
Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire
by: Nitrome
Arcade
in Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire you use you finger to draw shapes on the touchscreen. Match the shapes on balloons to pop them, sending Knights smashing to the ground. Keep the Enemy from reaching the castle for as long as possible!
Review
Gameplay 96%
Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire has you in the rol of a spell user defending the top of a castle from knights falling down on balloons. Each balloon has a shape on it, and you must draw it in the screen with your finger to pop it, so the knight falls down at high speed and crash on landing. Some of them have many balloons to pop, and there are Dark Knights with more complex shapes.
Graphics 93%
Magic Touch features the 2D pixel art style that Nitrome is known for. All elements on the screen are colorful and have a funny cartoony look, and the character animation is great, from how the knights move when falling down, to how they explode on contact next to you dropping lots of golden coins.
Production Quality 89%
Magic Touch is an endless arcade that has the feeling of an original Nintendo DS title, the drawing gameplay works great and you’ll rarely feel like you did draw the correct shape and it didn’t register. It’s a fun concept not used much, and while it is comfortable to draw lines with a stylus, it’s still lots of fun to make the shapes with your index finger.
Value for your Money 80%
Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire is free on Google Play and the Appel App Store, but you’ll see some advertising when you lose. You can get the Ad-Free version for $3.00, and while the game is pretty fun and certainly on the levels of paid apps, maybe a couple of dollars would’ve been a more reasonable price. It is not necessary to buy the full version to enjoy everything the game has to offer, but if you play for hours and wish to support Nitrome, go ahead.Launch Video
Summary
Magic Touch features a drawing lines gameplay mechanic not often seen since times of the original Nintendo DS back in 2005, and it’s a great option if you’re tired of infinite runners and match-3 puzzles. Addictive Arcade action along with great pixel art animation and chiptune music make for a recommended app, and you should try it right now if you want something more than one-tap and switching blocks apps. Pros- The drawing lines gameplay is fun and works great
- Excellent Pixel Art Animation adn nice chiptune music
- Many characters, spells and stages to unlock
- It could’ve used individual stages and single challenges instead of just infinite arcade levels