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Posted March 12, 2013
The Secret Life of (not)Arabia.

Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworld, a sequel to the magical flying action game, with a brand new dynamic gameworld to explore, new challenging enemies, new mighty spells, and improved graphics engine, is available on GOG.com, for only $5.99

The secret art of weaving magical carpets capable of flight is now lost to mankind, but in the ancient times, when the mystical powers were still abundant in the world, every self-respecting magician simply had to have one. So, when the evil demon lord Vissuluth rose to power in the mysterious realm of Netherworld it was clear that the forces of good will meet him in battle in the skies. Once-prosperous land, now infested with monsters and terrorized by evil wizards needed a champion. The benevolent magician Kafkar saw that champion in his visions, riding a magic carpet into the heart of chaos and strife, gathering mana and firing mighty spells at his opponents, reshaping the foundations of the realm. That champion is, of course, you.

Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworld is a fast-paced, open world flying action game in which you soar through the strange skies of a fantastic land on a flying carpet. You wipe out your enemies with a wide range of offensive spells and gather the mana orbs that they leave behind, to accumulate even greater power. Just as most Bullfrog titles, this one too is a bit of a god game: you can either help or harass the nomads inhabiting the plains of Netherworld, and with spells like volcano, earthquake, and gravity well, you can even shape the terrain around you. With incredible giant monsters, unforgettable landscapes and unique mechanics, this game truly is a magical journey you'll never forget!

Feel free as you chase the clouds on the woven miracle that is Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworld, for only $5.99 on GOG.com.
Posted March 12, 2013
Very nice, though you may want to fix
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GOG.com: open world flaying action game
:)
Post edited March 12, 2013 by Poulscath
Posted March 12, 2013
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park_84: I hope this means that Theme Park could be here anytime soon.
I think I recall a post (on either twitter or facebook) where they claimed they couldn't get it running on any resolution other than 320x200, but for the life of me I can't find it :/
So while I do hope for Theme Park, I wouldn't hold my breath :(
Posted March 12, 2013
This is the last game that I pulled an overnight session with. The day I got the box suddenly turned into the next morning. Lets see if the same thing happens again...
Posted March 12, 2013
Awesome! Just recently I got into Bullfrog fever again, perfect timing, guys!
Posted March 12, 2013
I'm still waiting for Magic Carpet 3: The Netherlands about two American tourist who go to an Amsterdam hash bar and go on the ride of their lives without actually leaving their seats.
Posted March 12, 2013
AT LAST! More releases like this, please! And less shitty platformers from 3D Realms :P
Posted March 12, 2013
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JMich: More EA is always good. Especially DRM-Free.
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Phaidox: I was hoping for SimCity 3000, to be honest...
That would have been the worst timing for EA. ;-) People already bought the shelves empty with SC2000 and SC4 on Steam, now think how many would have bought SC3000. (High sales are good, but they are quite lost customers for SC5).
Posted March 12, 2013
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tinyE: I'm still waiting for Magic Carpet 3: The Netherlands about two American tourist who go to an Amsterdam hash bar and go on the ride of their lives without actually leaving their seats.
Oh, yeah... I could never forget the time they made a game about me!
Posted March 12, 2013
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park_84: I hope this means that Theme Park could be here anytime soon.
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JMich: I think I recall a post (on either twitter or facebook) where they claimed they couldn't get it running on any resolution other than 320x200, but for the life of me I can't find it :/
So while I do hope for Theme Park, I wouldn't hold my breath :(
I don't get it, is that a problem? aren't other GOGs running at that or similar resolution? Secret Agent doesn't look precisely like an HD game.
Posted March 12, 2013
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keeveek: AT LAST! More releases like this, please! And less shitty platformers from 3D Realms :P
To be honest I think it would of been a better idea for GOG to bundle all the Apogee platformers into one pack, at this rate no one is going to buy ANY simplistic DOS-era platformer for 6$ in 2013, but they might buy them all in one big pack. GOG needs more "value for your money" packs like the Battle Isle collection.
Posted March 12, 2013
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Crosmando: To be honest I think it would of been a better idea for GOG to bundle all the Apogee platformers into one pack, at this rate no one is going to buy ANY simplistic DOS-era platformer for 6$ in 2013, but they might buy them all in one big pack. GOG needs more "value for your money" packs like the Battle Isle collection.
Good idea. I would definitely pick a pack for 6 or 10 dollars, but wouldn't buy them one by one...
Posted March 12, 2013
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park_84: I hope this means that Theme Park could be here anytime soon.
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JMich: I think I recall a post (on either twitter or facebook) where they claimed they couldn't get it running on any resolution other than 320x200, but for the life of me I can't find it :/
So while I do hope for Theme Park, I wouldn't hold my breath :(
Huh? Hopefully you can dig post that up.

I can understand the nature of the problem - Theme Park's resolution can be changed in-game - and I assume that the game crashes or something for GOG whenever you change resolution, but I've not seen any problems with changing resolution in Theme Park under DOSBox.

If anything, the problem is with speed control. DOSBox's auto CPU cycle control makes a bit of a hatchet job of it, and switching the game from low to high resolution will slow the game down considerably, while having the CPU set at a speed high enough for 640x480 means that the game is uncontrollably fast under 320x240.

Running the game at 640x480 is a bit of a strain on the eyes, to be honest.
Posted March 12, 2013
I have a question: if I remember correctly, this game is using the same engine as Hi-Octane ... Can it be played in SVGA (640x480 mode)?
Posted March 12, 2013
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Bloodygoodgames: Me neither.

A bit too 'pixelly' for me (sorry guys, but graphics DO matter to me. I just can't play games with such low-grade graphics. Grates on every nerve I have :).

But....still a good release for those of you who like this type of game.
Just FYI, the game actually looks better than in those screenshots GOG provided, or at least should. The screenshots seem to be the game running in lores (320x240 resolution I think) graphics, but they can be switched to 640x480 quite easily.

I don't know why GOG is showing only the lores graphics in the screenshots. The hires graphics used to be quite HW demanding back then (which is why most people played it in lores), but with current PCs that is obviously not an issue, even when playing through DOSBox.

I played both Magic Carpet Plus and Magic Carpet 2 retail versions through maybe a year ago, the gameplay is still golden even if the graphics are dated.

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opeter: I have a question: if I remember correctly, this game is using the same engine as Hi-Octane ... Can it be played in SVGA (640x480 mode)?
At least the original Magic Carpet 2 retail (as well as Magic Carpet 1 retail) could, and they worked fine for me in DOSBox (except that MC2 can sometimes crash when things got very busy in some levels with high amounts of tiny mana balls anywhere, but I think this could happen also in lores mode... I recall that was a bug in the original game even when playing with on a real MS-DOS PC. So you just have to try to make sure the level doesn't go overboard with amount of objects in the game, only a problem on some of the busiest levels).

I don't recall if it was in MC2 in the options, or just some key during the gameplay, like alt-H to switch between hires and lores graphics. EDIT: Maybe the key was R, like in the original MC.

Magic Carpet 2 running in hires:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmZj8eAnOLc
Post edited March 12, 2013 by timppu
Posted March 12, 2013
Have yet to play the first one, wishlisted for now.
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