Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet is a video game released by Bullfrog Productions in 1994. Its graphics and gameplay were considered innovative and technically impressive at the time. A revised edition, Magic Carpet Plus, included the Hidden Worlds expansion pack which added 25 levels and a winter-themed tileset. The title also had a sequel released in 1995, Magic Carpet 2. Magic Carpet was considered by critics to be a revolutionary game for its time.

Released: 6 May 1994
Platforms: PlayStation 3 Windows macOS MS-DOS Sega Saturn PlayStation PlayStation Portable
Genres: Shooter
Developers: Bullfrog Productions
Publishers: Sony Computer Entertainment Electronic Arts
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: First person
Themes: Action Fantasy
Age ratings: ESRB E CERO A USK 6 ACB PG PEGI 12

›Story

The player plays a wizard (on a magic carpet) flying over water, mountains, and other terrain while destroying monsters and rival wizards (which are controlled by the computer) and collecting "mana" which is gathered by hot air balloons and stored in the player's own castle.

Keywords

magic
mythology
flying
base building
teleportation
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Media

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
MS-DOS	6 May 1994	North America · Europe 31 December 1994 · Brazil 1 July 1995
PlayStation	1 March 1996	Europe · North America 28 March 1996 · Japan 14 February 1997
Sega SaturnEarly Access	1 March 1996	North America · Japan 6 December 1996 · Europe 31 December 1996 · Australia 31 December 1996
PlayStation 3Digital Compatibility Release	26 March 2009	Europe · Japan 9 December 2009 · North America 18 February 2010
PlayStation PortableDigital Compatibility Release	26 March 2009	Europe · Japan 9 December 2009 · North America 18 February 2010
Windows	16 June 2011	Worldwide
macOS	18 October 2012	Worldwide