<s>
Magic	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Gathering	I-Device
–	I-Device
Duels	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Planeswalkers	I-Device
2013	I-Device
(	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
shorthand	O
as	O
DotP	B-Language
2013	O
or	O
Magic	O
2013	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
popular	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
of	B-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
first	O
published	O
by	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Magic	B-Language
:	I-Language
The	I-Language
Gathering	I-Language
–	I-Language
Duels	I-Language
of	I-Language
the	I-Language
Planeswalkers	I-Language
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
mainly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
was	O
number	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
sales	O
for	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Magic	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Gathering	I-Device
–	I-Device
Duels	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Planeswalkers	I-Device
2014	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
standard	O
rules	O
of	O
the	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
,	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
;	O
each	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
deck	O
of	O
cards	O
consisting	O
of	O
lands	O
and	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
standard	O
"	O
campaign	O
consists	O
of	O
ten	O
player	O
matches	O
;	O
defeating	O
each	O
opponent	O
unlocking	O
their	O
respective	O
deck	O
;	O
and	O
eight	O
"	O
encounters	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
matches	O
against	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
who	O
plays	O
specific	O
cards	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
order	O
each	O
turn	O
,	O
to	O
test	O
individual	O
aspects	O
of	O
your	O
deck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
Magic	O
the	O
Gathering	O
video	O
gaming	O
franchise	O
in	O
general	O
and	O
criticising	O
the	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
previous	B-Device
incarnation	I-Device
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stanton	O
also	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
release	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
a	O
Magic	O
The	O
Gathering	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
card	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
work	O
beautifully	O
on	O
tablets	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
intuitive	O
controls	O
and	O
polished	O
visuals	O
see	O
Magic	O
get	O
it	O
right	O
first	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
concluding	O
"	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
is	O
an	O
amazing	O
game	O
,	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
I	O
've	O
played	O
in	O
any	O
medium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duels	B-Language
of	I-Language
the	I-Language
Planeswalkers	I-Language
2013	O
is	O
its	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
translation	O
yet	O
,	O
a	O
perfectly	O
pitched	O
blend	O
of	O
hard	O
strategy	O
and	O
endless	O
tinkering	O
with	O
unlocks	O
that	O
just	O
keep	O
on	O
coming.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
for	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
,	O
Taylor	O
Cocke	O
praised	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
game	O
introduces	O
the	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
gameplay	O
to	O
new	O
players	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Short	O
of	O
being	O
taught	O
in-person	O
by	O
an	O
experienced	O
player	O
,	O
Duels'''	O
in-depth	O
tutorial	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
ways	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
conversely	O
,	O
to	O
those	O
experienced	O
in	O
Magic	O
,	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
puzzle-like	O
challenges	O
are	O
a	O
great	O
way	O
for	O
seasoned	O
players	O
to	O
test	O
their	O
mettle.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Biessener	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
"	O
is	O
such	O
a	O
strong	O
,	O
deep	O
game	O
"	O
such	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
play	O
any	O
incarnation	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
"	O
boring	O
monochrome	O
decks	O
and	O
a	O
worse-than-ever	O
one-off	O
mode	O
make	O
this	O
the	O
weakest	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Everything	O
works	O
as	O
expected	O
,	O
the	O
cards	O
are	O
translated	O
perfectly	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
can	O
play	O
at	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
an	O
average	O
human	O
"	O
although	O
did	O
state	O
that	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
beginner	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
'd	O
recommend	O
playing	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
before	O
this	O
one	O
,	O
though.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ranked	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
June	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
