I hate those power ranger like spark effects

[Razorboi82]

How about filming someone in real life doing magic and then putting that as a video into the game? Copperfield and Houdini effects!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0_VSBA4FQI

I could see that. that would actually look a little more out of place in the game though. Like a mortal kombat combatant on top of the fantastic backdrop.