Magic: The Gathering Walks the Xbox Live Arcade Planes Alongside Sam & Max This Wednesday

by Alice O'Connor, Jun 15, 2009 12:02pm PDT

Coming on Wednesday to Xbox Live Arcade are Telltale Games' Sam and Max Save the World and the epically-named Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers.

Duels of the Planeswalkers reproduces Wizards of the Coast's popular collectible card game, with ranked and unranked multiplayer both competitive and co-operative.

Left, Duels of the Planeswalkers. Right, Sam & Max Save the World.

As previously detailed, Sam and Max Save the World collects the first season of Telltale's episodic adventure series starring the world's favourite gun-toting dog and lagomorph duo with widescreen support, Xbox-friendly controls and achivements.

Duels of the Planeswalkers' card-battling action is priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10) while Sam and Max's zany adventures will run you 1600 MS Points ($20)

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So fricking excited about MTG!

Jun 15, 2009 12:04pm PDT

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  Playing MTG on XBLA sounds awesome, but from what I've read the deck customization is limited. That would... : greg-m
  - Eh, I play a lot of MTGO so I'm not really looking for a complete deckbuilding experience. I guarantee t... : Jimb0v2
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    I think that's actually kind of the point. It's a way to play MTG with a relatively even playing field, n... : Vincent Grayson
    - You can play with preconstructed decks on MTGO for free though. The decks are boring though and playing a... : derelict515
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  I am also very excited. Just to make sure, this is lime one time and you get the cards kind of thing rig... : amrbean
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    Right. There's something like...8? 10 decks? Something like that. Each deck is pre-built, although there's some limited customization from what I've heard. I believe you can unlock more cards/decks through the campaign mode, so it might not all be available at the start.
    
    But it's definitely not anything like MTGO.
    
    Jun 15, 2009 12:40pm PDT
    
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    Right. There's something like...8? 10 decks? Something like that. Each deck is pre-built, although there'... : Vincent Grayson
    - That is great. This will make the game much more fair and balanced (i.e. the one with the most free time... : amrbean
- I would be if it were close to real MTG : derelict515
- yeah, this just got me interested for sure. : JuffoWup

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