Mythoria, the latest creation from Random Star games, came to our PCs in February 2010 offering us new and interesting challenges in the fantasy card game genre. It’s up to you to progress through the game unlocking new cards and spells which can be used and cast against your foes in order to be triumphant throughout the lands. What makes this game stand out from other games in this genre or is it a polished version of other games already available? Luckily for you guys you’re now about to find out.

My first impressions of this game were altogether tempered with skepticism as at a first glance it looked a lot like other games in the genre such as Spectromancer and looking at the map and assuming you have an idea what the game play is like you wouldn’t be wrong in thinking that yourself. Alas, I was mistaken, in this card game you are given the choice of seven cards which have 3 basic properties to them: the level of the card, the health of the card and the strength. Each card having a different purpose, some healing other cards, some giving you more mana at each turn and some being able to knock more health out of your opponent’s cards.

 The main aim of the game being to defeat the enemy’s cards and filling the circular grid with all of yours on the playing screen. In doing so you gain new cards upon victory and travel the lands in search of new and more powerful opponents. The graphics are not disappointing and the animations suit the game well and show the details of the spells you cast. Everything runs smoothly and it’s all in 2D which is all it needs to be and does the game superb justice. The sound is also not annoying and even whilst playing the game you do not get distracted by it as you’re constantly concentrating on your next move or your opponents as they wipe the floor with you. I found making sure once you have the new cards it is always an advantage to update your hand and figure out what works best for you, otherwise the next opponent will surely beat you with their more dominant cards

I did really enjoy this game and for the cheap price that it is you really can’t complain at the value for money you will get from playing it. There is an online casual or ranked game match but this is only available at certain times of day and its best to check on the games website the times if you feel you need to challenge someone other than the AI within the game.

Even though it is a point and click game you really shouldn’t let that put you off your brain will get a great exercise and for a game that made me want to come back and play more I’m absolutely sure if you gave it a crack its charms would entice you over and over again.