Magicka - Fun coop game

[Murdoc]

A friend recommended this game and I played it a little bit over the weekend in co-op and then in single player. I'm not used to this type of game and I found myself using the same 3 or 4 spells over and over again. Still a pretty fun game in co-op. When I tried single player, I found it was just too difficult. I will only play this game in co-op.

 

[Sureshot324]

I picked it up for my fiancée and I. We played for about an hour... at first I thought it was too comical and fairly stupid, but as you get into it, it's a TON of fun.

Some of the simple spell combos are fairly useless. For example, I can hurl a fireball at things, OR I can hurl some kind of arcane ball instead! Both do virtually the same thing, just one has a burn effect. I can drop mines (they look like eggs) that heal me, or I can just heal myself.

However, some of the more complex spell combos are very rewarding and well worth the time experimenting. Experimenting with various combinations and seeing what happens is half the fun! In addition, the game has a number of minor secrets that encourage you to explore and think outside the box rather than just trudging through to the end. One of the most key features to the game is that you can do friendly fire damage (including to yourself). That means that you can't simply run around spamming spells to blow everything on the screen up, because chances are, you and your friends will be dead too.

So far, for $10, I give it a 9/10. Very fun game, and well worth the money. I haven't been to the end yet, so I can't say how long the game is. The way it's going, I hope it's at least 4-5 hours long.

The healing mines can also heal your shield. For example, hit e, shift right click and it will create a shield dome around you. If you look close you can see the life bar for the shield, which starts out low. Now drop a bunch of healing mines and walk over them. The life bar of the shield will go up.

So now you have an impenetrable dome and most enemies can't hurt you, yet you can still attack things outside with spells like thunderbolt.

 

[McRhea]

Here is a very useful wiki for all Magicka related info:
http://www.magickapedia.net/wiki/Main_Page

This spell combo's page lists all the strongest variations of the elements you can use:
http://www.magickapedia.net/wiki/Spell_Combinations

 

[Red Storm]

The healing mines can also heal your shield. For example, hit e, shift right click and it will create a shield dome around you. If you look close you can see the life bar for the shield, which starts out low. Now drop a bunch of healing mines and walk over them. The life bar of the shield will go up.

So now you have an impenetrable dome and most enemies can't hurt you, yet you can still attack things outside with spells like thunderbolt.

Or you could just repeatedly tap space to build up the shield's health as much as you want, and you can continue to do it for as long as you need.