If you loved Warhammer Fantasy, chances are you’ll love the new Arcane Magic Video Game.
Arncae Magic is part Hearthstone, Diablo, Warcraft, and Warhammer Fantasy all rolled into one. Of all the Games Workshop video games produced this year, I had the most fun playing Arcane Magic, hands down.
Checkout my walk though and strategy talk below!
Here’s the official trailer:
Warhammer: Arcane Magic (Apple app store) $9.99
Engage in epic battles and tactical gameplay that challenge both novice and veteran in Warhammer: Arcane Magic, a turn-based digital board game set in Warhammer Fantasy Battles.
Assume the roles of famous Warhammer wizards — including Teclis, Balthasar Gelt, and Wurrzag. Use spell cards to fight legendary monsters (such as Harpies, Cygors, and Exalted Bloodthirsters) or mystically have them fight by your side! Win battles to progress through a deep single-player campaign, acquire spells, and take on even more menacing foes. It will take more than courage and strength to defeat enemies conjured by a storm of magic. How far will your skills take you in the search for Arcane Magic?
COLLECT AND CAST POWERFUL SPELLS
• Unlock up to 45 unique and powerful spell cards, including the ability to bind monsters and force them to fight by your side
• Win battles and progress through campaigns to acquire spellsASSEMBLE YOUR WIZARD COMPANY
• Lead a company of up to three wizards, using their individual powers to customize your strategy
• Strengthen your strategy by purchasing new wizards from the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world, including the famed Teclis, Balthasar Gelt and Wurrzag da Great Green Prophet.ENGAGE IN TACTICAL SINGLE-PLAYER CAMPAIGNS
• Battle powerful monsters in two campaigns across 16 lands through the Old World and Chaos Wastelands
• Use the surrounding environment to your tactical advantage by positioning yourself behind rocks, trees and monsters
• Gain control of Arcane Fulcrums to acquire new spells and magnify your powersCHOOSE YOUR PLAY STYLE WITH STUNNING VISUALS
• Play for hours or minutes in several languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish
• Experience stunning 3D art with full Retina supportMORE TO COME!
• Look forward to even more monsters, wizards, spell cards and single-player campaigns released regularly post launch
Who’s picked up up this one yet? How would you rank the recent GW licenced videogame offerings?
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
