Luxor Review

Luxor is an action-puzzle game that takes you on a thrilling adventure across the lands of Ancient Egypt.

Luxor is a great game by a lot of standards. First of all, the game has a great tutorial at the beginning that explains how you're supposed to do everything and how you're supposed to operate the game. Therefore the learning curve of the game is of only about one minute, after which you can dig right in.

The next thing that you notice is the interface - it looks great - it's quite pleasing and it has all of the essentials without cluttering the screen.

The goal, in Luxor, is to create a row of at least 3 balls so that they disappear before they go into the whole at the end of the line. This, although having similarities to other games is a unique concept.

You will also notice that the game difficulty and speed will differ from level to level, which is also a good thing, as it keeps the game competitive. The speed main difference between the levels is the speed at which the balls circulate and the length and shape of the tube through which the balls move.

Another thing that adds fun is that you're on a quest, so you'll be advancing on a map - might have been made more interesting by letting you choose the destination and quest that you want to pursue, or by adding some sort of secret parchments or clues to make the game sound even more interesting.

The game is quite fun to play even after the first 5-6 levels, so I'm guessing it ain't gonna get too repetitive till pretty far on in the game.

There are lots of interesting tokens during the game that affect in in different ways, like causing the balls to stop, or even turn back, or even letting you zap some of them.

It's also realistic, since the in-game physics work great - if you've got two balls they'll stop easier than a whole line of balls and just as well they will start moving quicker than the entire line. Three balls might not have enough momentum to climb a steep bend.