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{{Infobox VG
| title= Luxor 2
| color1 =white
| image= [[Image:luxor2.jpg|250px|center|Luxor 2 Screenshot]]
| color2 =#E41B17
| caption= Luxor 2 Bonus Stage Screenshot
| name =PANIONIOS G.S.S.<br>ΠΑΝΙΩΝΙΟΣ Γ.Σ.Σ.
| developer= [[MumboJumbo]]
| nickname =Historic<br>Blue-Reds
| publisher= [[MumboJumbo]]
| logo =
| distributor= Various
| imagesize =150px
| designer= Scott Hansen
| leagues =[[A1 Ethniki|Greek League]],<br>[[Greek basketball Cup|Greek Cup]],<br>[[Euroleague]]
| series= [[Luxor (computer game)|Luxor]]
| founded =1919
| engine=
| history =1919 - present
| version= 2.0.6.17 (2006)
| arena =[[Helliniko Olympic Complex#Indoor Arena|Helliniko Indoor Arena]]<br>(seating capacity: 15,000)
| location =[[Ellinikon]], [[Athens]], [[Greece]]
| released= (October 10, 2006; PC), ([[April 4]], [[2007]]; Xbox 360)
| genre= [[Puzzle game|Puzzle]]
| colors =blue and crimson
| modes= [[Single player]]
| president ={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Elias Lianos]]
| ratings= [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]: Everyone (E)
| coach ={{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Aleksandar Trifunović (basketball)|Aleksandar Trifunović]]
| platforms= [[Mac OS X]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Xbox 360]] ([[XBLA]])
| championships =1 [[Greek basketball Cup|Greek Cup]]<br>(1991)
| media= Download, CD
| website =[http://www.panioniosbc.gr/ panioniosbc.gr]
| requirements= OS: Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista. Processor 700MHz or faster. Memory 128MB RAM. DirectX 7.0 or better.
| h_pattern_b =_thinbluesides
| input= [[Gamepad]] (Xbox 360), [[Computer keyboard|Keyboard]] and [[Computer mouse|Mouse]]/[[Gamepad]] (PC)
| h_body =CC0000
| h_shorts =CC0000
| a_pattern_b =_thinbluesides
| a_body =ffffff
| a_shorts =ffffff
}}
}}


'''''Luxor 2''''' is an action-oriented casual [[puzzle game]] developed by [[MumboJumbo]]. First released in 2006, it is the sequel to the original ''[[Luxor (computer game)|Luxor]]'', which was released in 2005. The title can be played online at several different sites, and can be purchased for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], and the [[Xbox 360]].
'''Panionios Athens BC''' (in [[Greek (language)|Greek]]: '''Πανιώνιος KAE''') is the [[Greece|Greek]] professional [[basketball]] club that plays its home games in [[Ellinikon]], [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. The club is also widely known as '''Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης''', or '''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''', which is the Pan-Ionian Gymnastic Association of Smyrna. This is usually abbreviated to the club name of '''Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.''' Panionios BC is the basketball department of the [[Panionios|Panionios Gymnastic Club]] that is based in [[Nea Smyrni]], Athens, Greece. The team's colors are [[blue]] and [[crimson]].


The game's [[video game console|console]] debut was on [[April 4]], [[2007]], with its release via [[Xbox Live Arcade]]. It can be purchased directly from the [[Xbox Live Marketplace]] for 800 [[Microsoft Points]].
Well-known players that have played with the club over the years have included: [[Thurl Bailey]], [[P.J. Brown]], [[Mitchell Wiggins]], [[Panagiotis Giannakis]], [[Theo Papaloukas]], [[Žarko Paspalj]], and [[Fanis Christodoulou]].


''Luxor 2'' is also available in a [[Windows Vista]]-only version from [[MSN Games]] which includes improved graphics over the previous computer versions.
==Club description==
Panionios BC is considered to be a long-time mid-level club of the [[A1 Ethniki|Greek League]], which is considered the 2nd-best domestic basketball league in Europe after the [[Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto|Spanish League]]. Recently, Panionios BC has also competed in the [[Euroleague]], which is widely regarded as the 2nd-best basketball league in the world behind the [[NBA]].


==History==
==Gameplay==
The game challenges the user to eliminate colored ''magical spheres'' by causing three or more spheres of the same color to collide. Players do this primarily by shooting additional spheres from a winged [[Dung beetle|scarab]] which they guide back and forth along the bottom of the screen. When spheres are eliminated, nearby spheres which now form a segment of three or more or the same color will also explode in a [[chain reaction]].
The basketball clubs' parent athletic union, the [[Panionios|Panionios Gymnastic Club]] was founded in the year 1890 in [[İzmir]], [[Ottoman Empire]] (located today in the modern country of [[Turkey]]). The sporting clubs' basketball department was founded in the year 1919. After the Greek military suffered defeat in the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|Greco-Turkish War]] in 1922, the club was transferred to the [[Athenian]] suburb of [[Nea Smyrni]] in Greece.


