Magic Made Fun review for Nintendo DS

Amaze your friends and confound your family with Magic Made Fun, the game that turns your DS into a whole magic set, packed with tricks and illusions. Your DS will read your mind, perform card tricks, do surprise animations and many more surprising tricks. We've been channelling our inner Paul Daniels this month - we won't reveal the secrets of the Magic Circle but we do have a full review of Magic Made Fun in this issue of HGZine.

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Magic Made Fun review for Nintendo DS
Usually we'd worry about anything carrying the title ‘… Made Fun' – it implies that whatever it is can't be inherently entertaining, like ‘Knitting Made Fun' or ‘Sewage Treatment Made Fun'. But put all your concerns aside, as this is a corker. While having a suite of magic tricks inside your DS stretches the definition of ‘game' a little far, this has to be one of the most innovative titles on the format and an entertaining way of bamboozling your friends for hours – or until they demand the secrets.

There are three modes: Solo Magic, Magic Show and Magic Training. Solo serves up a number of clever tricks to try on yourself, Magic Show allows you to perform feats on others and Magic Training is a curious mix of cute card games and skill-based tests. Developed by magic specialists Tenyo, this package is surprisingly varied and strong. Along with predicting and revealing cards in startling ways (a pack of trick cards is supplied), the DS will also read the mind of a spectator, respond to voice input and even perform spooky and surprising animations.