Asterix and the Magic Carpet (video game)

Asterix and the Magic Carpet (French: Astérix chez Rahàzade) is a computer game for the Amstrad CPC, Thomson TO8, Commodore 64, Amiga, and Atari ST home computers and for PCs running MS-DOS. The game is based on the eponymous volume 28 of the popular French Asterix comic books and was released in 1987.

Asterix and the Magic Carpet
Publisher(s)	Coktel Vision
Platform(s)	Amstrad CPC, Thomson TO8, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS
Release	1987
Genre(s)	Arcade/adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

Asterix and the Magic Carpet starts as a graphical adventure game where the player chooses a character on the screen with a cursor and selects what he should say, which then influences how the rest of the game plays out. Occasionally, there are Pac-Man-like mini arcade games where Asterix has to defeat legionnaires, wild boars, or other enemies in a maze with the help of Obelix who oscillates back and forth in a fixed section of the maze. The general approach is to catch an enemy's attention, then run away and hide behind Obelix, who will hopefully defeat the enemy.

External links

• Asterix and the Magic Carpet at MobyGames
• Hardcore Gaming 101: Astérix video games—Astérix chez Rahàzade