<s>
Sphinx	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Mummy	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
mythology	O
of	O
Ancient	O
Egypt	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nordic	O
Games	O
acquired	O
THQ	O
in	O
2014	O
and	O
formed	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
with	O
several	O
enhancements	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sphinx	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Mummy	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
falls	O
into	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
demigod	B-Language
,	O
Sphinx	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
undead	O
corpse	O
of	O
Tutankhamen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sphinx	B-Application
's	O
role	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
brave	O
warrior	O
who	O
battles	O
fearsome	O
monsters	O
and	O
relies	O
on	O
raw	O
power	O
to	O
complete	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fictional	O
version	O
of	O
Egypt	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
turmoil	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
introduced	O
to	O
Sphinx	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
his	O
fellow	O
apprentice	O
Horus	O
are	O
given	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
retrieving	O
the	O
legendary	O
Blade	O
of	O
Osiris	B-Language
by	O
their	O
master	O
,	O
Imhotep	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sphinx	B-Application
retrieves	O
the	O
Blade	O
,	O
but	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
escape	O
is	O
also	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
ray	O
and	O
forced	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
an	O
unknown	O
location	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
portal	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
young	O
Prince	O
Tutenkhamen	O
of	O
Luxor	B-Language
celebrates	O
his	O
birthday	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
older	O
brother	O
,	O
Akhenaten	O
,	O
captures	O
him	O
and	O
performs	O
a	O
ritual	O
that	O
turns	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
mummy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sphinx	B-Application
arrives	O
and	O
interrupts	O
the	O
ritual	O
,	O
causing	O
Tutenkhamen	O
,	O
Akhenaten	O
and	O
his	O
henchman	O
Menes	O
to	O
be	O
teleported	O
to	O
the	O
Castle	O
of	O
Uruk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sphinx	B-Application
learns	O
that	O
fragments	O
of	O
Tutenkhamen	O
's	O
soul	O
are	O
stored	O
in	O
Canopic	O
Vases	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
recollecting	O
them	O
to	O
restore	O
him	O
to	O
his	O
former	O
self	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
Sphinx	B-Application
's	O
actions	O
he	O
cannot	O
disguise	O
himself	O
as	O
Tutenkhamen	O
to	O
take	O
power	O
in	O
Luxor	B-Language
as	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sphinx	B-Application
and	O
Imhotep	B-Device
devise	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Mummy/Tutenkhamen	O
'	O
s	O
immortality	O
to	O
their	O
benefit	O
;	O
a	O
single	O
Canopic	O
Vase	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
bring	O
him	O
to	O
life	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
while	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
still	O
remains	O
practically	O
dead	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
safely	O
venture	O
the	O
trap-riddled	O
Castle	O
of	O
Uruk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imhotep	B-Device
creates	O
Bas-ket	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
sneak	O
inside	O
the	O
castle	O
to	O
deliver	O
the	O
Vases	O
to	O
the	O
Mummy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
Mummy	O
exploits	O
his	O
inability	O
to	O
be	O
killed	O
to	O
survive	O
the	O
traps	O
and	O
retrieve	O
valuable	O
items	O
to	O
aid	O
Sphinx	B-Application
in	O
his	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
return	O
,	O
Sphinx	B-Application
finds	O
more	O
Canopic	O
Vases	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
uses	O
Bas-ket	O
to	O
send	O
them	O
to	O
his	O
undead	O
ally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Heliopolis	O
,	O
Sphinx	B-Application
learns	O
that	O
the	O
god	O
Anubis	B-Algorithm
has	O
caused	O
great	O
suffering	O
to	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
;	O
most	O
prominently	O
,	O
he	O
cast	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
into	O
stone	O
statues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sphinx	B-Application
's	O
heroic	O
nature	O
appeals	O
to	O
Anubis	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
gradually	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
free	O
the	O
people	O
from	O
their	O
stone	O
curse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
tasks	O
given	O
to	O
Sphinx	B-Application
become	O
more	O
dangerous	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anubis	B-Algorithm
asks	O
him	O
to	O
retrieve	O
"	O
Sacred	O
Crowns	O
"	O
,	O
immensely	O
powerful	O
objects	O
once	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
gods	O
of	O
Egypt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sphinx	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
save	O
him	O
and	O
in	O
return	O
is	O
rewarded	O
with	O
the	O
crown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
crown	O
presents	O
a	O
greater	O
challenge	O
for	O
Sphinx	B-Application
than	O
the	O
previous	O
;	O
he	O
battles	O
and	O
defeats	O
the	O
fearsome	O
Geb	O
Queen	O
for	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
Sacred	O
Crown	O
of	O
Uruk	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
pharaoh	O
of	O
Heliopolis	O
for	O
the	O
Crown	O
of	O
Heliopolis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Sphinx	B-Application
proves	O
his	O
might	O
to	O
Anubis	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
enigmatic	O
god	O
