LostMagic

is a real-time strategy role-playing video game developed by Taito for the Nintendo DS system. It supported the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

==Gameplay== The gameplay of LostMagic primarily features a magic system and the use of captured monsters as soldiers. Since mages, such as the one the player controls, cannot physically attack, they rely on magic to do so. The player can use various magical spells by drawing runes on the DS's touch screen; drawing them accurately results in more powerful spells. Some runes are easier to draw than others, while drawing runes slowly can leave the player vulnerable to attack. There are eighteen different runes and six elements of magic: fire, water, earth, light, dark, and wind. Early on in the game, the player gains the ability to fuse runes, such as combining Fire 2 and Water 1 to make an ice explosion. Near the end of the game, the player gains the ability to fuse 3 runes together. When used in combination, the first rune usually determines the effect of the spell and the others determine its elemental type. For example, any Duo Rune starting with Fire 2 will be an explosion. In total, there are 396 different spells.