<s>
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
flying	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
:	O
Hidden	O
Worlds	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
compatible	O
operating	O
systems	O
in	O
1995	O
which	O
added	O
25	O
levels	O
and	O
winter-themed	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
package	O
,	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
Plus	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
ports	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Netherworlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
plays	O
a	O
wizard	O
on	O
a	O
magic	B-Application
carpet	I-Application
flying	O
over	O
water	O
,	O
mountains	O
and	O
other	O
terrain	O
while	O
destroying	O
monsters	O
and	O
rival	O
wizards	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
computer	O
)	O
and	O
collecting	O
"	O
mana	B-Application
"	O
which	O
is	O
gathered	O
by	O
hot	O
air	O
balloons	O
and	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
own	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
this	O
back	O
story	O
,	O
mana	B-Application
was	O
discovered	O
and	O
though	O
it	O
initially	O
had	O
beneficial	O
uses	O
,	O
the	O
quest	O
for	O
it	O
made	O
the	O
lands	O
barren	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worse	O
,	O
many	O
corrupt	O
wizards	O
began	O
turning	O
to	O
mana	B-Application
for	O
their	O
own	O
nefarious	O
purposes	O
,	O
eventually	O
leading	O
to	O
war	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battling	O
wizards	O
began	O
using	O
more	O
destructive	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
summoning	O
deadly	O
monsters	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
often	O
turned	O
against	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
wizard	O
hoped	O
to	O
end	O
everything	O
with	O
an	O
all-powerful	O
spell	B-Application
but	O
instead	O
only	O
left	O
the	O
worlds	O
shattered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
in	O
each	O
world	O
is	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
castle	O
and	O
fill	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
necessary	O
percentage	O
of	O
the	O
total	O
mana	B-Application
in	O
the	O
current	O
level	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
world	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
restoring	O
it	O
to	O
"	O
equilibrium	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
total	O
mana	B-Application
level	O
is	O
fixed	O
in	O
each	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
accomplish	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
possess	O
the	O
mana	B-Application
so	O
that	O
mana-collecting	O
balloons	O
bring	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
castle	O
(	O
the	O
balloons	O
ignore	O
mana	B-Application
that	O
are	O
unpossessed	O
or	O
possessed	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
wizard	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mana	B-Application
,	O
represented	O
by	O
pearls	O
of	O
varying	O
sizes	O
,	O
may	O
be	O
found	O
freely	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
but	O
is	O
usually	O
released	O
by	O
destroying	O
monsters	O
and/or	O
leveling	O
castles	O
of	O
enemy	O
wizards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
can	O
have	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
spells	B-Application
equipped	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greater	O
amounts	O
of	O
mana	B-Application
stored	O
in	O
the	O
castle	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
cast	O
more	O
powerful	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
storing	O
mana	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
castle	O
also	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
home	O
base	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
where	O
he	O
can	O
regain	O
health	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magic	B-Application
carpet	I-Application
can	O
be	O
piloted	O
in	O
three	O
dimensions	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
helicopter	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
player	O
cannot	O
roll	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
impossible	O
to	O
crash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supported	O
anaglyph	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
and	O
Autostereogram	B-Algorithm
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	O
glasses	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
package	O
and	O
VFX1	B-Device
Headgear	I-Device
was	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
retains	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
's	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
largely	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
likewise	O
includes	O
the	O
Hidden	O
Worlds	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
journalist	O
Ed	O
Lomas	O
reported	O
the	O
technical	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
as	O
:	O
the	O
sky	O
is	O
animated	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
sliding	O
wallpaper	O
"	O
fashion	O
(	O
whereas	O
it	O
moves	O
in	O
3D	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
sprites	O
are	O
more	O
detailed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
shadows	O
lack	O
the	O
translucency	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
in	O
development	O
after	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
made	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
to	O
bring	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
titles	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
being	O
among	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Diskett	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
playtesters	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
programmer	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Syndicate	B-Application
and	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
revealed	O
in	O
a	O
2015	O
forum	B-Application
post	O
at	O
AtariAge	B-Application
that	O
before	O
Atari	O
bought	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
tried	O
porting	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
during	O
his	O
spare	O
time	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
impossible	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
difficulty	O
with	O
texture	O
mapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
port	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
nineteen	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	B-Application
of	I-Application
1996	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
HMV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
in	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Tommy	O
Glide	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
massive	O
size	O
,	O
wide	O
open	O
3D	O
environment	O
,	O
morphing	O
terrain	O
animations	O
,	O
subtle	O
touches	O
to	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
accessible	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Hickman	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
approved	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
originality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
,	O
summarizing	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
conversion	O
,	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
is	O
actually	O
very	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
criticized	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
additional	O
levels	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
more	O
streamlined	O
spell	B-Application
system	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
most	O
visually	O
impressive	O
games	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
assessed	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
is	O
graphically	O
less	O
impressive	O
than	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
but	O
carries	O
over	O
the	O
gameplay	O
flawlessly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
interface	O
are	O
confusing	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
become	O
pixelated	O
when	O
getting	O
close	O
to	O
objects	O
,	O
but	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
overall	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tommy	O
Glide	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
same	O
ratings	O
as	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
categories	O
,	O
and	O
reiterated	O
his	O
praises	O
for	O
that	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
commented	O
in	O
a	O
brief	O
review	O
that	O
"	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
has	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
challenging	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
issue	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
originality	O
,	O
demanding	O
strategy	O
,	O
massive	O
length	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
airy	O
,	O
mystical	O
quality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
named	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
the	O
137th	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
26th	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
