Magic Carpet

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Magic Carpet
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: 3D Control Pad
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

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Magic Carpet (マジックカーペット) is a first person shoot-'em-up game developed by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Arts. You play as a mage shooting mana on a magic carpet. At the time of its original release (1994), the graphics were seen as the best around, introducing many technologies that are still used today. It also supported 3D glasses.

The Saturn version takes a hit in that it is missing levels 9, 18, 29, 34 and 40, found in the PC and PlayStation versions of the game. In Japan, it was bundled with the 3D Control Pad as well as being sold separately.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
94 №53, p96/97/98/99
87 №173, p52/53/54/55
92 №41, p42/43/44/45
80 №5, p149
93 №42, p64-67[1]
93 №63, p86/87/88
89 №78, p48/49
90 №6, p72/73
94 №78, p18
Sega Saturn
90
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
94
[2]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
87
[3]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
87
[4]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
48
[5]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
90
[6]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
51
[7]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[8]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
83
[9]
LeveL (CZ)
86
[10]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
85
[11]
Maximum (UK)
75
[12]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
91
[13]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
79
[14]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
93
[1]
Player One (FR)
93
[15]
Playmag (FR) PAL
91
[16]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
60
[17]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
53
[18]
Sega Magazin (DE)
93
[19]
Sega News (CZ)
91
[20]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
89
[21]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
94
[22]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[24]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
54
[25]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
94
[26]
Strana Igr (RU)
60
[27]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
87
[28]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[29]
Sega Saturn
80
Based on
29 reviews

Magic Carpet

Saturn, US
MagicCarpet Saturn US Box Back.jpgMagicCarpet Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Magiccarpet sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
MagicCarpet Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
MagicCarpet Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
MagicCarpet Saturn JP Box Back.jpgMagicCarpet Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
MagicCarpet Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
MagicCarpet Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP (3D Pad)
MultiController Saturn JP Box Front MagicCarpet.jpg
Cover
  1. 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega42UK.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega42UK.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
  2. Consoles +, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 96
  3. Computer & Video Games, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 52
  4. Digitiser (UK) (1996-04-03)
  5. Famitsu, "1996-12-13" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 1
  6. Fun Generation, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 65
  7. GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 5: May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 15
  8. GamePro, "May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 68
  9. Game Informer, "May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 36
  10. LeveL, "Červen 1996" (CZ; 1996-06-01), page 56
  11. MAN!AC, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 58
  12. Maximum, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-03-29), page 149
  13. Mega Force, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 76
  14. Mega Fun, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-20), page 76
  15. Player One, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 86
  16. Playmag, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 103
  17. Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 25" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 183
  18. Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 2" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 70
  19. Sega Magazin, "April 1996" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 76
  20. Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 19
  21. Sega Power, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 48
  22. Sega Pro, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-xx), page 22
  23. Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-23), page 72
  24. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-20 (1996-11-22)" (JP; 1996-11-08), page 216
  25. Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16
  26. Sonic the Comic, "24 May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-11), page 18
  27. Strana Igr, "Avgust 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 74
  28. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 36
  29. VideoGames, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 62