Luxor (video game) explained

Luxor
Publisher:MumboJumbo
Designer:Scott Hansen
Series:Luxor
Released:May 30, 2005[1]
Genre:Puzzle
Modes:Single player
Platforms:Mac OS X
Windows
Nintendo Wii
Nintendo 3DS
iOS
PlayStation Portable
Android

Luxor is a game and series of tile-matching action puzzle video games, developed and published by MumboJumbo, with the initial release in 2005. The first sequel to this game was Luxor: Amun Rising, which was released in 2005 followed by 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 .

Gameplay

Luxor’s gameplay is similar to Puzz Loop and Zuma. The user eliminates colored magical spheres by causing three or more spheres of the same color to collide. 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, the player 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.

Power-ups like Fireball are given if the player manages to make three consecutive matches.

Games

List of Releases!Title!Release Date!HD version!Console version!Handheld version!Mobile version
Luxor2005data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #D2FFD2; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" Nintendo 3DSdata-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #D2FFD2; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" BREW, J2ME
iOS
Android
Luxor: Amun Rising2005data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #D2FFD2; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" PSPdata-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #D2FFD2; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" iOS, Android
Luxor 22006data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #D2FFD2; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" XBLA
PS2, Wii
data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #D2FFD2; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" PSP
Nintendo DS
data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #D2FFD2; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" iOS, Android
Luxor 32007data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #D2FFD2; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" Nintendo Wii
2008
Luxor 5th Passage2010
Luxor Evolved2012data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #D2FFD2; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" iOS
Spin-offs
Luxor: Mahjong2006
Luxor: Adventures2009

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

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070224041124/http://pc.ign.com/objects/851/851627.html IGN: Luxor
  2. Web site: Where is StoneLoops or how to get rid of your competition in the Apple Appstore . 23 October 2009 . Codeminion. 29 March 2013.