Magic & Mayhem: The Art of Magic

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Magic & Mayhem: The Art of Magic
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Developer(s) Charybdis Limited
Climax Studios
Publisher(s)
Producer(s) Andy Smith
Designer(s) Mark Hardisty
Programmer(s) Hal Angseesing
Artist(s) Mark Hardisty
Writer(s) Piers Blofeld
Nick Reed
Composer(s) Jim Croft
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: October 23, 2001
  • UK: November 2, 2001
  • AU: November 14, 2001
Genre(s) Real-time strategy, role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Magic & Mayhem: The Art of Magic is a 2001 video game developed by Charybdis Limited and Climax Studios. It is a sequel to 1998's Magic and Mayhem . [1]

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Development

The game was announced on May 8, 2000. [2] The game was being developed by Nottingham-based developer Charybdis until the studio closed on April 30, 2001, [3] leading to Climax Studios finishing development upon absorbing the majority of Charybdis' employees. [4] It went gold on October 10, 2001, and was released in North America on October 23, [5] in the United Kingdom on November 2, [6] and in Australia on November 14. [7]

Reception

The game holds a score of 71% on Metacritic based on 14 reviews. [14]

Computer Gaming World gave the game a score of 4 of 5, saying that the game conjures up an "engaging" mix of tactical combat and RPG game play with "good" replay value due to skirmish and multiplayer options. [10]

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