Luxor (video game)
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| Developer(s) | MumboJumbo |
| Publisher(s) | MumboJumbo |
| Designer(s) | Scott Hansen |
| Series | Luxor |
| Platform(s) | Mac OS X, Windows, iOS, PlayStation Portable (subtitled The Wrath of Set) & Android (Luxor HD and Luxor: Amun Rising HD only) |
| Release date(s) | May 30, 2005[1] |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Luxor is a game and series of tile-matching action puzzle video games, developed by MumboJumbo, with the initial release in 2005. The first sequel to this game was Luxor 2, which was released in 2006 and included new gameplay, levels and bonus. After that came Luxor 3, which featured seven gameplay modes and improved graphics. It was followed by Luxor: Quest for the Afterlife.
Gameplay
Luxor’s gameplay is similar to the games Marble Lines, Puzz Loop, and Zuma, in that it challenges the user to eliminate colored magical spheres by causing three or more spheres of the same color to collide. Players do this primarily by shooting additional spheres from a falcon which they guide back and forth along the bottom of the screen. When spheres are eliminated, nearby spheres which now form a segment of three or more of the same color will also explode in a chain reaction.
During gameplay, the on-screen spheres continuously move forward, pushed themselves by additional small scarabs. If any sphere reaches the player's pyramid, he or she loses a life and is forced to restart the level. If the player succeeds in eliminating a certain number of spheres without this occurring, new spheres cease to arrive and the level can be completed by removing those which remain.
Multiple difficulty levels are available as well, with play at higher levels yielding higher scores.
Games Series
- Luxor
- Luxor HD
- Luxor 2
- Luxor 2 HD
- Luxor 3
- Luxor Amun Rising
- Luxor Amun Rising HD
- Luxor The Wrath of Set (for PSP)
- Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge (for Wii, NDS, PSP)
- Luxor: Quest for the Afterlife
- Luxor 5th Passage
- Luxor Mahjong
- Luxor Adventures (or Luxor Great Adventures Deluxe)
- Luxor Evolved
Luxor HD
Luxor HD is a remake of Luxor that has high definition, and Luxor 2's Graphics.
Complaint
After competitor Codeminion released their game StoneLoops! of Jurassica for iPhone, MumboJumbo sent a complaint to Apple with the request to remove the game from the Apple App Store. According to MumboJumbo the game has many similarities with the Luxor-series which could confuse customers. Apple accepted the complaint and the game was removed.[2]
External links
References
- ↑ IGN: Luxor
- ↑ "Where is StoneLoops or how to get rid of your competition in the Apple Appstore". Codeminion. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2013.