Why everyone keeps glossing over the sequel, Magic Carpet 2? It's not the most innovative game ever, but it's very solid, and adds a lot of content in the form

Why everyone keeps glossing over the sequel, Magic Carpet 2? It's not the most innovative game ever, but it's very solid, and adds a lot of content in the form of monsters, spells, and spell upgrades via experience. The single player "campaign" has a couple of very tedious cavern and maze levels though.