Comments on: Egyptoid 2

By: pinkster

pinkster — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:18:06 +0000

scratch my last review…on playing the game, i discovered that once you get to level 5, all that coolness falls apart and it gets sluggish and unresponsive to the point of unplayability.
i liked the first 4 levels, but my rating just slid from 5 thumbs up to 1 because of this.
i see it with a lot of games, unfortunately.
it acts almost like the last level was written with a different screen resolution than the first couple..
i had to set mine 800×600 @ 32 bit re, light off, full screen to get it to play right….
and it did, right up to that 5th level.
bummer!
thanks tho GAOTD…
i still love ya’ll….
lol

By: pinkster

pinkster — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:59:39 +0000

have it told ya lately GAOTD that i love you?
cuz i DO.
LOL.
would have been back sooner, but i got addicted to this game yeterday and played it for an obsessively long time.
some aspects were kinda cheesy….like the “you mission is failed” message at the end, but once i got the graphics dialed in rigth, it runs great, and looks cool, and has some really nice features and stuff… i love the ghosts, for instance.
damn….now hyperballoid ain;t anywhere near as cool…
LOL
i’d give this one 5 thumbs from the pinkster!

By: Safetyfirst

Safetyfirst — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:13:27 +0000

Great breakout game thnks GGOTD.

By: fiveturtles

fiveturtles — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:14:57 +0000

This game was actually fun once I figured it out. My housemates heard all the noise and all asked what I was doing in my room. I’ve gotten pretty far and am glad I downloaded this. Thanks for the game!
Please consider offering a hidden object game, they’re my favorite.

By: PinkRayneDrop

PinkRayneDrop — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:17:08 +0000

Yep I like this one. Got addicted within the first few levels & managed to finish it all already. Bring on the next one…I’m ready for ya. lol

By: RosnSC

RosnSC — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:56:59 +0000

#34, I use a mouse on my laptop for these types of games; easier than using the touchpad.

I like this genre of games, though not every one of the games, themselves. My favorite one is Gem Ball – Ancient Legends. With Egyptoid2, I find the ball moves a bit too fast for my liking, but even worse, I notice the bat drifts over to the left of its on accord; very annoying.

By: laura sierra

laura sierra — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:03:55 +0000

works well on windows 2000. this game plays abit faster than the first egyptoid. the controls are smoother. the ball still goes through the bat/pusher but works well other than that.

By: Revelation 23

Revelation 23 — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:59:19 +0000

Tkelly46, when’s the last time you updated your video card drivers? Having DX9 isn’t going to be enough. A three year old computer should be able to handle anything that’s been offered here, assuming that the system requirements listed are fairly accurate. But as these comments show, some people may regularly encounter problems, while others can play through the game without any errors. Being on Windows XP Pro could be a factor. Some people seem to have more problems with certain programs and games in XP pro than on XP Home or another OS, with only Vista providing more inconsistent results.

DonP, the Ankh gives you a free life. The game’s fairly generous with those.

I didn’t find any real advantage to most of the spells (the ones you need to collect three of to use), only where to hold the Egyptoid (your ‘bat’) to maximize the destruction. The different balls are helpful as are a couple of the add-ons, especially the magnet.

And like others have said, it would be better if there were more levels – and a bit more variety. In later levels, you do have to think a little more about getting the ball to where it can do some damage, but there’s no great depth to the game, which it doesn’t really need. I didn’t get through the game in one sitting, but I could have if I wanted to. Longer and more variety would’ve made it better.

Only issue I had was sometimes the ball would be shot behind the Egyptoid instead of forwards if it landed near either end when I had the magnet. But all the free lives I had built up meant my game was far from over.

By: Lockett

Lockett — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:10:10 +0000

>JDPower

My thoughts exactly. I was going to review it, but there really isn’t anything worth talking about in this game. The only really good things about are the pretty graphics and theme, and the worst complaints that I have are the weird game over screens and glitchy interface – neither of which are anything remarkable. I could sum up my potential review in two sentences:

This is a fairly decent 3D Breakout clone with nice graphics and obstinate menu buttons. Overall, it’s a pretty pointless game that will only appeal to people who collect clones(gpc111, in this case).

I know that this comment is really late, but I was literally out of the house all day.

By: DonP

DonP — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:35:23 +0000

A little confusing – no description of bonuses during game (what does that ankh mean again?) so you have to exit the game & look at the help screen repeatedly until you get to know all the bonuses & power-ups. One level got extremely boring and repetitive. I don’t think I’ll be saving this one. (but the messages are unintentionally funny – “You are not carry on…” for example…

A fast game, though, and there are a lot of good things to be said about it. But I much prefer several of the games from ALAWAR that I’ve gotten from GGOTD (it works, by the way – I had to spend $20 for one of those games that my wife got hooked on after the giveaway period expired).