During gameplay, the on-screen spheres continuously advance forward, pushed themselves by additional small scarabs. If any sphere reaches the player's [[pyramid]], he or she loses a life and is forced to restart the level. If the player succeeds in eliminating a certain number of spheres without this occurring, new spheres cease to arrive and the level can be completed by removing those which remain.
The basketball department Panionios BC, began participation in the [[A1 Ethniki|Greek League]] starting in the year 1929, and finished in second place in the league that year. Panionios BC finished in third place in the league the next year.


There are a total of 88 levels of increasing difficulty, plus 13 bonus levels which the player can play through. In "Story mode", the player earns titles/rankings as he or she progresses through the various levels. Multiple difficulty levels are available as well, with play at higher levels yielding higher scores.
Panionios BC has competed in the top Greek basketball league, the [[A1 Ethniki|Greek League]], in consecutive years since the year 1982. In 1991, the team won the [[Greek basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] championship by defeating [[PAOK BC|PAOK Thessaloniki]] by a score of 73-70. Panionios also played in the championship game of the Greek Cup in both 1977 and 1995. In 1987, Panionios played in the championship finals series of the Greek League, losing out to [[Aris BC|Aris Thessaloniki]] and their two Greek basketball legends [[Nick Galis]] and [[Panagiotis Giannakis]] (Giannakis would later go on to play for Panionios).


===Power-ups===
In the [[A1 Ethniki 2007-08|Greek League 2007-08 season]], Panionios finished in 3rd place, which secured the team a place in the [[Euroleague]] competition for the [[Euroleague 2008-09]] season, marking the club's first Euroleague appearance in more than a decade <ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/35298/180/item Euroleague.net article on Panionios 2008-09 Euroleague team.]</ref>.
The title includes between thirteen and fifteen different [[power-up]]s which can be collected during play. These are earned by successfully setting off three or more explosions in a row. When this occurs, a random power-up falls down towards the player's winged scarab, but is only actually collected if the player correctly positions the scarab to catch it. Once a power-up is collected, it either has an immediate effect, or modifies the next sphere which the player will launch, depending on type.


Unique or new power-ups include:
==Current roster==
{{Euroleague roster header|team=Panionios Athens BC
| color1 = White| bg1 = #E41B17| color2 = White| bg2 = #E41B17}}
<!-- list of players -->
{{player3 | num = 4 | nat = Greece | first = Vasilis | last = Xanthopoulos | pos = PG | m = 1.86 | kgs = 93}}
{{player3 | num = 5 | nat = Serbia | first = Branko | last = Cvetković | pos = SF | m = 2.00 | kgs = 102}}
{{player3 | num = 6 | nat = Serbia | first = Ivan | last = Zoroski | pos = SG | m = 1.97 | kgs = 93}}
{{player3 | num = 7 | nat = Greece | first = Ioannis | last = Georgallis | pos = SF | m = 2.00 | kgs = 100}}
{{player3 | num = 8 | nat = Greece | first = Prodromos | last = Dreliozis | pos = SF | m = 2.01 | kgs = 91}}
{{player3 | num = 10 | nat = Greece | first = Giannis | last = Kalambokis | pos = SG | m = 1.96 | kgs = 91}}
{{player3 | num = 11 | nat = USA | first = Aaron | last = Miles | dab = basketball | pos = PG | m = 1.86 | kgs = 79}}
{{player3 | num = 12 | nat = Serbia | first = Miroslav | last = Raičević | pos = PF | m = 2.08 | kgs = 107}}
{{player3 | num = 14 | nat = Canada | first = Levon | last = Kendall | pos = C | m = 2.09 | kgs = 109}}
{{player3 | num = 15 | nat = Greece | first = Ioannis | last = Giannoulis | pos = C | m = 2.08 | kgs = 111}}
{{player3 | num = 17 | nat = Montenegro | first = Goran | last = Nikolic | pos = PF | m = 2.07 | kgs = 111}}
{{player3 | num = 18 | nat = USA | first = Lonny | last = Baxter | pos = C | m = 2.03 | kgs = 120}}
{{player3 | num = | nat = Greece | first = Michalis | last = Paragios | pos = PF | m = 2.06 | kgs = }}
{{player3 | num = 16 | nat = Greece | first = Andreas | last = Kanonidis | pos = SG | m = 2.00 | kgs = }}
<!-- end list of players -->
{{Euroleague roster footer
| head_coach =
*{{player||Serbia|[[Aleksandar Trifunović (basketball)|Alex Trifunović]]}}
| asst_coach =
*{{player||Greece|Charalambos Sotiropoulos}}
*{{player||Greece|Kostas Chatzichristos}}
*{{player||Greece|John Frangoulis}}
*{{player||Greece|Dimitris Gkrekos}}
*{{player||Greece|Yiannis Sferopoulos}}
| Team Manager =
*{{player||}}
| roster_url = http://www.panioniosbc.gr/index.asp?a_id=53
| accessdate = 2008-09-17
}}

