very first enemy encounter, which proves to be a real challenge and quite a leap from the benign simple beginning tasks. Despite the high level of challenge, though, The Art of Magic: Magic & Mayhem offers a solid experience in developing character skills and ability, as your choices throughout gameplay, based on the types of items discovered, determine whether he focuses magic in a neutral, chaotic or lawful manner.

You can expect to play some scenarios repeatedly before getting the upper hand on the monsters. At times, replay is necessary simply to discover the weaknesses of the bosses and scout out the lay of the land so you can use it to advantage. A few scenarios are less about fighting and center more on plot and character development, which is a welcome change.

Spells are acquired by the use of components, each with three types of properties (chaotic, neutral or good), collected during the campaign. The components are stylized to look different from one another and offer a dizzying selection from which to choose. Spells also have unique and appropriate sounds that coincide with their casting, such as fireballs reverberating like mini-explosions and stone skin sounding like the grating of rock.

While gameplay differs in style, developer Climax Group manages to hold the line on the environment and overall fantasy feel of the original title developed by Mythos Games, Ltd. The interface is simple and intuitive, with many gameplay options including occlusion of objects, zoom features, and full 360-degree camera movement.

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Graphics: Menu screens are not only functional, but interesting as well, with floating heads that follow the cursor as it moves. Ati x1950 pro driver. Each spell is easily distinguishable by its unique graphics, as are the detailed creatures that move in a life-like way (except the undead that shamble about). Enemies smoke and catch on fire when hit with fireballs.

Sound: The voice acting is exceptional, though at times the script seems a bit goofy. The Druids sound like Scotsmen, while the Disciples of Chaos are appropriately gravelly-voiced and fearsome. Goblins are among the weaker creatures, with their weasel-like nature conveyed nicely by their voices.

Enjoyment: Battles against live players or computer-controlled characters offer an alternative to the campaign. Individual skirmishes can be played with a pre-set number of lives or as a race to gain the highest score. Unfortunately, the game isn't all it could be, as the campaign scenarios wildly fluctuate between too easy or too hard, camera views are unwieldy at times, and, while the spell system is functional, it can become tedious and a bit dull over the long campaign.

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Replay Value: The battle option offers a full range of spells and options for creating endless rematches among characters. The campaign often requires numerous replays of scenarios, but doesn't offer much of a reason to replay once completed.

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