reveals	O
he	O
cast	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Heliopolis	O
into	O
stone	O
to	O
protect	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
darkness	O
that	O
will	O
soon	O
descend	O
upon	O
Egypt	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
all	O
four	O
Sacred	O
Crowns	O
,	O
Anubis	B-Algorithm
is	O
able	O
to	O
summon	O
Osiris	B-Language
,	O
another	O
god	O
who	O
reveals	O
he	O
and	O
Set	O
were	O
once	O
a	O
single	O
form	O
named	O
Ra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
became	O
greedy	O
and	O
stole	O
power	O
from	O
Osiris	B-Language
to	O
take	O
over	O
Egypt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Osiris	B-Language
uses	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
his	O
power	O
to	O
transport	O
Sphinx	B-Application
past	O
the	O
defenses	O
of	O
The	O
Castle	O
of	O
Uruk	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
challenges	O
Set	O
for	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
all	O
Egypt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
takes	O
on	O
his	O
"	O
true	O
form	O
"	O
;	O
a	O
hideous	O
monster	O
with	O
immense	O
power	O
,	O
but	O
Sphinx	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
is	O
not	O
destroyed	O
,	O
indeed	O
Imhotep	B-Device
appears	O
and	O
tells	O
Sphinx	B-Application
that	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
in	O
his	O
destiny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Osiris	B-Language
arrives	O
and	O
forcibly	O
reunites	O
himself	O
with	O
the	O
weakened	O
Set	O
and	O
Ra	O
is	O
formed	O
once	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
on	O
a	O
cliffhanger	O
,	O
Imhotep	B-Device
states	O
there	O
may	O
be	O
other	O
ways	O
to	O
help	O
Tutenkhamen	O
regain	O
his	O
human	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
THQ	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Sphinx	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touted	O
as	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
title	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
ultimately	O
launch	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
for	O
Sphinx	B-Application
himself	O
changed	O
greatly	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
young	O
child	O
of	O
about	O
six	O
to	O
his	O
final	O
form	O
as	O
a	O
teenager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
creating	O
the	O
two	O
differing	O
styles	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
exploration	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
in	O
past	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
Sphinx	B-Application
featured	O
a	O
70/30	O
split	O
of	O
play	O
time	O
between	O
Sphinx	B-Application
and	O
Tutankhamen	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
adjusted	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
favor	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
positive	O
reactions	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
line	O
with	O
this	O
shift	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
the	O
earlier	O
Sphinx	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Shadow	O
of	O
Set	O
to	O
the	O
advertised	O
Sphinx	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Misfortunate	O
Mummy	O
sometime	O
during	O
mid-August	O
and	O
early	O
September	O
,	O
shortly	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shadow	O
of	O
Set	O
development	O
title	O
had	O
still	O
been	O
in	O
use	O
when	O
THQ	O
began	O
providing	O
demo	O
discs	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
ultimately	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
with	O
the	O
finalized	O
title	O
of	O
Sphinx	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Mummy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
that	O
Sphinx	B-Application
transform	O
into	O
a	O
mythical	O
sphinxa	O
winged	O
lion	O
with	O
human	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flying	O
sequences	O
were	O
to	O
comprise	O
around	O
30%	O
of	O
Sphinx	B-Application
(	O
the	O
character	O
)	O
'	O
s	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pre-production	O
concept	O
animation	O
showcased	O
the	O
sphinx	B-Application
idea	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
Juan	O
Solís	O
produced	O
models	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
sphinx	B-Application
form	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
unused	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
pre-release	O
interviews	O
,	O
THQ	O
's	O
Rob	O
Loftus	O
stated	O
that	O
Eurocom	O
would	O
be	O
taking	O
"	O
full	O
advantage	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
hardware	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
evident	O
in	O
that	O
version	O
's	O
improved	O
lighting	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
Wireless	O
published	O
a	O
Java	B-Language
version	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Humagade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
alternately	O
control	O
Sphinx	B-Application
and	O
Tutankhamen	O
(	O
the	O
mummy	O
)	O
in	O
action	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
scenarios	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Swyter	O
,	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
an	O
HD	O
texture	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Akaria	O
and	O
Sakkara	O
beta	O
levels	O
,	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
,	O
were	O
recreated	O
with	O
EuroLand	O
as	O
mods	O
that	O
are	O
now	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
bug	O
was	O
fixed	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Switch	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
version	O
hosted	O
on	O
the	O
digital	O
video	O
game	O
distribution	O
platform	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sphinx	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
gaming	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
