Just tried the game again :-)
I still can't get past the first ancient egypt level no matter what I try. I kept it balanced in near the center but it probably took 4-5 attempts before I found the first and second relic, I thought that was it but when I got to the portal it didn't glow. I might be missing something, so I had a few more attempts with no luck. I find it hard to have the time to find anything without dying constantly trying to find everything. I don't feel like there is room for mistakes either, I have to rush with no time to read the dialogues either :-)
I do like the game mechanics, it is just the difficulty of the level that I have issues with :-)