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{{quote|''Once upon a time in a generic fantasy world ... only up to four wizards had the power to make a difference.''}}
''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131124034243/http://www.magickagame.com/ Magicka]'' is a [[Hack and Slash]] game for the PC, at its roots in the [[Gauntlet (1985 video game)]] gameplay we all know and love, but with plenty of quirks of its own. One to four players each control a wizard and travel the monster-infested countrysides, guided by Vlad ([[Suspiciously Specific Denial|who is]] [[Most Definitely Not a Villain|totally not a vampire]]) and a variety of other [[Speaking Simlish|Simlish-speaking]] people. Yeah, it's that kind of game.
The main selling point of the gameplay lies within the magic system. Using eight basic elements (water, life, shield, cold, electricity, arcane, earth, fire) and two special elements (ice and steam, which are water + cold and water + fire, respectively), players craft and cast their spells at a moment's notice. For further customization, spells can be cast in a standard fashion, in a circle around the wizard, on the wizard's weapon, or on the wizard himself. There are also special spells called Magicks gained from books placed throughout the campaign that offer even more powerful abilities.
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A second expansion, ''The Stars are Left'', was released on November 29, 2011, with content based off of (and, of course, spoofing) the works of [[H.P. Lovecraft]] and [[Minecraft]].
Has an entire [[Magicka/Shout
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* [[One-Hit Kill]]: Many.
** [[The Grim Reaper|Death]] can kill anything in one hit. Including Bosses.
** Yetis will kill players instantly if they manage to stuff one in their mouth, a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[
** Lightning bolts are almost always instant death - there's an achievement for getting hit by one and ''not'' dying from it.
** The Crash to Desktop spell. It only targets enemies below 10,000 HP, but it will blue-screen anything that it can target, literally. [[Hoist by His Own Petard|Including the caster]].
** The sword, Gram, has an ability called "Dragon Slayer". It's obtained fairly early in the game as a secret, and seems a pretty crappy weapon with no other abilities... Until you realize that {{spoiler|In Chapter 11, the boss is Fafnir, a ''dragon''.}} Killing {{spoiler|Fafnir}} with Gram is a [[Steam]]
* [[Poisoned Weapons]]:
** A pair of weapons of this description show up in the form of the Cursed Blade and [[The Lord of the Rings|Morgul Blade]], as well as a "staff", the Scythe of Malevolence. It's easy to assume it's just a special effect tacked onto a plain weapon, but it turns out, it's actually a legit element type. Try summoning hordes of elementals and hitting them with your poisoned sword! It's fun!
** The Party Robes DLC adds the Rogue Robe's crossbow, which rapidly fires poisoned arrows.
* [[Poor Communication Kills]]: The entire reason why you fight pretty much all the bosses in the second half of the game.
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* [[With My Hands Tied]]: {{spoiler|Grimnir}} spends the entire fight casting magic without having ever broken his bonds. He still manages to be a difficult battle despite this.
* [[Wolfpack Boss]]: The necromancers in Chapter Nine. As if they weren't bad enough, they also [[Flunky Boss|summon hordes of zombies]].
* [[Writing Around Trademarks]]: The DLC ''The Stars are Left'' was originally named ''The Stars are Right''. After learning that the name was already being used, the creators changed it a mere ''12 hours'' prior to its announcement.
* [[X Meets Y]]:
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