Luxor 2

 Xbox 360
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70

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

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  • Summary: [Xbox Live Arcade] Set, the Egyptian god of chaos, again threatens the Two Lands, and you must save Ancient Egypt from his terrible wrath in Luxor 2. Wielding the powers of Isis, battle your way across Egypt. Use your mystical winged scarab to shoot magical spheres and destroy encroaching[Xbox Live Arcade] Set, the Egyptian god of chaos, again threatens the Two Lands, and you must save Ancient Egypt from his terrible wrath in Luxor 2. Wielding the powers of Isis, battle your way across Egypt. Use your mystical winged scarab to shoot magical spheres and destroy encroaching colored spheres by making matches of three or more. Stop them all before they can reach the pyramids. Unleash the powers of Isis by catching falling power-ups. Collect gems and jewelry for bonus points, or Golden Ankh coins to earn extra lives. Defeat Set in his temple stronghold or Egypt is doomed. Levels: Play through 88 explosive levels with 13 new bonus rounds. Difficulty: Choose from four levels of difficulty, including the mind-bending Challenge of Horus. Modes: Experience four awesome modes of play - Adventure, Practice, Survival, and Pharaoh's Challenge. Power-ups: Collect 13 exciting power-ups including the new Lightning Storm and Pharaoh's Dagger. Rankings: The player ranking system has 100 levels from Farm Hand to Pharaoh of the Two Lands. [Microsoft]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. Game Chronicles
    91
    The unique blending of 3D gameplay elements blended seamlessly with exquisitely rendered 2D backgrounds works extremely well, and there is so much Egyptian flavor I was half expecting to see the National Geographic or Discovery Channel logo in the corner of the screen.
  2. Official Xbox Magazine
    85
    Luxor 2 doesn't quite reach "Hexic" levels of serious mass appeal, but diligent students of the genre will want to sign up for its invigorating new lessons. [May 2007, p.80]
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  3. TeamXbox
    83
    Best of all, it doesn’t look like a cheap throwaway title that you’ll play for a few minutes and never play again.
  4. My Gamer
    74
    This game is capable of sucking away hours of your life without you noticing, which is always a great sign of addictive and highly entertaining gameplay.
  5. IGN
    68
    Despite its lack of originality and simplicity, Luxor 2 is still great fun and works well as a XBLA game. You'll start off playing "just a few" levels and then get sucked into 20 or more without realizing how fast time has flown by. That's the sign of a fun game.
  6. Talk Xbox
    65
    With no online play, you probably won’t spend too much time playing this game.
  7. Eurogamer
    40
    But the chief difficulty is simply sustaining your interest. It's boring and easy, and it takes too long.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. gamingconsumed
    Sep 18, 2019
    10
    I actually really like this game. Today I picked up the XBLA disc, played, and oh my god, was it fun. The soundtrack, great. The gameplay, wasI actually really like this game. Today I picked up the XBLA disc, played, and oh my god, was it fun. The soundtrack, great. The gameplay, was great in my opinion. I highly recommend this game.… Expand
  2. MegWhiteley
    Mar 6, 2012
    10
    This is an amazing sorprise, this gameplay like Zuma is incredible, but the levels of Luxor are fresh, funny, and addictive, Luxor 2 isThis is an amazing sorprise, this gameplay like Zuma is incredible, but the levels of Luxor are fresh, funny, and addictive, Luxor 2 is awesome, and I never can imagine that I say this.… Expand
  4. JeremyM.
    Apr 8, 2007
    8
    A good fun and addictive puzzler.
  5. TomR.
    Apr 11, 2007
    8
    Looks great. Plays fine. Fun and Addictive!
  6. NickG.
    May 28, 2007
    8
    This game literally never ends, as you're able to save your progress and continue on later. That's both good and bad. But it's This game literally never ends, as you're able to save your progress and continue on later. That's both good and bad. But it's a fun diversion.… Expand
  7. Daniel_N
    Feb 7, 2021
    6
    Luxor 2 isn’t a bad game, and it isn’t entirely good, but it does offer some challenging and addictive levels now and then.
  8. sinadoom
    Sep 29, 2011
    2
    The idea isn't bad, but the campaign is stupidly long. The levels are extremely repetitive, and the game isn't addicting- it's boring. TheThe idea isn't bad, but the campaign is stupidly long. The levels are extremely repetitive, and the game isn't addicting- it's boring. The game feels endless, and there's no motive to play it. The achievements on it are awful- getting to the highest rank will take hundreds of hours play. As for the exclusive challenge mode, it is literally pressing one button as fast as you can. That's not a challenge. That's pointless.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

88
#88 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2007