It's still the same basic mechanic from Puzzloop and Zuma, and a different firing location isn't going to automatically freshen it up to a point where it'll feel completely fresh and fun automatically. However, match-3 is match-3, and there's only so much that can be done to dress it up. The game's secret levels, homages to classic to classic arcade games, are incredibly fun additions to the game, and great callbacks to the games of old that inspired this one's retro homages. I try to stay away from the genre because of how saturated it is, and this wasn't a bad choice for the occasional match-3 game to remind me why match-3 games exist.
I will certainly admit that I liked this more than most match-3 games. The experience is very different from a traditional match-3 game, what with the Geometry Wars-esque neon aesthetic and the way that the crazy action elements come together to make it an overall more intense experience. There are powerups like fireballs, lightning bolts, and missiles that can take out multiple balls at a time. The "Evolved" part of Luxor Evolved relates both to the colorful vector graphics, as well as the new elements that are introduced. So, the game takes on some properties of a retro shooter. The key difference is that instead of firing from somewhere in the middle of the game board, players are situated at the bottom of the board. Balls of a specific color roll around a track, and the player must shoot their own colored balls at the one rolling around the track.
There's a vector graphics theme, plenty of pyrotechnics, and even retro shooter elements, but at its heart, it's still a match-3 game.įor those who are unfamiliar with the Luxor series, as I was, the game uses similar mechanics as Puzzloop and its derivatives. Luxor Evolved tries its hardest to not be a match-3 game.
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