Everything about Empire of Magic speaks of a game that could have been much better than what it turned out to be. There was potential that was sadly never fulfilled. There are so many elements against it: poorly written manual, dated graphics, horrible voice acting, confusing and irritating gameplay and many other things to numerous to mention. From the very beginning the flaws will lash out at you, starting with the horrible implementation of the turn-based movement in the game. You will literally be clicking the next turn button more than you are playing because your character does not move very much in each turn. Combat is also confusing. There are so many things that you have to worry about while in combat that it ends up frustrating the player more than entertaining them.