Luxor Pharaoh's Challenge (PS2)
Casual game are making it big time.
This one retools the Match Three games in an interesting and novel way.
The Match Three games are easy pick-up and play games so that changing the format,
adding art, a little story, some educational content turns it into a more robust game.
And so it is with Luxor Pharaoh’s Challenge.
Multicolor balls roll down a path. At the bottom is your shooter.
You shoot colored balls into the advancing string to make matches of 3-4-5.
Matched balls are removed, your score goes up and the advance of the balls is disrupted.
If the ball chain does reach the "Temple" you lose a life. Enough lives lost, you start the level over.
Each level has different tracks for the chain of balls – all very Egyptian with names
like "Balance of Ma'at", "Guardian of the Tomb", "Step Pyramid of Djpser".
At the beginning of each level there is a continuing story from an Egyptian myth.
As a nod to the hardcore players, there is a "Hardcore" level.
It's lots of fun, it's worth the price and if you are enamored of things Egyptian it's even
more of a treat because the graphics are good.
Reviewed by: Editor - 12/07
Ages: Everyone
Fun Factor: A new take on Match Three games
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