History ShoutOut / Magicka

** There are also achievements called [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture 88mph]], [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist State Alchemist]], [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark OMG, They Killed Yellow!]], [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Blue... No, Yellow!]], Film/DeepImpact, [[VideoGame/{{Battlefield}} Good Company]], [[Franchise/SpiderMan No Power = No Responsibility]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship Is Magicka]] and [[Anime/DragonBallZ It's Over 9000!]] among others.

** There are also achievements called [[Film/BackToTheFuture 88mph]], [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist State Alchemist]], [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark OMG, They Killed Yellow!]], [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Blue... No, Yellow!]], Film/DeepImpact, [[VideoGame/{{Battlefield}} Good Company]], [[Franchise/SpiderMan No Power = No Responsibility]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship Is Magicka]] and [[Anime/DragonBallZ It's Over 9000!]] among others.

** [[AnsweringEcho ...kill...kill...]]

* When you get the [[spoiler:M60]], the dialogue goes something like, "Our blacksmith and handyman [[Series/MacGyver Angus]] made this using nothing but a paperclip... and a shotgun."

* The bosses of Chapter 8, the goblin ruling body, are referred to as TheAristocrats. The achievement for defeating them is called "More like Disney/TheAristocats".

* The Astronomer Robe look like a [[Disney/{{Fantasia}} certain other wizard]]

* The Vizier Robe is mentioned to be perfect for advisers of easily manipulated rulers. The Black Turban, the red and purple color scheme [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} does it come with a snake staff too?]]
* The [[ProngsOfPoseidon Trident]]'s flavor text says that it was [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid found next to the corpse of a giant squid lady]]

** There are also achievements called [[Film/BackToTheFuture 88mph]], [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist State Alchemist]], [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark OMG, They Killed Yellow!]], [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Blue... No, Yellow!]], Film/DeepImpact, [[VideoGame/{{Battlefield}} Good Company]], [[SpiderMan No Power = No Responsibility]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship Is Magicka]] and [[Anime/DragonBallZ It's Over 9000!]] among others.

* The names of chapters 7-11 ([[VideoGame/ReturnToCastleWolfenstein Return to Castle Aldrheim]], [[VideoGame/MineSweeper Mine Sweepers]], [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Symphony of the]] {{Twilight}}, [[VideoGame/GrimFandango A Grim Tango]] and [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Raiders of the Lost Ruins]]) are video game and/or movie titles.

* The overworld map shown in chapter intros features the [[CthulhuMythos island of R'lyeh]].

* The King who, in a conversation with a soldier right next to a pit says "[[ThreeHundred Madness?!?]]... [[SubvertedTrope Well, yes, now that you mention it, I suppose you're right...]]" Though you can throw the soldier into the pit yourself. [[spoiler:(For an aptly named achievement: "[[DoubleSubversion This is Magicka!]]")]]

* The free community update added [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} a space marine armor set]] and [[{{Tron}} a cyber robes set]].

** One of the [=POWs=] that you have to rescue in the DLC mission is [[{{Rambo}} named John, and attacks enemies with explosive-tipped arrows]].

* The names of chapters 7-11 ([[VideoGame/ReturnToCastleWolfenstein Return to Castle Aldrheim]], [[MineSweeper Mine Sweepers]], [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Symphony of the]] {{Twilight}}, [[VideoGame/GrimFandango A Grim Tango]] and [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Raiders of the Lost Ruins]]) are video game and/or movie titles.

* A [[VideoGame/{{Counter-Strike}} knife of Counter-Striking]] which makes you run incredibly fast.

** During your duel with him, [[spoiler:Vlad]] makes a few random comments, one of which is: [[TheEmpireStrikesBack "Impressive! Most impressive!"]]

** At the very end of the game, [[spoiler:Future Vlad, Behold the Watcher, and the Headmaster]] all appear before you, like Yoda, Anakin, and Obi-Wan at the end of ReturnOfTheJedi.

** In the swamp: [[TheEmpireStrikesBack "There's a faint outline of a small X-shaped vehicle in the water."]]

** One of the villagers in Chapter 2 says: [[ANewHope "Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerer's ways! Yeah, you heard me right! What're you going to do? Strangle me?"]]

* The achievement for winning 20 matches in a row is called [[Film/FlashGordon "Nothing but a man, who can never fail"]]

** The developer commentary / LetsPlay elaborates that this reference was meant to go even further by having "[[FreudWasRight milk jugs]]" on the floor as well.

* By itself, StarWars gets a huge number of references:
** The first six chapters are named, respectively, [[ThePhantomMenace The Fancy Menace]], [[AttackOfTheClones Attack Of The Goblins]], [[RevengeOfTheSith Revenge Of The Tribes]], [[ANewHope A New]] [[ShapedLikeItself Hope]], [[TheEmpireStrikesBack Havindr Strikes Back]], and [[ReturnOfTheJedi Return Of The Wizard]].

** When you win the mind duel, Grimnir says: [[AttackOfTheClones It seems that this battle will not be decided by the strength of our minds, but by our skill in spellcasting.]]

* [[Literature/TheHobbit]] and [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings]]: