Shoot Like an Egyptian with "LUXOR 2" on Xbox Live Arcade

News by GamesIndustry International Contributor

Published on April 2, 2007

Why just walk like an Egyptian when you have a mystical winged scarab at your disposal? The smash-hit action puzzler, LUXOR 2 will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade® for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday 4th April, at 09.00 GMT / 10.00 CET.

In the second installment of the No. 1 casual game of 2005, "LUXOR 2" from MumboJumbo, players travel through 88 exquisitely detailed and explosive levels shooting and destroying the magical balls that threaten the pyramids at the end of their paths. Players can earn up to 15 exciting power-ups, play through four distinct levels of difficulty, challenge themselves to a total of 13 bonus rounds and work their way up through the new 100-level player ranking system. Also, unique to the Xbox Live Arcade version is a new arcade-style mode of play called the Pharaoh's Challenge.

"LUXOR 2" also is the recent winner of the Zeeby's Craft Awards for Best Audio 2006 and Best Visual Arts 2006.

Game Features:

88 explosive levels with 13 new bonus rounds 4 levels of difficulty, including the mind-bending Challenge of Horus 4 modes of play; Adventure, Practice, Survival and Pharaoh's Challenge 15 power-ups including the new Lightning Storm and Pharaoh's Dagger Player ranking system with 100 levels from Farm Hand to Pharaoh of the Two Lands Pharaoh's Challenge: A fast-paced arcade-style version of the game, where the user employs the Pharaoh's Dagger exclusively to eliminate the approaching spheres Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points

Where Can I Get It?

You can download "Luxor 2" beginning Wednesday 4th April at 09.00 GMT / 10.00 CET on Xbox Live Arcade.

It will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points.

It's rated:

PEGI - PEGI_3

USK - USK_ALL_AGES

More information is available at http://www.xbox.com/games/livearcade

Multiplayer gameplay over Xbox Live requires an Xbox Live Gold Membership.

For further information please contact:

Kate Szlendak (Intl Vendor)v- kaszle@microsoft.com

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