====Current depth chart====
{| style="text-align: center; background:#E41B17; color:white"
!width="40"|Pos.
!width="165"|Starter
!width="165"|Bench
!width="165"|Bench
!width="165"|Reserve
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| [[Lonny Baxter]] || [[Ioannis Giannoulis]] || [[Levon Kendall]] || style="background:#FBCEB1" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | [[Power forward (basketball)|PF]]
| [[Goran Nikolic|Goran Nikolić]] || [[Miroslav Raičević]] || [[Michalis Paragios]] || style="background:#FBCEB1" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | [[Small Forward|SF]]
| [[Branko Cvetković]] || [[Ioannis Georgallis]] || [[Prodromos Dreliozis]] || style="background:#FBCEB1" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | [[Shooting guard|SG]]
| [[Giannis Kalambokis]] || [[Ivan Zoroski]] || || style="background:#FBCEB1" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" | [[Point Guard|PG]]
| [[Aaron Miles (basketball)|Aaron Miles]] || [[Vasilis Xanthopoulos]] || || style="background:#FBCEB1" |
|}

====On loan:====

*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Vladimir Janković]] - Loaned to [[Mega Aqua Monta]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Dimitrios Katiakos]] - Loaned to [[Panerithraikos Athlitikos Syllogos BC|Panerithraikos]]

==Championships==


* '''Color Cloud''' - Causes a cloud effect which changes the color of all spheres it envelopes to the matching color.
'''1''' [[Greek basketball Cup|Greek Cup]]: (1991)
* '''Lighting Storm''' - Causes a series of lighting blasts to strike and randomly eliminate spheres.
* '''Pharaoh's Dagger''' - Changes the player's "next sphere" into a dagger which can be used to destroy any spheres it hits for a period of time.


Additional power-ups are modeled after those from existing games, such as one which slows down the movement of the spheres, and one which temporary causes the spheres to move backwards.
==Notable players==
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Theodoros Papaloukas]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Panagiotis Giannakis]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Fanis Christodoulou|Theofanis Christodoulou]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Christos Christodoulou]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Takis Koroneos]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Giorgos Gasparis]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Giorgos Bosganas]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Giorgos Karagoutis]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Panayiotis Kafkis]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Nikos Hatzis]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Stratos Perperoglou]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Vassilis Kikilias]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Aggelos Koronios]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Christos Tapoutos]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Nikos Ekonomou]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Fedon Mattheou]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Nikos Linardos]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Giorgos Sigalas]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Giannis Sioutis]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Giorgos Kalaitzis]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Tzanis Stavrakopoulos]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Vaggelis Aggelou]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Ioannis Giannoulis]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Georgios Diamantopoulos]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Savas Iliadis]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Dimitris Marmarinos]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Prodromos Dreliozis]]
* [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] [[Image:Flag of Serbia.svg|20px]][[Dusan Sakota]]
|
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Thurl Bailey]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[P.J. Brown]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[John Hudson (basketball)|John Hudson]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Kennedy Winston]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Byron Dinkins]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Ed Stokes]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[William Avery (basketball)|William Avery]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Toby Bailey]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Henry Turner (basketball)|Henry Turner]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Andre Hutson]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Rashad Wright]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Gerry McNamara]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Chris Owens (basketball)|Chris Owens]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Randolph Keys]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Chris Jent]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Donnell Harvey]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[John Wallace (basketball)|John Wallace]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Antonio Harvey]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Jeff McInnis]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Travis Watson]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Mark Landsberger]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Mateen Cleaves]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Ruben Douglas]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Mitchell Wiggins]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Lonny Baxter]]
* [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Amal McCaskill]]
|
* [[Image:Flag of Serbia.svg|20px]] [[Žarko Paspalj]]
* [[Image:Flag of Serbia.svg|20px]] [[Boban Janković]]
* [[Image:Flag of Serbia.svg|20px]] [[Dragan Lukovski]]
* [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|20px]] [[Stephen Arigbabu]]
* [[Image:Flag of Turkey.svg|20px]] [[Ender Arslan]]
* [[Image:Flag of Serbia.svg|20px]] [[Miroslav Pecarski]]
* [[Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg|20px]] [[Jure Zdovc]]
* [[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|20px]] [[Brad Newley]]
* [[Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg|20px]] [[Antanas Kavaliauskas]]
* [[Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg|20px]] [[Nenad Marković]]
* [[Image:Flag of Portugal.svg|20px]] [[Joao Santos]]
* [[Image:Flag of France.svg|20px]] [[Laurent Sciarra]]
|}


==Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge==
==Notable Coaches==


Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge is a Remake of Luxor 2 for: PSP, PS2, DS, and Wii.
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panagiotis Giannakis]]
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Nikos Linardos]]
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Makis Dendrinos]]
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Dušan Ivković]]
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Vlade Đurović]]
* {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Nenad Markovic]]


==Notes==
==See also==
* ''[[Luxor (video game)|Luxor]]''
{{reflist}}
* ''[[Luxor 3]]''
* ''[[Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge]]''


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/teams/showteam?clubcode=NIO&seasoncode=e2008 Euroleague.net Official Team Page]
* [http://www.mumbojumbo.com/game/game/44 Official ''Luxor 2'' website]
* [http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/l/luxor2xboxlivearcade/default.htm Xbox.com ''Luxor 2'' game details page]
*[http://www.euroleague.net/item/32943 Euroleague.net Panionios BC Team Profile]
*[http://www.ulebcup.com/ulebcup/competition/teams/showteam?clubcode=NIO ULEB Cup Official Site Team Profile]
*[http://www.panthers.gr/main.htm Panionios Panthers Club]
*[http://www.esake.gr/ ESAKE Home Page]
*[http://www.galanissportsdata.com/basketball/mena1/season2007_08/a1teamrs.asp?t=04 Galanis Sports Data]


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[[Category:2006 video games]]
[[Category:Euroleague clubs]]
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[[Category:Puzzle video games]]
[[Category:Windows games]]
[[Category:Xbox 360 Live Arcade games]]


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Revision as of 15:07, 11 October 2008

Luxor 2
Luxor 2 Screenshot
Luxor 2 Screenshot
Luxor 2 Bonus Stage Screenshot
Developer(s)MumboJumbo
Publisher(s)MumboJumbo
Designer(s)Scott Hansen
SeriesLuxor
Platform(s)Mac OS X, Windows, Xbox 360 (XBLA)
Release(October 10, 2006; PC), (April 4, 2007; Xbox 360)
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single player

Luxor 2 is an action-oriented casual puzzle game developed by MumboJumbo. First released in 2006, it is the sequel to the original Luxor, which was released in 2005. The title can be played online at several different sites, and can be purchased for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and the Xbox 360.

The game's console debut was on April 4, 2007, with its release via Xbox Live Arcade. It can be purchased directly from the Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points.

Luxor 2 is also available in a Windows Vista-only version from MSN Games which includes improved graphics over the previous computer versions.

Gameplay

The game challenges the user to eliminate colored magical spheres by causing three or more spheres of the same color to collide. Players do this primarily by shooting additional spheres from a winged scarab which they guide back and forth along the bottom of the screen. When spheres are eliminated, nearby spheres which now form a segment of three or more or the same color will also explode in a chain reaction.

During gameplay, the on-screen spheres continuously advance forward, pushed themselves by additional small scarabs. If any sphere reaches the player's pyramid, he or she loses a life and is forced to restart the level. If the player succeeds in eliminating a certain number of spheres without this occurring, new spheres cease to arrive and the level can be completed by removing those which remain.

There are a total of 88 levels of increasing difficulty, plus 13 bonus levels which the player can play through. In "Story mode", the player earns titles/rankings as he or she progresses through the various levels. Multiple difficulty levels are available as well, with play at higher levels yielding higher scores.

Power-ups

The title includes between thirteen and fifteen different power-ups which can be collected during play. These are earned by successfully setting off three or more explosions in a row. When this occurs, a random power-up falls down towards the player's winged scarab, but is only actually collected if the player correctly positions the scarab to catch it. Once a power-up is collected, it either has an immediate effect, or modifies the next sphere which the player will launch, depending on type.

Unique or new power-ups include:

  • Color Cloud - Causes a cloud effect which changes the color of all spheres it envelopes to the matching color.
  • Lighting Storm - Causes a series of lighting blasts to strike and randomly eliminate spheres.
  • Pharaoh's Dagger - Changes the player's "next sphere" into a dagger which can be used to destroy any spheres it hits for a period of time.

Additional power-ups are modeled after those from existing games, such as one which slows down the movement of the spheres, and one which temporary causes the spheres to move backwards.

Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge

Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge is a Remake of Luxor 2 for: PSP, PS2, DS, and Wii.

See also

External links

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