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Platform
Nintendo DS
Genres
Puzzle
Player Perspective
Top-down
Publishers
MumboJumbo
Release date
November 20, 2007

Summary

Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge is a puzzle title that reimagines the classic Luxor 2 for handheld and console audiences. The DS, PSP, and PS2 versions arrived in 2007, followed by a Wii edition a year later, giving the game a surprisingly broad platform spread.

What sets this remake apart are the new "blessings" that act as power‑ups, nudging you toward the Temple of Set with a little extra help. Each system also sports its own visual flavor, so the graphics you see on the DS differ noticeably from the Wii’s more polished look. The result feels like a familiar marble‑shooting experience wrapped in fresh, platform‑specific polish.

Storyline

Luxor Pharaoh's Challenge (often just called Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge) weaves a mythic tale set in ancient Egypt. A mysterious songstress meets the god Thoth and recounts the deeds of a lone hero. According to her, the hero confronted the chaos god Set, whose plan was to annihilate the world. Through cunning and bravery, the hero thwarted Set’s cataclysmic scheme, restoring balance to the realm.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Multiplayer

Game modes
Single