40/100
Players3 ratings: 60/100
Critics2 reviews

Where to get it

Steam

2006 · Shooter · Puzzle

Luxor 2

Xbox console exclusive

The much anticipated sequel to the #1 casual game of 2005, LUXOR 2 sets the new standard for action-puzzlers. LUXOR 2 takes you on a beautiful voyage through 88 all-new, gorgeously rendered levels set amongst the pyramids of ancient Egypt. Use your mystical winged scarab to shoot and destroy the approaching magical spheres, and to help you shoot them down, Luxor 2 features more explosive power-ups than ever before.

Released: 15 November 2006
Platforms: Windows Xbox 360 iOS macOS
Genres: Shooter Puzzle
Developers: —
Publishers: MumboJumbo
Modes: Single-player
Themes: Action

About

Luxor 2 is a puzzle video game developed by MumboJumbo. First released in 2006, it is the sequel to the original Luxor, which was released in 2005. The title can be played online at several different sites and is also available for purchase for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.

The game's console debut was in April 2007, with its release on Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade. The game was removed from App Store in 2024, as with all other Luxor games released (except Luxor Evolved).

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Gameplay

The game challenges the player 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 winged scarab, which they guide back and forth along the bottom of the screen. When spheres are eliminated, adjacent spheres that 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 by additional small scarabs. If any sphere reaches the player's pyramid, they lose a life and are forced to restart the stage. 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 that remain.