[An Upfront Warning: This will not be a problem for everyone, but the auto-save in Laserworx did not work consistently for some JIG staff, so closing the game and coming back to it meant they had to start over again. Try refreshing the browser page after a couple of levels to make sure your game is being saved.]
Laserworx is an enlightening puzzler by Liszkay (Treasure in the Dark) where your goal is to light up all the lasercells on a grid. One hundred beaming levels await you, hoping to trip you up with a plethora of tricks and twists.
Scattered about the floor are several laserspots, which can often be moved around by dragging them with the mouse. Between certain pairs of laserspots, you'll find, naturally, laserbeams. These laserbeams always form a straight line connection between laserspots, even when placed on the grid in different rows or columns. (In other words, diagonals are very much allowed.) When a laserbeam passes through a lasercell, even by the tiniest corner, the lasercell will switch on (or off). Light up all the lasercells, and you'll be on your way to the next level.
But (literally) blocking your way are the dreaded laserwalls, which— Sorry, they're just plain walls, I guess not everything has the word "laser" tacked onto it. Blocking your way are walls, which render any laserbeam that passes through them useless. Also, you have to deal with your own laserspots, which can only move across unoccupied floor tiles, and that's even assuming you're allowed to move them. You'll eventually have to juggle moving around almost every element of the game, including the lasercells, the walls, and even the floor tiles.
Each level has an unlimited amount of time to work with. Instead, your score for a level is determined by how few "moves" you make in order to get to a solution. Each time you drag any object one square, a "move" is deducted. There is no way to undo moves (except by restarting a level), so be sure to plan ahead for a high score.
Analysis: One of the many positive notes about Laserworx is that across its 100 levels, the idea of moving things around to connect objects in lines doesn't tire quickly. In fact, the levels are set up to give you a variety of challenges in order. One level, you might be moving the laserspots, the next might have you moving the lasercells and the walls, the following level might have you moving laserspots that control the movement of other laserspots. All the while, you've got to pay attention to which lasercells are already lit and don't need a laserbeam passing through them.
This game's interface is nicely set up, with switches and sliders that make you feel like you're at the control panel of some higher establishment for intergalactic laser manipulation (hereafter referred to as SHE-FILM).
As a final tip, keep in mind that you have the ability to move objects across the board into a lot of configurations, but even though the level might be symmetric in nature, your solution does not need to be. One of the hardest habits to break your mind free from is the urge to make the left side look the same as the right, or have the whole thing be diametrically symmetrical (looks the same when turned 180 degrees, like most crossword puzzles). Often times, the easiest solutions look like a box of red toothpicks dropped on the floor. If you can let go of any perfectionist tendancies you might have, you'll learn to appreciate a line for the fact that it's a line, no matter how slanted.
Walkthrough Guide
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Lazerworx Picture walkthrough for all levels, enjoy :)
Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Level 4
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Level 5
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Level 6
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Level 7
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Level 8
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Level 9
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Level 10
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Level 11
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Level 12
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Level 13
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Level 14
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Level 15
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Level 16
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Level 17
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Level 18
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Level 19
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Level 20
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Level 21
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Level 22
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Level 23
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Level 24
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Level 25
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Level 26
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Level 27
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Level 28
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Level 29
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Level 30
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Level 31
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Level 32
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Level 33
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Level 34
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Level 35
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Level 36
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Level 37
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Level 38
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Level 39
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Level 40
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Level 41
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Level 42
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Level 43
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Level 44
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Level 45
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Level 46
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Level 47
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Level 48
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Level 49
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Level 50
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Level 51
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Level 52
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Level 53
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Level 54
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Level 55
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Level 56
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Level 57
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Level 58
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Level 59
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Level 60
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Level 61
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Level 62
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Level 63
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Level 64
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Level 65
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Level 66
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Level 67
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Level 68
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Level 69
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Level 70
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Level 71
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Level 72
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Level 73
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Level 74
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Level 75
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Level 76
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Level 77
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Level 78
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Level 79
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Level 80
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Level 81
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Level 82
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Level 83
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Level 84
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Level 85
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Level 86
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Level 87
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Level 88
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Level 89
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Level 90
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Level 91
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Level 92
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Level 93
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Level 94
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Level 95
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Level 96
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Level 97
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Level 98
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Level 99
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Level 100
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Posted by: OseeAsi | July 13, 2009 10:56 AM