
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy is an original 3rd person action-adventure inspired by the mythology of ancient Egypt. Travelling the world via magical portals to foil the evil plans of Set. Sphinx's journey will require all his wits, agility, and special powers.
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So much Nostalgia with this game , it reminds me of childhood . The Gameplay was so fun mixed between action-adventure and solving puzzles , The Graphic is old but still looks clean in this version of PC . Overall the game is Fun especially if you played it before on PS2 like me .
This game takes me back to my childhood, playing this after school with my mother. I love this game and love how the graphics are still excellent!
My brother and I used to play this as a kid, never managed to get to the end, at some point, our Xbox disc of the game broke and we forgot about the game. I recently remembered it and played it on pc! It's amazing. Pure perfection. Crazy storyline, cool effects for it's time. a TON OF FUN. Absolutely recommended. Get it. You won't regret it.
Freaking loved this game on PS2. Great port as well, the guy who worked on it helped me directly with technical issues regarding non-standard screen sizes. Highly recommended.
Action and Puzzle comes together in a superb Egyptian Mythology inspired adventure! Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy is a action adventure game, originally for the 6th Generations of home consoles, by Eurocom and THQ. Remastered by THQ Nordic. The game follow the titular Sphinx as he solves the mystery of why evil is lurking into the land of Egypt by fighting, platforming, and exploring Meanwhile the young prince of Egypt, Tutankhamun, has been turned into some kind of Cursed Mummy from this festering plot and he assists Sphinx's efforts by solving puzzles. Being what is essentially a B-grade version of other popular action-adventure games, Sphinx excels at having both a incredible unique setting with equally amazing art direction that absolutely make it worth more than it's shortcomings. Gameplay of Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy is split between two characters, Sphinx and well, the Cursed Mummy so up first the the character who takes up most of the game time, Sphinx! Sphinx is a... well a Sphinx-like humanoid, and like the animals that make up the sphinx, he's very athletic. He has a more action-focus to the gameplay as you'll be exploring trap filled tombs and engaging in simple but satisfying combat with a wide variety of enemies. There are also some puzzles sprinkled in the "dungeons" of the game to season up the pacing along with him fighting all the bosses. Sphinx also has access the most amount of Egypt to explore, talk to the locals, and take part in some side quests and minigames for some extra goodies. Sphinx also gets new equipment throughout hit adventure, starting from a ancient sword to a equally ancient shield, all the way to blow darts with different ammo types, and beetles to capture enemies. There's a nice steady progression as you play that really makes you feel like you're getting better and stronger as you triumph in your adventure. Meanwhile at Uruk, Tutankhamun is the Cursed Mummy and as such has a more puzzle focus to the gameplay with easily the most hilarious use of the fact you're undead in a game like this. The Mummy will set himself on fire, electrocute himself, slice him in threes, and more in order to solve various puzzle in his sections of the game. And the segments aren't cut and dry, there's some forethought required as well as some bonus collectables and upgrades that can be given to Sphinx once completion. While there aren't that many Mummy segments, each one is a swell change of pace from the main Sphinx gameplay that it's a welcome addition. Overall, the gameplay loops of both characters are fairly solid for a game like this, a ton of creative ideas brought together in a creative setting. Honestly most of it's shortcoming come from the game seemingly having segments being purposely tedious to extend game time. As well as the run up to the finish line feeling kinda rushed, at least from a narrative perspective, with the gameplay being affected simply from the game wrapping up fast rather than being annoying. Stylewise, the game is absolutely phenomenal and inspired. The game has a cartoonish artstyle and that combined with variety of Egyptian humanoid and animal designs makes every single NPC, Enemy, and whatnot feel unique and fit the setting perfect. The use of color is also superb. As instead of the blinding white and yellows that one might expect a game that takes place in 70% desert would look like, Sphinx uses rich orange colors accented by deep purples and blues as well as other bold color usage. It's such a incredible way to make what would otherwise be generic ancient Egypt look so striking. And this was already something the game did insanely well, the Remaster simply makes it even clearer to soak in and appreciate. Overall, while Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy clearly has shortcomings from it's circumstance as a "B-grade" game. It's aesthetics, setting, and it's gameplay mechanics that it showcases absolutely makes it worth a playthrough in my eyes. It's so unfortunate that a game that the developers clearly really had a fun time with never got the time to really flesh out the game's pace or even just get a sequel as the ending clearly hints towards. While there are mods that do take a glimpse at what could have been. Like with some other B-grade platformers I grew up with that I knew had stuff cut, it really makes me wish for a directors cut or some kind of extended version to fully express what the devs wanted to do with the game. But all in all, the remaster here is superb and easily the best way to experience a solid Ancient Egyptian adventure!
can someone help me i cant play the game my screen just stays all black
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I thought this was gonna be a relaxing, comedic kids game. However, its quite difficult, and very unbalanced, with no healing potions. The game is fun, but the control scheme is terrible and cannot be changed. Controller mapping skills is broken and all dialog has to be read. The game has potential to be really good. Overall 6/10
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Puedo pasar por alto que los controles son malos hasta para un juego de PS2 porque me gustan los plataformas de puzles y el mundo egipcio, pero no puedo hacer lo mismo con la tan mala optimización de este port. 1- El juego es injugable con todos los gráficos al mínimo a 1920 x 1080 (va a 5 fotogramas por minuto), solo he podido jugar a 500 x 625 con todo al mínimo, e incluso así no va a mas de 30 fps, pero lo peor es que todavía me pega bajones bruscos de fps. 2- Mi PC no es el problema (aunque no sea un pc de la NASA), ya que puedo jugar a juegos mucho más exigentes como: Doom 2016, COD Ghost, Wolfenstein the old blood, Just cause 2 y 3, Sleeping Dog, GTA IV, Skyrim, los remakes de Spyro, Crash Bandicoot y Klonoa, y otros muchos juegos más, a 1920 x 1080 (aunque sea en la calidad mas baja), con una tasa de fps aceptables (50 - 65).
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