Magicka: Vietnam (2011) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Magicka: Vietnam

The expansion takes its artistic liberty further by setting the background in the Vietnam War and fighting Vietcong-themed enemies (Vietcong Goblins, for instance) with weapons in that era (e.g. AK-47)…

72 12 May 2011

What Magicka: Vietnam is

Magicka: Vietnam is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and released in 2011. It was published by Paradox Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The expansion takes its artistic liberty further by setting the background in the Vietnam War and fighting Vietcong-themed enemies (Vietcong Goblins, for instance) with weapons in that era (e.g. AK-47). Players also have access to a new napalm magick, which takes the form of an airstrike.

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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Magicka: Vietnam holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 40% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 4 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+, 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900 (Integrated Video Cards not recommended). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Magicka: Vietnam launched on 12 May 2011, within three weeks of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, Terraria and Dirt 3. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, Terraria, Dirt 3.

Magicka: Vietnam — frequently asked questions

When did Magicka: Vietnam come out?

Magicka: Vietnam was released on 12 May 2011 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Magicka: Vietnam?

At minimum, Magicka: Vietnam needs Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900 (Integrated Video Cards not recommended) graphics, 2 GB Available Space of storage.

How many GB is Magicka: Vietnam?

The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB Available Space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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