Shred the Skies an the world's fastest, most heavily armed flying carpet. Duel rival wizards and wade into hordes of deadly beasts in you quest to restore 50 shattered worlds. A technological masterpiece of 3D fractal landscapes that morph in real time and gorgeous texture-mapped graphics. Prepare for the rush of adrenaline as you step into the fastest arcade flight experience ever created.

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"Magic Carpet's graphics probably represent the PC's finest hour"

• Edge Magazine

Shred the Skies

on the world's fastest, most heavily armed flying carpet. Duel rival wizards and wade into hordes of deadly beasts in your quest to restore 50 shattered worlds. A technological masterpiece of 3D fractal landscapes that morph in real time and gorgeous texture mapped graphics. Prepare for the rush of adrenaline as you step into the fastest arcade flight experience ever created.

FURIOUS ACTION

Lay a path of destruction as you tear into 50 incredible worlds

AWESOME FIREPOWER

Create Volcanos, launch Meteors, cast Lightning. 24 spells in all

PLUG IN

Intense head-to-head competition for up to 8 players

MONKEY SEE

Computer opponents learn from your strategies

MORPH WORLDS IN REAL TIME

STRAP ON A HELMET

Includes free 3D glasses, supports VR headsets and Stereogram imaging

ANOTHER SMASH HIT

From the award-winning creators of Populous, Theme Park, and Syndicate

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Back of Box - DOS (US)

You're flying just feet above real landscapes. There's a dragon in front of you, kilter crabs behind and some guy on another carpet cutting you to ribbons. Not enough power for the accelerate spell. Damn. Looks like you're gonna have to fight this one out...

Bullfrog's latest epic is a thrilling fight to the death; a highly original blend of non-stop arcade action and strategy. A new real time landscaping engine combines exquisite graphics, awesome gameplay and one of the fastest flying experiences ever seen on a PC. Get ready to take a Magic Carpet ride to glory.

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Back of Box - DOS (UK)

DOS International 9/10

SULTANE

SPRÜCHE

SPEED

EINZIGARTIGES FLUGERLEBNIS DURCH BULLFROGS NEUE 3D-FRAKTALGRAFIKEN

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Powerplay 90%

DRACHEN

DONNER

DESASTER

8 SPIELER DURCH NETZWERK-OPTION

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PC Games 92%

FEUER

FLUCHT

FANTASIE

EINFACHE MAUSBEDIENUNG

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PC Joker 93%

MONSTER

MANA

*Magic

Carpet*

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Print advertisement - PC Player 12/94

In 1994 Bullfrog Productions Limited released arguably one of their best games to date. Combining stunning graphics and superb gameplay Magic Carpet was set to be a winner.

Shred the sinister skies! Encounter non-stop action as you rip through fantastic fractal landscapes in this highly original, highly addictive game.

KEY FEATURES

A perfect blend of high-speed action, gorgeous graphics and subtle strategy that could only come from the award-winning designers at Bullfrog Productions

Zoom through incredibly rich fractal landscapes. Majestic mountains, verdant valleys, swelling seas and barren deserts.

Discharge 24 potent spells like fireballs, lightning bolts and invisibility.

Blast apart a dozen computer adversaries like killer bees, giant sandcrabs, airworms and fire-breathing dragons

Watch textured landscapes change before your eyes in real-time with powerful volcano, crater and meteor spells

Torch your friends - intense multi-player action with up to 8 human players at a time

Enter the 3rd dimension - VR headset support. 3D glasses and Stereogram imaging put you in the middle of the action like never-before

Over 50 levels of non-stop action full of hidden spells and secret teleports

Multiple resolution modes for high-speed performance

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Bullfrog/EA website (http://www.bullfrog.ea.com/)