One of the best NDS games of the summer was released yesterday by Bodom-Child called Arcomage. Arcomage is a card-based heroic fantasy based on a game found in Might & Magic VII for the PC. Now, I was a fan of all the Might and Magic games from the beginning, and I loved Might & Magic VII. This is an excellent remake of the classical card game in Might & Magic VII (playable in the Taverns of the PC game).



The game is very simple and easy to get used to. It was original aimed at a release for the NeoFlash coding competition, but due to time constraints and his schedule, he was unable to and decide to relase this version. There are several online guides for Arcomage if you are lost, but since the DS version is slightly different, here’s how to play –

* You lay out each one, you and your enemy, of a castle and a floor protecting it, all two of a certain size.
Your goal is either to destroy the enemy castle, or to assemble your castle to the maximum size of 100.
* For that you have resources (Mana, Pierres, Or), which increase with each turn according to the number of generators (Temples, Carrières, Gold mines) that you have.
* With the beginning of the turn you have a hand of 6 cards with the various effects, which require each one a certain number of resources to be played.
* If you have enough resources to play it, place your cursor above and press A. If on the contrary you wish discard a card, press X.
* In each case, your turn is played and comes that from the computer.
* After its turn, you recover a new chart and your resources are increased according to your generators.
* And so on until the victory… or the defeat?