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Snapshot: Sorcery

JC Fletcher — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:30:00 EST

There are so many games out there we couldn't possibly review them all. Welcome to Snapshot, where we highlight games that might fall outside our usual coverage but are still something we think you should know about. Today: Sorcery for PS3.

Having been announced along with the PlayStation Move in 2010, Sorcery bears the burden of high expectations. This was supposed to be the game that showed what the Move could add to a non-party, non-minigame, and full-sized adventure in which your Move wand enabled you to fire magic bolts in any direction.

It is, of course, unfair to judge the game by the expectations around its announcement. Such lofty circumstances make an enjoyable, if lightweight, game seem more disappointing.

However, I will say that if Sorcery is to act as a Move ambassador, it is not up to the task. While there were certainly times I didn't mind using the motion controller, there were precious few times I was glad to; my experience aiming the in-game magic wand was, in equal parts, hitting the target accurately, flailing uselessly, and recalibrating.

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PSN Tuesday: Sorcery, Doctor Who

JC Fletcher — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:57:00 EST

Sorcery arrives on PSN today, allowing players to turn their PlayStation Moves into magic wands that only work within their televisions. It's joined by Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock, about a man who wields a sonic screwdriver, which is basically a magic wand powered by pseudoscience, and Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, about people who can toss magic projectiles sans wand.

Both PSOne Classics (Alone in the Dark New Nightmare) and PS2 classics (Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain) are available on PS3 today, along with a mess of old Sega games.

Meanwhile, on Vita, Table Top Tanks provides AR tank battles.

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Sorcery kicks off new pre-purchase functionality on PSN

David Hinkle — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

Who has time to accumulate cash then wait for a game to launch before actually paying for it? In this work-a-day world, we need to prepare for such things; we need lead time. And if you're of a similar mind, it may please you to know that Sorcery will be the first game to kick off a new pre-purchase feature on PSN.

Right now, you can log onto PSN and pay for Sorcery, triggering a download granted you have auto-download enabled. Once you have the game pre-loaded, you can play as soon as Sorcery launches next week on May 22.

Sorcery is the only game you can pre-purchase through PSN right now. We've inquired with Sony about future games.

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Sorcery's first dev diary gets a Move on

Jordan Mallory — Sun, 06 May 2012 10:30:00 EST

All right, fine - we're sorry for the pun in the headline. This inaugural developer diary from Sorcery conjurers The Workshop and SCEA covers the game's extensive Move integration, the design processess involved and the satisfying feeling that comes with creating a tornado made of fire.

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New Sorcery trailer uncovers a plot

Richard Mitchell — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:00:00 EST

For our next trick, we will make the next two and a half minutes of your day disappear.

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Cast your eyes on new Sorcery screens

Alexander Sliwinski — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:30:00 EST

Screenshotiamus! PlayStation Move's Sorcery enters stores on May 22, which leaves you plenty of time to look through the latest gallery of in-game screens.

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Sorcery lighting up PlayStation Move on May 22

Ben Gilbert — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:00:00 EST

Your PlayStation Move, it's so ... lonely. Just the loneliest. It could really use a new, original game every now and then. Sony's about to provide one with the May 22 launch of Sorcery. We weren't in love with the game when we last checked it out, but we hope some more magic has been injected since then.

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SCE VP: Move should have done better in Europe (but it didn't)

Jessica Conditt — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST

Sony Computer Entertainment UK VP Fergal Gara said the Move could have, should have done better in Europe, noting that the system's software lineup is crucial to its success. Gara named only one title, Sports Champions, that sold the best "by far" with a few hundred thousand units. We assume he expressed SCE's disappointment with the Move's success in the tone of, "I should have lost 20 pounds by now, even though I never work out and I eat bacon with every meal."

Gara is focusing on future titles to support Move, and by "titles" he means Sorcery (a game announced at E3 2010), and "other things that we know are bubbling under." SCE is stepping up its marketing and internal development for Move, Gara said, hoping to revitalize Move in 2012.

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The third-person witchcraft of Sorcery

Ben Gilbert — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST

I didn't feel like a magician, sorcerer, witcher, or warlock after playing through a combat demo of Sony's PlayStation Move-exclusive game, Sorcery, at a recent NYC press event. I wasn't sure how I felt, actually. The game didn't leave a huge impact on me, and perhaps that's telling as Sorcery doesn't seem to be remarkably deep or impressive, as much as it is fine.

When working on this preview, I was asked if Sorcery's Move mechanic "felt like a tech demo," as so many games for the PlayStation Move have (The Shoot , The Fight: Lights Out, and Sports Champions come to mind). "It feels deeper than that," I responded. "But not by much." As it turns out, that phrase is pretty representative of my whole experience with Sorcery.

Gallery: Sorcery (PS3)

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Sorcery bewitching PlayStation 3 owners in spring 2012

Ben Gilbert — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:44:00 EST

Sorcery, a PlayStation Move game announced way back at E3 2010 and kept in relative silence since then, is set to launch this coming spring. SCEA hasn't offered a finer launch date beyond that.

For those of you who might have forgotten about the title, Sorcery is a third-person, Move-centric title for the PS3 developed by California-based dev The Workshop. Players cast spells to take out enemies and solve puzzles via the PS3's motion peripheral, all the while controlling a player character on screen via Nav controller or DualShock 3.

Still not clear? It's often referred to as, "That Move game that looked neat and then disappeared." Yeahhhhh, that one. Exactly.

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Sorcery trailer casts a spell on our dignity

Justin McElroy — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:30:00 EST

We're skeptical when it comes to motion controls, but don't tell us this trailer for PlayStation Move's Sorcery doesn't trigger a deep response in your inner child's even more inner child. Judge us for flailing about like morons all you like, we'll still be the ones putting out fire with tornadoes.

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Sony announces Move-enabled 'Sorcery'

Griffin McElroy — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:33:00 EST

Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture

Players looking for a Harry Potter-esque game for PlayStation Move which isn't Harry Potter will be pleased to hear of The Workshop's latest game announced for the peripheral: Sorcery. Players will have access to a variety of magic spells (each of which change the color of the Move's spherical tip), which they use to fight through a world of violent goblins, fairies and other mythical creatures. Players choose their spells, then, using the Move, fling them at enemies. Players will also have access to environment-changing spells, such as one that mends broken objects.

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