<s>
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
in	O
March	O
1997	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
and	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
are	O
present	O
,	O
including	O
inventory	O
,	O
gold	O
,	O
towns	O
,	O
dungeons	B-Application
,	O
random	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
progression	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
new	O
abilities	O
and	O
a	O
higher	O
life	O
point	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
several	O
modes	O
:	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
duel	O
or	O
tournament	O
against	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponents	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ManaLink	O
upgrade	O
added	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
feature	O
enabling	O
players	O
to	O
interact	O
via	O
Internet	O
,	O
modem	B-Application
,	O
serial	B-Protocol
connection	I-Protocol
,	O
or	O
LAN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
dueling	O
interface	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
real-life	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
card	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
card	O
duel	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
attempts	O
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
playing	O
with	O
actual	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
players	O
draw	O
randomly	O
from	O
their	O
own	O
available	O
cards	O
(	O
their	O
personal	O
"	O
deck	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
proceed	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
standard	O
game	O
of	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
,	O
based	O
as	O
closely	O
as	O
possible	O
on	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
official	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
is	O
played	O
mainly	O
on	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
representation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
randomly	O
generated	O
landscape	O
dotted	O
with	O
terrain	O
features	O
and	O
places	O
of	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
moves	O
the	O
character	O
across	O
the	O
landscape	O
using	O
simple	O
mouse	B-Device
clicks	O
,	O
evading	O
or	O
intercepting	O
enemies	O
who	O
themselves	O
are	O
predominantly	O
interested	O
in	O
intercepting	O
the	O
player-character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
a	O
successful	O
interception	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
transitions	O
into	O
"	O
duel	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
wherein	O
either	O
the	O
player	O
competes	O
against	O
the	O
encountered	O
enemy	O
using	O
the	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
card	O
game	O
system	O
,	O
or	O
pays	O
the	O
enemy	O
an	O
amount	O
of	O
gold	O
to	O
not	O
duel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
enemies	O
have	O
unique	O
abilities	O
that	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
specific	O
advantage	O
for	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
enemies	O
can	O
summon	B-Library
up	O
a	O
surprise	O
substitution	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
their	O
stead	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
enemy	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cities	O
also	O
buy	O
cards	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
or	O
her	O
to	O
make	O
money	O
for	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
food	O
,	O
better	O
cards	O
and	O
spend	O
them	O
in	O
certain	O
special	O
areas	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
to	O
buy	O
amulets	O
from	O
a	O
Gem	B-Application
Bazaar	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
effects	O
,	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
consumption	O
of	O
colored	O
amulets	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
in	O
various	O
encounters	O
,	O
earned	O
upon	O
completion	O
of	O
quests	O
,	O
or	O
purchased	O
These	O
gems	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
traded	O
for	O
rarer	O
cards	O
(	O
generally	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
amulet	O
)	O
at	O
various	O
towns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
landscape	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
dungeons	B-Application
whose	O
locations	O
can	O
be	O
discerned	O
through	O
various	O
means	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
quests	O
and	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
powerful	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
dungeon	B-Application
,	O
life	O
lost	O
in	O
each	O
duel	O
carries	O
over	O
to	O
all	O
others	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
special	O
rules	O
will	O
apply	O
which	O
could	O
hinder	O
or	O
enhance	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dungeon	B-Application
interface	B-Application
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
a	O
randomly	O
generated	O
series	O
of	O
perpendicular	O
tunnels	O
,	O
with	O
enemies	O
placed	O
in	O
various	O
locations	O
and	O
intersections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
are	O
important	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
special	O
,	O
valuable	O
and	O
powerful	O
cards	O
contained	O
within	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
no	O
where	O
else	O
,	O
frequently	O
offering	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Power	O
Nine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castles	O
are	O
played	O
similarly	O
to	O
dungeons	B-Application
,	O
except	O
they	O
contain	O
no	O
special	O
cards	O
but	O
instead	O
house	O
the	O
mage	O
him/herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
any	O
one	O
mage	O
establishes	O
enough	O
mana	O
links	O
(	O
3	O
or	O
5	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
the	O
player	O
possesses	O
a	O
certain	O
item	O
)	O
to	O
cast	O
the	O
"	O
Spell	O
of	O
Dominion	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
bring	O
the	O
plane	O
of	O
Shandalar	O
under	O
their	O
control	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
lost	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
to	O
make	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
came	O
during	O
turbulent	O
and	O
troubled	O
times	O
at	O
MicroProse	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
recently	O
lost	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
pursuing	O
unprofitable	O
ventures	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
business	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
several	O
notable	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
the	O
most	O
prominent	O
being	O
a	O
miscoding	O
for	O
the	O
card	O
Verduran	O
Enchantress	O
enabling	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
free	O
draw	O
when	O
casting	O
specific	O
other	O
cards	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Giant	O
Growth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
400,000	O
units	O
by	O
early	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
lack	O
of	O
mutliplayer	O
and	O
oddly	O
high	O
system	O
requirements	O
will	O
keep	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
from	O
becoming	O
a	O
gaming	O
classic	O
or	O
even	O
one	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
will	O
want	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
holds	O
a	O
80%	O
rating	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
35th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
an	O
upgrade	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
interface	B-Application
,	O
improved	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
sealed-deck	O
tournament	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
