Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse

Genre:

RPG

Year:

1994

Developer:

Cyberlore Studios

Publisher:

Softgold Computerspiele

Perspective:

3rd-person, Top-down

Theme:

Fantasy

Releases:

DOS (1994)

Also known as:

Al Quadim: Der Fluch des Dschinn

RPG games from 90s have often one thing in common: they are located into the mysterious and very dark environments, often in dungeons and dark worlds. Although the game Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse is based on the rules of the classic board game AD&D, it is set in an exotic environment in the Arab country Zakhar. You are playing a role of Al-Qadim, who comes from the family of Al-Hazard, and at the moment waiting for his wedding with a beautiful caliph's daughter named Kara. But everything goes wrong. The ship on which sailed Kara to your wedding shipwrecked, Kara is lost and even worse, your family is accused of it. The ship was sank by genie Muliban, which belongs to your family. Your whole family is prisoned. You, in the role of Al-Qadima, are left alone and you have to solve the whole situation. It's quite simple, you just have to prove the innocence of you family, prove the obsession of genie, find your lost brother, save your fiancée and in addition, solve a lot of other smaller tasks.