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Classic Review: Magic Carpet 2© Dan Finkelstein
Apr 1, 1997
Every once in awhile I will review classic games. In my opinion, some of the best computer games ever made came out in the past three years or so, and now you can get them for rock-bottom prices at your local computer store. For example, I found "Magic Carpet 2" this week at my local "B.J.'s Wholesale Club" for a measly 10 bucks. Ten bucks for a game that originally cost 50 is a great...no--amazing...deal.
Magic Carpet 2 (MC2) was the sequel to the hit game, Magic Carpet, by that English company named Bullfrog Software. While the gameplay, sound, and graphics are similar to the first game, MC2 implements many new features that make it, in my opinion, far superior to the first in the series.
The gameplay in MC2 is basically the same as in the first--you control a magic carpet that has the capability to fly up, down, strafe left and right, and even do barrel-rolls (the latter is new in MC2). Don't worry about crashing--it's not possible. No action game would be complete without lots of cool weapons to fire at the bad guys, and MC2 has dozens of them. While the basic spells from the first game are here, they've all been improved by breaking down each spell into several levels. For example, you'll start out the game with the basic fireball spell. After using it for awhile, you'll magically learn how to cast the rapid-fire ball, then eventually the super-fireball. Of course, besides all the basic weapons, there are also the new ones, such as the volcano or the "Fool's Mana".
Magic Carpet 2 starts out as an easy game. Build a castle, blow up the various enemies and attack the other guy's castle. Simple, right? Well, maybe for the first five levels. After that, you'll encounter new enemies such as the fierce (and very annoying) Dragon, and an enemy that hovers in the dark sky, just waiting for you to ride under it. Also, many levels require you to complete several events in the right sequence to advance to the next level. For example, you'd have to fly to a point, get a spell, build your castle to a certain level, and kill one of your enemy's castles before being allowed to go on.
Probably the biggest improvement in MC2 over the first game is the variety of the levels. While all of the levels in the first game took place outside, in a very bland environment, there are several types in MC2. There's the basic daytime and night time levels, and my favorite, the cave levels where there not only is a floor but a ceiling as well.
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Please help!!! I am playing MC2 and I am stuck on the hidden level on level 8, you know the maze level where ur first objective is to build the strongest castle possible.First of all, I can't fin ...
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I agree with Michael. Thanks for the review. I'm always used to seeing these "Classic" video games on sale but my thoughts were always, who wants to buy an outdated game?I think these revival arti ...
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Thanks for reminding us of the possibilties for buying a game, because when most of us look to buy a game we don't even think about buying an older game, but many of then are really good.Michae ...
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