Magic Carpet

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Magic Carpet

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)

Developer: Bullfrog

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (7 tracks)

Peripherals supported: 3D Control Pad

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-12-06	¥5,8005,800	T-10611G
JP (3D Pad)	1996-12-06	¥7,8007,800	T-10614G
US	1996-05^[3]	$49.9549.95^[4]	T-5006H
EU	1996-03-29^[1]		T-5006H-50

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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.

Magazine articles

Main article: Magic Carpet/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-20: "1996-20 (1996-11-22)" (1996-11-08)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

94

^[5]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

87

^[2]

Digitiser (UK)

PAL

87

^[12]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

48

^[13]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

90

^[14]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

51

^[15]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[4]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[16]

LeveL (CZ)

86

^[17]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

85

^[18]

Maximum (UK)

75

^[6]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

91

^[19]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

79

^[20]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

93

^[7]

Player One (FR)

93

^[8]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

91

^[21]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[22]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[23]

Sega Magazin (DE)

93

^[24]

Sega News (CZ)

91

^[25]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

89

^[26]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

94

^[27]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

90

^[28]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[29]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

54

^[11]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

94

^[30]

Strana Igr (RU)

60

^[31]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

87

^[32]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[33]

	80
Based on 29 reviews

Magic Carpet

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, JP (3D Pad)
Cover

References

↑ File:CVG UK 174.pdf, page 64
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:CVG UK 173.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 173.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:GamePro US 091.pdf, page 50
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:GamePro US 092.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 092.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 053.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 053.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:MAXIMUM UK 05.pdf, page 149 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MAXIMUM UK 05.pdf_p149" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:MeanMachinesSega42UK.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega42UK.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:PlayerOne FR 063.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 063.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SSM_UK_06.pdf, page 72
↑ File:SSM_JP_19961122_1996-20.pdf, page 216
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-04-03)
↑ Famitsu, "1996-12-13" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 65
↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 5: May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 15
↑ Game Informer, "May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 36
↑ LeveL, "Červen 1996" (CZ; 1996-06-01), page 56
↑ MAN!AC, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 58
↑ Mega Force, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 76
↑ Mega Fun, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-20), page 76
↑ Playmag, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 103
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 25" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 183
↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 2" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 70
↑ Sega Magazin, "April 1996" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 76
↑ Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 19
↑ Sega Power, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 48
↑ Sega Pro, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-xx), page 22
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-23), page 72
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-20 (1996-11-22)" (JP; 1996-11-08), page 216
↑ Sonic the Comic, "24 May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-11), page 18
↑ Strana Igr, "Avgust 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 74
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 36
↑ VideoGames, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 62

[:File:CVG_UK_174.pdf_p64-1] File:CVG UK 174.pdf, page 64

[:File:CVG_UK_173.pdf_p52-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:CVG UK 173.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 173.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:GamePro_US_091.pdf_p50-3] File:GamePro US 091.pdf, page 50

[:File:GamePro_US_092.pdf_p68-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:GamePro US 092.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 092.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_053.pdf_p96-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 053.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 053.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_05.pdf_p149-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:MAXIMUM UK 05.pdf, page 149 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MAXIMUM UK 05.pdf_p149" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachinesSega42UK.pdf_p64-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:MeanMachinesSega42UK.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega42UK.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_063.pdf_p86-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:PlayerOne FR 063.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 063.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SSM_UK_06.pdf_p72-9] File:SSM_UK_06.pdf, page 72

[:File:SSM_JP_19961122_1996-20.pdf_p216-10] File:SSM_JP_19961122_1996-20.pdf, page 216

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p16-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content

[digitiser1996-04-03-12] Digitiser (UK) (1996-04-03)

[13] Famitsu, "1996-12-13" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-05.pdf_p65-14] Fun Generation, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 65

[:File:GameFan_US_0405.pdf_p15-15] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 5: May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 15

[:File:GameInformer_US_037.pdf_p36-16] Game Informer, "May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 36

[17] LeveL, "Červen 1996" (CZ; 1996-06-01), page 56

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-04.pdf_p58-18] MAN!AC, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 58

[:File:MegaForce_FR_49.pdf_p76-19] Mega Force, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-04.pdf_p76-20] Mega Fun, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-20), page 76

[:File:Playmag_FR_02.pdf_p103-21] Playmag, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 103

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-25_19961213.pdf_p183-22] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 25" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 183

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-02_19970131.pdf_p70-23] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 2" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 70

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_29.pdf_p76-24] Sega Magazin, "April 1996" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 76

[:File:Sega_News_3_CZ.pdf_p19-25] Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 19

[:File:SegaPower_UK_78.pdf_p48-26] Sega Power, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 48

[:File:SegaPro_UK_60.pdf_p22-27] Sega Pro, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-xx), page 22

[:File:SSM_UK_06.pdf_p72-28] Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-23), page 72

[:File:SSM_JP_19961122_1996-20.pdf_p216-29] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-20 (1996-11-22)" (JP; 1996-11-08), page 216

[30] Sonic the Comic, "24 May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-11), page 18

[:File:Strana_igr_05.pdf_p74-31] Strana Igr, "Avgust 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 74

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p36-32] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 36

[:File:VideoGames_US_89.pdf_p62-33] VideoGames, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 62

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Magic Carpet

From Sega Retro

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References