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LUXOR 2 on XBLA this week

by: Dan -
More On: Xbox Live Arcade
Microsoft announced today that LUXOR 2 will be the Xbox Live Arcade offering on April 4th.  Players will enjoy a ranking system, multiple play modes and difficulty levels as well as 88 levels.  LUXOR 2 will be available at 5:00 a.m. EST at a cost of 800 MS points.

Shoot Like an Egyptian With LUXOR 2 on Xbox LIVE Arcade

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, Apr. 4, at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PST).
 
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 is the recent recipient of the Zeeby's Craft Awards for Best Audio 2006 and Best Visual Arts 2006. It will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E for Everyone.

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 mploys the Pharaoh's Dagger exclusively to eliminate the
approaching spheres
Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points