Customer Reviews
THE PHARAOHS FINALLY MOVE OUT OF ZUMA's SHADOW 
2007-12-05
After ZUMA's success, a number of clones appeared - but the LUXOR series is the one that actually improved on some aspects of the concept. As the series progressed, LUXOR games became more and more self-reliant. With LUXOR 2 the franchise starts to find its own way.
A series of colored balls (with the number of different colors increasing every few levels) gets pushed and you have to match them in sets of three or more in order to remove them - and prevent them from reaching the end zone. Instead of having the "shooter" in the center, it is located at the bottom and it slides left and right. This makes for some quite difficult shots (especially when obstructed by the advancing row of balls) and raises the difficulty of the game.
On the other hand, the power-ups are more powerful, at the end of every round a number of coins and gems drop and "catching" them add lives to your paddle. It seems pretty straight-forward yet it can become highly...addictive!
Compared to the first installment of the series, LUXOR 2 is graphically more impressive, enriched as to the dropping bonuses (and...penalties) - yet it will seem somewhat easier to seasoned players of the series; nevertheless, it will fulfill the funs craving for more pharaohnic fun!
My only complain is with clumsy control feeling: much more often here than in the previous LUXORs, your shots will not land exactly where intended.
This is an example of what has come to be known as Casual Gaming: small, resource-light games that are fun for the whole family.
It would be a good idea to download the 60-min trial version from a casual games site, such as REFLEXIVE (you can Google it), and decide for yourself whether this is indeed your cup of tea.
Now that the price has dropped, it is a bargain!
RECOMMENDED!
okay game 
2007-11-25
The game is fun but there are certain levels in the game where the mouse is "sluggish" and can't be controlled quickly.
Up till 4 am! 
2007-08-13
If you are an addictive type person, don't buy this game. I got it for my wife, and she stays up till 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning playing.
Frustrating but challenging 
2007-08-12
I finished Luxor and Amun Rising. Both were OK.
I swear that in Luxor 2 the software makes it very difficult to win. I play at the normal level above Level 9. I have been so frustrated that I've smashed 4 mice. Now I buy a mouse with a replacement guarantee. Since I wrote this review I've upgraded my PC to Vista from XP. When I run Spy Ware software, it targets Luxor as Spy Ware and deletes most of the register data. I have to re-load it. Even so, it's not smooth. It runs erratically. My advice is, do NOT buy this for Vista!!! It won't work, even in Windows compatability mode.
Very fun game 2007-07-23
Luxor 2 is way better and difficult than Luxor 1, and has better graphics and sound than Zuma Deluxe. You get a lot new levels and more coins, rewards, bonus than Luxor 1 and far more than Zuma. You can play Luxor 2 at various difficult levels. It keeps your records for almost everything that it is in the game so it's very fun and addictive to.
If you Love Zuma - This one isn't as good, but it will do. 2008-07-01
I loved the fast pace of Zuma. This clone slows down the rush. The balls come at a frustratingly slow pace. You still shoot colored balls, but you get penalized when they don't match. Yes this game has taken me much longer to beat, but the time spent with it is frustrating half the time.
When I'm trapped on the phone it will do, but I'm not recomending it to everyone I know like I did with Zuma.
Satisfied with purchase 2008-05-14
Satisfied with the purchase, the store shipping the product that I had asked, in the shipment was fast, I recommend to the store
All dressed up and no place to go 
2008-04-17
Luxor 2 requires updates to your computer not required by Luxor One and Luxor three. Be sure your computer has the right updates before you load the program. It is almost impossible to re-load even with the updates.
Overdone fun 2008-04-10
With 4 Luxor games out now, Luxor II is correctly named.... #2. Concept is the same but much advanced from I and Amun Rising. More power ups, new sounds and graphics, what more could you ask for? I have a pretty fast machine but even after I lowered the resolution and detail, the mouse is hard to control on some levels, I think it's built into the game to make it more difficult but it actually makes it more sloppy and frustrating. I reccomend this game only for those who want a REAL challange. Others should move to any other (much more enjoyable) Luxor games.
very addictive 2008-03-29
Fantastic puzzle-matching game. I am not good at RPG or FPS shooter games. I like puzzle and matching games. It's great fun and sometimes I play for 2-3hrs straight. It's fun because as your points increase, so does your rank e.g. I starting out as "donkey washer" moved throuhgt he ranks to "sacred pool cleaner" and now I'm "keeper of sacred hymns". The graphics are wicked cool. Buy it. If you enjoy games like zuma or bejeweled, definitely buy this too.
