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I had to admit that I haven’t given computerized card games a fair shake in the past, especially if they take the form of titles the likes of Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic: The Gathering. Such things just get too complicated to keep track of. As such I was initially hesitant to even give Spectromancer a try, since that’s exactly what it is.
I’m glad I changed my mind. Aside from a few little irksome flaws, this is a really fun game.

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Spectromancer drops you in the shoes of a magician who is trying to free the world from the clutches of some ancient demon. He has to travel the land, beating other magicians and gather mystical objects. The story is a hazy fantasy thing that, despite being somewhat involved, is fairly throwaway and cliche. The whole plot plays out through text and small pictures alone, thus eliminating any sense of grandeur.

That’s okay, though. I wasn’t playing for the story after a while. By the end I was much more interested in the game’s mechanics. Spectromancer pits you in one-on-one fights with other magicians, forcing each of you to play cards and try to drain one another’s life points. (Nothing startlingly original there, I’ll admit.) You do this by deploying soldiers and monsters into one of six spaces and letting them attack the enemy, or by using spell cards to wreak havoc on your foe. They can do the same back, of course, and when two character cards meet up they’ll duke it out until one of them dies.
The system is pretty similar to other card games I’ve come across.

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What makes Spectromancer appealing, however, is that it’s really easy to pick up in a short period of time. I’d pretty much figured out the game after the third match or so, as the cards are all clear and the help screen, despite being fraught with grammatical problems, explains the game’s action rather succinctly. It’s a nice, tidy game you can learn in a few minutes and play for hours.

Aesthetically Spectromancer isn’t TERRIBLY exciting. The characters and cards are all gorgeously depicted, but since none of them move and the game’s menus are so straightforward you really do get the sense you’re just playing a card game. The music isn’t a whole lot better, either, so don’t expect to be wowed.

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Spectromancer isn’t about the graphics, however. It’s the card system that makes this a great experience. I’ll admit that not everybody’s bound to enjoy this title, but those with keen analytical minds and a thirst to dominate opponents should enjoy themselves. Spectromancer is worth every cent of its $20 price tag, and I highly recommend giving it a whirl. 4.5/5

You should get this game if:
- You enjoy using your noggin
- You like card games
- You like realistic fantasy art

You should not get this game if:
- You’re impatient
- You want a high-octane experience
- You’re poor at thinking strategically

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Faerie Solitaire was an interesting game to play for myself and my children aged 8 yrs and 10 yrs. For an adult the chiming sounds in this game and rewards that are given including the very basic but fun graphics are reminiscent of an arcade machine, but the children will not know this, so they will just have fun based on the fact that the interaction is easy and the game is very simple to learn.

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Although the binging and bonging sounds can become a little annoying after a while the game has a nice feature where you are able to turn down the sound effects, ambient sounds and volume separately. Overall the graphics in the game are extremely basic but do not detract from the enjoyment of playing the game. The game lacks a certain amount of creativity but the innovation of delivering a solitaire game based on freeing a faerie should be enough to keep the little ones happy for at least thirty minutes, which in my house is quite a long time.

Depending on the price of the software I would probably buy this game because my children had so much fun with it. Having played the game myself I can definitely see that it has an addictive quality about it because I could not stop playing it until I freed the faerie. However once I had accomplished this I left the game for the children to play, it is definitely not an all ages game, it is geared for children’s enjoyment not adults it is a little too simplistic for adults. There are a few rewards offered in the game and a quest that can be taken, albeit not much of one, but for a child it keeps the game interesting.

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If you are looking for a game that is the next step up from the ordinary solitaire game that use to come with PC’s back in the day then Faerie Solitaire is a good substitute, bearing in mind that it is played differently. It is a more simple version but with better graphics. However if you are looking to be wowed with the type of graphics, animation and innovations that PC game software comes with nowadays then this game is probably not the game for you.

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System Requirements

OS: Windows XP Windows Vista
Memory: 256 MB
DirectX: 7
CPU: P800