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. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Magic & Mayhem: The Art of Magic Preview". PC Zone . May 2001. p. 37. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bethesda Softworks Announces Sequel to Critically Acclaimed Magic & Mayhem". bethsoft.com. May 8, 2000. Archived from the original on April 10, 2001. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ Bye, John (April 30, 2001). "Charybdis closes". Eurogamer . Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Bye, John (June 23, 2001). "Climax to finish the Art of Magic". Eurogamer . Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ IGN Staff (October 10, 2001). "The Golden Art of Magic". IGN . Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2001 Releases". Eurogamer . Archived from the original on October 29, 2001. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Art of magic". Atari Australia . Archived from the original on June 24, 2004. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Asher, Mark (February 2002). "Art of Magic:Magic and Mayhem". Computer Gaming World . p. 84. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Magic & Mayhem: The Art of Magic". Dayton Daily News . November 18, 2001. p. 169. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Gestalt (November 20, 2001). "Magic & Mayhem: The Art Of Magic". Eurogamer . Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  11. ↑ Osborne, Scott (October 29, 2001). "Magic & Mayhem: The Art of Magic". GameSpot . Archived from the original on February 3, 2002. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  12. ↑ Abner, William. "The Art of Magic (PC)". GameSpy . Archived from the original on December 5, 2001. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  13. ↑ Kittur, Niki (November 1, 2001). "Magic & Mayhem: The Art of Magic". IGN . Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Magic & Mayhem: The Art of Magic". Metacritic . Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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