Jeremy Duff
Gaming NexusGaming Nexus Magicka 2 Review
Published 7/8/2015
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PS4 / PC - 5/26/2015
Magicka 2
The world’s most irreverent co-op action adventure returns! To rid the world of evil, again, up to four Wizards, and their guide Vlad, will traverse Midgård armed with the next iteration of the famous Magicka dynamic spellcasting system, as players reprise their roles as the most overpowered, unpredictably funny Wizards ever known to fantasy!
- Developer
- Pieces Interactive
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
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68
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Critic avg
68
19 scored reviews
Total coverage
19
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Score range
40–80
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 68 across 19 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.
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André Eriksson
Cubed3Cubed3 Magicka 2 Review
Published 6/12/2015
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70
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalAaron Riccio
Slant MagazineMagicka 2 | Game Review | Slant Magazine
Published 6/9/2015
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40
-28 vs critic avg
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Read originalBenjamin Shillabeer-Hall
PlayStation UniversePlayStation Universe Magicka 2 Review
Published 6/6/2015
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80
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalJim Hargreaves
TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis Magicka 2 Review
Published 6/3/2015
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60
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalDrew Leachman
ZTGDZTGD Magicka 2 Review
Published 6/2/2015
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65
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalDaniel Tack
Game InformerGame Informer Magicka 2 Review
Published 6/2/2015
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73
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatt Adcock
Push SquarePush Square Magicka 2 Review
Published 6/1/2015
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70
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalFraser Brown
PCGamesNPCGamesN Magicka 2 Review
Published 6/1/2015
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60
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalTyler Treese
PlayStation LifeStylePlayStation LifeStyle Magicka 2 Review
Published 5/31/2015
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75
+7 vs critic avg
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