Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse

Explore a new game world in the style of the Arabian Nights!

High magic and dark deeds reign as you face the evil Genie Lords in a quest to restore your family honor! A complex, pre-generated character grants you quick entrance into the all-new AD&D® AL-QADIM’ game world. Encounter genies, sinister sorcerers, wise hermits, and many more mysterious beings, each with their own secrets and challenges. Use magical items to face the challenge of real-time combat and puzzle solving. And savor a tightly woven story line that's enhanced by grand cinematic musical themes - all in the exotic new AL-QADIM game world!

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Advertisement in Electronic Entertainment, March 1994

EXPLORE AN EXOTIC NEW WORLD!

**As an outcast whose once mighty clan has been dishonored, you must face the all-powerful Genie Lords in a quest to restore your family honor - once and for all!

Experience the mysterious new AL-QADIM’ game world and prepare for fast real-time action, arcade-style combat, and heart-pounding role-playing - all in the style of the Arabian Nights!

THE GENIE'S CURSE is quick to set up and a breeze to play. Your character, a brave corsair, slashes his way through this incredible new AD&D® game world, where high magic and dark deeds reign!

• A simple interface guides you through encounters with genies, sinister sorcerers, wise hermits, and many more mysterious beings - each with their own secrets and challenges.
• Use magical items to face the challenge of real-time combat and puzzle solving.
• Explore an interactive world where you can push, pull, open, and close - even break things!
• Savor a tightly woven storyline that's enhanced by grand cinematic musical themes.
• Stunning 256-color VGA graphics and striking animation make this game a visual delight.
• Variable difficulty settings allow players of all skill levels to be challenged!

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Back of Box - DOS (US)

DER ORIENT: BAZARE, WUNDERLAMPEN, FLIEGENDE TEPPICHE...

AL-QADIM - EIN ATMOSPHÄRISCHES ROLLENSPIEL AUS 1001 NACHT

**Einst war Ihr Clan sehr einflußreich. Doch nun hat Sie die Gesellschaft verstoßen. Ihre Aufgabe: Treten Sie gegen die Übermacht der gerissenen Dschinn-Lords an - Sie müssen die Ehre Ihrer Familie wiederherstellen!

E**ine interaktive Welt voller Dschinnies, böser Zauberer und mysteriöser Wesen!

Schnelle Action trotz brennendheißen Wüstensandes! Ihr Hauptakteur, ein mutiger Korsar, ist bereit, das Abenteuer zu bestreiten. Er ist gefangen im Netz der hohen Magie und des dunklen Zaubers. Dabei stößt er auf viele bizarre Charaktere - und jeder einzelne birgt eigene Herausforderungen und Geheimnisse!

• AD&D® Fantasy-Rollenspiel für Einsteiger, Fortgeschrittene und Profis. Wählen Sie selbst Ihren Schwierigkeitsgrad.
• Einfache Bedienung durch "Point and Click" Interface.
• Gigantische Auswahl an magischen Gegenständen.
• Optischer Leckerbissen: brilliante 256 Farben-VGA-Grafik und phantastische Animationen.
• Vorgenerierte Charakter: damit Sie sofort einsteigen können!

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Back of Box - DOS (German)

As an outcast, betrothed to the caliph's daughter and the son of a sultan whose once mighty clan has been dishonoured, you must face the all-powerful Genie Lords in a quest to restore your family honour - once and for all!

Experience the mysterious Al-Qadim game world and prepare for fast real-time action, arcade-style combat and heart-pounding role-playing - all in the style of Arabian Nights! Diverging from the Gold Box formula, Al-Qadim allows you to experience the immersion and thrill of an AD&D adventure with a condensed role-playing system. The Genie's Curse is quick to set up and a breeze to play. Your character, a brave corsair, slashes his way through this incredible AD&D game world, where high magic and dark deeds reign!

• A simple interface guides you through encounters with genies, sinister sorcerers, wise hermits, and many more mysterious beings - each with their own secrets and challengers
• Use magical items to face the challenge of real-time combat and puzzle solving
• Savour a tightly woven storyline that's enhanced by grand cinematic musical themes
• Variable difficulty settings allow players of all skill levels to be challenged!

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Steam Store Description