Luxor HD

A classic game. I am very happy to play it again after so long.

Love the new designs on the marbles and it actually plays

C'est un jeu toujours satisfaisant, meilleurs graphismes en HD, musiques agréables et adaptées. La prise en main est très facile, les parties permettent de se détendre, la difficulté est bien dosée. Un des "Luxor" que je préfère, dommage qu'il ne soit pas traduit en français.

非常优秀的一部作品，对比原作Luxor(2005) 有了相当大的改动，动态的地图背景焕然一新。一些地图进行了微调，主要目的是平衡难度或者适配16：9界面。有些改动则是趋近于二代的风格，比如局内intro、stage complete音效、sphere样式、achievement中统计的数据、游戏可选择的模式等。甚至有些是三代的元素，比如survival和practice的选关界面、stage complete的边框样式、how to play的背景以及mian menu背景等。需要提及的是本作虽然已经在Luxor HD(2011) 的基础上进行了游戏内容上的优化但依然存在少量bug：1.某一难度下通关13-10后选择进入下一难度，接着不打1-1直接到main menu，然后重进adventure会丢失之前的lives、score这些数据。2.不同机型（我不确定是机型原因还是windows版本原因）游玩时灵敏度可能有不同（有些情况下发射器相对于鼠标有延迟），虽然正常情况下的手感仍然不如Luxor 2 和 Luxor 3 。3.Achievement中spheres destoryed一栏Turquoise和Orange数量统计是反的，powerups collected中的这两个颜色也是反的。4.局内发射器偶现点击后未响应的问题，左键右键都有过（在后期关卡中一个球点一下发射不出去然后要再点一下还是很烦的，抑或是fireball想存在手里秒切右键发射结果fireball发射出去了）。5.局内多次右键偶现吞道具的问题，触发条件未知（貌似是在一直存道具直到一列消灭下一列出现才有可能触发这个bug）。以上是目前回想到的bug。总体来说本作创新性还是很高的，而且特效精美丰富、可玩性很强，还原性略有欠缺，不过还是值得推荐。

$10 is too expensive imo, best to get it while it's on a deep discount sale or from a bundle. If not, it is a fairly enjoyable game, but only if this type of Match-3 game is your cup of tea.

Luxor has good fundamentals. I haven't played Zuma, the game's clear inspiration in gameplay and aesthetics, so I can't offer any substantive comparison, but on its own, the concept is sound, and it's designed competently. However, the execution frustrates me. The one and only music track for the gameplay gets on my nerves, it's too ostentatious and doesn't complement the gameplay, yet it will still burrow into your skull through constant repeat. The campaign is also way too long, with 86 indistinguishable levels. Several of these are identical and each attempt can take 4-5 minutes, which stacks should you fail a level and more so if you get a game over. There are other puzzle games that have similarly repetitive content, but they're usually presented as separate challenges, not a contiguous campaign. The game is also too slow on lower difficulties, when you stack too many combos and power ups, causing the train to halt and even backtrack out of range. These issues aren’t terrible, but they clash with the breezy pick-up-and-play casual game this is clearly supposed to be. These aren’t huge issues. I like the gameplay, or I think I would like it if the presentation was improved. The winding paths and obstacles require quick thinking and aggressive play as the difficulty ramps up, and blasting big color sections and setting up big chains is fun. You have to calculate the delay to your shots, and there’s a little inaccuracy to how the shots place themselves in the train, but they can be adjusted to. However, the game ultimately failed for me because it’s not consistently satisfying. While chaining combos and blasting a column with lightning might be satisfying, I cannot say the same for using the other power-ups, the fire and the wild ball. Catching falling gems and coins should give me shots of dopamine, but the visuals and sound effects don’t induce such reactions at all. I shouldn’t want such a monotonous game to be addictive, but I see the alternative here clear as day, an arduous and uninspiring slog through the desert. EDIT: Playing with the mouse seems to fix some of the issues with the gameplay, but for the presentational elements, skip this game and check out its sequel.

This game is a fun classic arcade game. I highly recommend it.

Very nostalgic. Very fun quick game.

I would recommend this version for people with Win11. Love this game.

touching balls