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Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Luxor 3: Defender of Nut

In Onslaught mode, lines are shorter and a bit easier, but the hard part is just the beginning: There are deadly statues!

What are those deadly statues doing here? They make the lines move downward one step. You can shoot at them to terminate them, but be careful: they will appear again and again! You must find a way to finish these levels. Colour clouds, fireballs and sandstorms can be useful here.

Onslaughts are very hard, so you might felt a little exhausted after destroying these statues.

Sunday, 18 March 2012

Luxor 3: Survival 1

Title: Guardian of Geb
Setting: Geb the Grower
Time: 1 minute 40 seconds

Time to take down the bugs! You must survive for the given time at the final level of each stage. The lines will add an extra colour and they will go faster. Levels will take place at the first level of each stage.

There is also a bonus level at the end of each stage. Collect the four canopic jars by shooting at them, if possible.
The first bonus level starts at 30 seconds. Collect more canopic jars at later levels to unlock more bonus levels!

Once you finish a stage, the Pyramid will progress and a sign or symbol will appear near the Pyramid.
I think it's a goose foot, since gooses are sacred to Geb.
Question 2:
Geb's consort is:
A. Hathor
B. Nut
C. Tefnut
Answer coming soon!

Saturday, 17 March 2012

Luxor 3: Road of Ancients

Those are the roads built by the ancestors of Egypt, but now some parts are covered by the sand.

To protect it, bugs are crawling around and you must eliminate them. Both paths are at the same length, one split into two then one. Just remember: the lower part is harder because some parts are covered by the upper bridge.

Fireballs can perform tricks against the curves. The lightning bolt can be great against columns while the slow can be good against incoming lines. The yellow and orange balls can be a little confusing from the top-right corner because of the sunlight, so a suggestion is to use either a wild ball, a colour cloud, a colour bomb or a match highlighter. The sandstorm can be great against horizontal tracks, just in case the balls get nearer to the pyramid.

Uhm, do I have everything correct?

Recommended powerups: fireball, lightning bolt, slow, wild ball, colour bomb, scorpion, colour cloud, match highlighter, colour sort, sandstorm

Friday, 16 March 2012

Does my new monitor make my games look fat?

Recently, my family recently bought a new monitor, which is HD! Yeah, the Luxor screenshots where taken in Widescreen, but I'm worried that my games will look fat.

The 2010s game might survive on HD monitors, and so do some late 2000s games. One of games like these are Bejeweled Twist, which I bought it two years ago (original release date: 2008).
Once and for all, DON'T USE MY NAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 The game is different from other Bejeweled games: you need to control a ring which twist (rotate) 2*2 gems, but you need to make a line featuring a match of 3. There are also special gems where they are formed from matches more than 4 gems. Watch out for hazard gems, they might give you some difficulty!
By turning on the 3D acceleration, you will get lot of visuals and better graphics.
Bejeweled Twist fits in Widescreen and High-Definition monitors, optimised for the best gaming experience with visuals and special effects
One tip is that when you max the chain meter (the upper part of the ship at the left), you will get a Fruit Gem. These gems will activate a huge bonus, and when you complete it, you will get a Fruit Dance!
Ta-da!
Need a challenge? The challenge mode is available when you reach level 10 of Classic. The challenge selection looked like a Solar System to me, I mean, the Solar System originally have 13 planets, but 5 planets are considered as dwarf planets.
The Solar System
In Challenge mode, there are 13 stages. Unlock a stage by complete the first challenge of a previous stage (for example, if you completed the first challenge of Detonator, you will unlock Spectrum). If you complete the seven levels on a stage, the planet will become Eclipse. There are 13 stages and each has seven levels, if I estimated right, there will be 91 levels to complete.

I might be posting some screenshots of the game. So stay tuned!

Luxor 3: Wealth of Kings

You think Pharaohs and Kings are the richest right? Well, sort of.

This level is fairly easy, but a little harder than Geb the Grower. Two into one: Both paths are at the same length, and lines will take turns (notice the gate?). The hard part is, two parts of  each path are covered by treasures, so be careful.

The fireball and the colour cloud can be useful against curves. Don't forget the speed shot when you try to hit the upper part! The slow is fairly recommended against the appearing lines. Try use the net (filled with treasures, get it?). The tracks are can be a little short so use the pyramid blocker. The sandstorm is strongly recommended against the horizontal tracks (but they can be a little curved.)

That map is set in the treasures (achievements) room?

Recommended powerups: fireball, speed shot, slow, net, scorpion, colour cloud, pyramid blocker, colour sort, sandstorm

Thursday, 15 March 2012

Luxor 3: Hypostyle Hall

What's a Hypostyle hall? In architecture, a Hypostyle hall has a roof which is supported by columns such as the Great Hypostyle Hall in Karnak. May be this place is set in Karnak or something?

Forget the description, just talk the description of the board. It may look easy: from the bottom-right up with a zig-zag then make a curve over a figure then a zig-zag down to the Pyramid at the bottom-left. But watch out for some parts which cover the balls, which make things a little difficult. The cover ups sometimes can be helpful: it helps you to reach some balls.

Lightning bolts can be useful to destroy the balls at the short columns. Just in case you need a scorpion to remove the balls out of reach. Problems? Colour sort has the solution. Sandstorm is fairly recommend against the horizontal tracks, but weak against columns (I guess).

Wait, is that the symbol of Ra (a falcon with a sun disk) on the floor?

Recommended powerups: fireball, speed shot, slow, reverse, colour bomb, scorpion, colour cloud, colour replacer, colour sort, sandstorm

Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Luxor 3

BBB.... Bugs?!!!!!!
Okay, I installed a new game and I need to find a way to get the registered version without paying it. So here it is, Luxor 3. The game is set in Ancient Egypt and it's based on Egyptian mythology. I will be planning the board of the day from the game and a little Trivia about Ancient Egyptian pantheon. (Just for fun, no prizes!)
When you first launch Luxor 3, you will be asked for the name.
The Main Menu. Don't use my name!
The gameplay is simple: move your wing shooter with the mouse and left click to fire a ball. Below the shooter are two small balls which indicates the next colour. Right click to swap the colour. Clear balls by making matches of 3 or more. If you create a match more than 5 balls, you will receive a coin, which used for buying items. A bug is at the back of a line, when you finish the balls on the line, the bug is killed, releasing bonuses. The aim of each level is to eliminate a number of lines given.

In story mode, you need to complete a pyramid to beat a game. There are 11 stages in the game. Once you completed a stage, a symbol (or rune) will appear beside the pyramid.
Empty, right?
There is a store, where you can use coins to upgrade powerups, buy new shooters and ball sets. Looked like a role-playing game, right?
What stuff I need to buy?
There is also a Treasures room, where achievements and stats are recorded.
Is that something inside a pyramid?
Okay, here is the first question:
Who is the ancient Egyptian god of earth?
A. Amun
B. Geb
C. Min

Comment you answer below. Answer is available at tomorrow!

Saturday, 10 March 2012

Angry Birds: Cherry Blossom



The pigs are having a picnic (it's Japanese, of course) and the birds saw that they are using their eggs as the pigs' main course!
Welcome back, everyone!

An Angry Birds Seasons update appeared one or two days ago. The Update is the Japanese-themed Cherry Blossom game pack to celebrate the bloom of the Sakura (Cherry Blossom flowers) in Japan (I'm not sure).
This time, it's a teapot play button.
I know, the pigs hide in Sakura petals to eat the bird eggs.
There are 15 levels in this game pack plus 2 bonus levels (one is a Golden Egg and the other one is unlocked after you get three stars in this game pack). Here are the level screenshots. Enjoy!