Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire

Pop balloons by drawing the corresponding symbols to defend the castle.

Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire - Balloon Popping Fun

"Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire" is an exciting Android game where you protect your castle by popping balloons using intuitive gesture recognition. Players draw symbols on the touchscreen to defeat aggressive enemies, utilizing spells to enhance their defenses. Discover new abilities, collect coins, and compete with friends while enjoying a charming, whimsical adventure from the award-winning team at Nitrome. Join the fun and become the ultimate wizard for hire!
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App stats

By: Nitrome
Version: 2.1.9 (Last updated: 2023-10-27)
Creation date: 2015-02-25
Permissions
Other:
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

Wanted,
Wizard required for defence duties. Must be proficient in spell casting to pop varying balloon types that may be utilised by intruders. Must be confident working alone and comfortable facing aggressive hordes.

Advanced magic techniques desirable but can be learnt on the job. Applicant expected to provide their own spell book and potion bottles. They also may be required to make tea and answer phone calls.

Applicants should send CVs and potions portfolio to [email protected]


A game by Nitrome the award winning team that brought you Gunbrick (Editors Choice Jan 2015) Platform Panic (9/10 - Gamezebo, 9/10 Gold Award - Pocket Gamer, 4/5 Touch Arcade) and Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage - Game of the Year 2014 Pocket Gamer).

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!

Features:
- Intuitive gesture recognition drawing gameplay.
- Simple concept that anyone can grasp!
- Full game centre support to compete with friends and foes
- Collect coins to unlock new spells
- Slow Down time!
- Turn enemies into frogs!
- Summon a mighty Dragon!
- Cover the floor on Fire!
- Make the Castle Turrets grow Gun Turrets!
- Bake Bread (ok that last one we made up).

Important information
This game contains third party advertising which can be removed via a one time IAP. This game contains coins which can be collected within the game for free, bought with real money or via earned via promotions. This game contains cross promotion for other Nitrome games and this is not removed with the IAP for removal of ads.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Unique play style and graphics
  • Fun gameplay, especially with a stylus
  • Easy to pick up and play, suitable for short sessions
Cons
  • Frequent crashes and freezes requiring app restarts
  • Bugs causing game state issues, such as enemies not ending the game
  • Increased ads and changes in gameplay mechanics leading to frustration
Most mentioned
  • Game freezes or crashes often
  • Bugs where the wizard does not die when enemies land
  • Excessive ads and intrusive features impacting gameplay
User reviews
Good game, frequent crashes. The audio continues to play but the game completely freezes. Restarting the game fixes it for a moment, but it crashes again shortly thereafter. Occurs during menu transitions, as you start a new game or get defeated. Too bad, I was a huge fan. Edit: Seems the bugfixes sorted it! Increased from 2 to 4 stars. Would rate 5 if progression wasn't so slow and limited.
by Meep Dixon, 2023-11-28

I always loved this game, the visuals and mechanics are awesome. But there is a bug that makes it borderline unplayable. Oftentimes, a soldier will land of the wall but the wizard will not die, leaving me stuck in that scene with the soldiers celebrating their invasion and the wizard just standing there. I'm forced to restart the game losing all my coins and highscores. It happens more often than not. I guess it has something to do with the shockwave animation from the soldier's foot.

[BUGS] In Classics mode, a yellow soldier got through but the ending animation doesn't show, and I could not do anything else. The game doesn't end. Since this is a 6-year-old game, I think there won't be any new updates. But i think the onboarding experience could get better by a compulsory tutorial during the player's first session, with simplified UI. I played the game 6 years ago, it's still very good <3 solid art style and phenomenal gameplay
by Minh Trang Vũ, 2023-08-15
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