Tired of never dying in today's games? Magicka will remind you that some games don't mess around.

User Rating: 8 | Magicka PC
Tired of games being 'easy mode'? I know I was but after playing Magicka I was begging for some help. This is one of those 'hit or miss' games, where either you will like it or Alt + F4 after 10 minutes. The storyline is silly and most of the jokes will make you facepalm but it's obvious that is what the devs were aiming for. The selling point of the game is the action and spell system. The amount of spell combinations in this game are mind blowing. According to Magickapedia, there are 1123 possible spell combinations! They can vary from beam/projectile spells, area of effect spells (AOE) and shields/barriers. Weapons can also be found in game with various abilities and powers that can add even more variety. You will feel weird at first being a robe wearing magic caster that picks up an assault rifle and starts mowing down enemies. I can't think of any other game with this style of game mechanics mixed with such a satirical environment. Magicka does not take itself too seriously, except when it comes to difficulty. The difficulty will have you yelling at your screen in 1 player mode until you rage quit . I probably have cussed at this game more than any in the past due to how fast you can die if you make a simple mistake. It truly will rip your face off and force you to pay attention and have some skill if you even hope to finish the game. Co-op and multiplayer is my personal recommendation for this game and the reason I rate it 8.0. Multiplayer with strangers can be frustratingly fun because of one scary but fun fact, friendly fire is always on. That's why I recommend this game co-op with your friends and a voice chat program so you can laugh at each other and just blow stuff up (usually yourself or your team) This game is totally worth the small price tag especially if you have some friends to play with. That is until the neighbors call the cops from the amount of nerd rage this game might produce.