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[Xmasocalypse]

I really wasn't that much impressed by the graphics in this game. At least it was a game that was fairly easy to understand. I am so glad you didn't have to keep on hitting the same button over and over. I was a bit confused by that at first. I thought this would have something to do with the December 21st apocalypse. At least it was something related to an apocalypse.

The scenes on the menu are actually better designed. There could probably be some more variety in the enemies. It's still a pretty well done game. It does seem like this is the first game of its game where it's Santa doing the shooting. You could make his weapons more Christmas oriented.

Bandana-Crew responds:

Thank you for your comprehensive review! Glad you share it with us! Thank you and happy holidays! :)

[Christmas stocking]

I found this to be a rather entertaining game. What I didn't like about it was how difficult it was to get through the fifth level. I'm fairly certain I just needed to get ten in a row to advance. I had so many oppurtunites, but I wasn't able to get them all at once because of the angle. The whole thing just drove me nuts! This was still really good as a Christmas game.

The designs weren't that complex, but they did not have to be. Yeah, it can get irritating seeing the same objects over and over. The music was nicely Christmas-related and appropriate. It could probably use some more detail. At least I could get one medal with this.

Helgi3 responds:

Thanks Ericho!

yeah the keyword is CHRISTMAS))

i just had to do a game for christmas since I was intended to do that long ago.. and it has been 2-3 years that I skip doing an xmas game for different reasons..
this year I sad.. you should do that anyhow.. regardless of the limited time and etc..))
I did this one in 2 weeks. and had multiple nights spent awake)
it is also the first game that I've drawn all by myself.. usually I only do code\design.

Merry christmas and happy new year!!!! ))))

[Orbox C]

I found this game to be quite enjoyable. It's also great to get so involved in a game that you don't forget about the medals. I certainly had no idea they were there after awhile. It's so satisfying when you finally get the right combination. Level 8 is the one where I am seriously having some problems with. I just keep getting caught in the same trap over and over.

I even managed to get it 96% complete! The music was quite stylistic and fit the tone of the game. It's nice to see all these bright shiny colors. I liked how it wasn't just the same goal over and over. You didn't know what was going to pop up next.

GameBalance responds:

I'd say this for all the levels - the key is the logic. You keep get trapped in the "square". Not possible to move out of it. So the right thing to do is to collect all the stars outside of the "square" and only then go and get final stars inside the "trap square"

[Dracula's Treasure!]

I thought this was probably the best (of the two) games in this series that I have played. The main reason I didn't like it that much was because it was so hard. It didn't seem to make that much sense as a game from a villian's perspective. Usually, there's numerous villians, but I guess the other game wasn't much better. I do have to praise it for its good graphics. It actually was fairly creative.

I did enjoy how it was so easy to understand. If this is the only level, I wouldn't blame you. I also think the music is pretty stylish and fits the overall tone. It may not be Halloween time, but it's nice to see a vampire. It reminded me of "Pac-Man" with how you could go from one edge to another.

01010111 responds:

Thanks! I was really challenged by the theme this time! My first attempt was a Dracula Dating Sim, but when the dialog system I was making got to be ridiculous I switched to this.

[Chirstmas Word Search]

It was pretty nice for everything to be shown in a pretty clear cut manner. I do have the problems of how this just looks too cheap. I don't understand how the graphics come off as so bad. The intro cutscene was particularly painful. The actual gameplay isn't too bad. It was interesting how you had words that went from side to side. I found "SHED" in the first level.

Was that possibly a coincidence? I remember this music now, and it's nice music. I don't know what language everyone was speaking at first, or what that had to do with anything. Do you speak a foreign language? It needs better design and artwork.

Lenke responds:

I don't speak very well English, so I decided to make an animation in Spanish (my native language).
I'm not a good animator and my draws are not good... you know my games(you review almost all my games..xD!) I always make my games by my self... alone... <forever alone> (;_;) xD!

I just want to make an animation and I did it... xD!

the word puzzle is automatically created by a code I create:
first it put the words to find
And the empty spaces are filled with words from the A to the Z
so if you find a word like ***** or **** or *** or ***** or ***** or ******* or ***** xD!
is just coincidence, for that this game is for Teenagers (?)....

so sorry if you found an offensive word you can go to menu and replay the game if affect you or rate 0 and exit

xD!

[Icy Gifts 2]

Dude, I am so glad you are still out and making these awesome video games! I knew I recognized your logo, but weren't quite sure where you were from exactly. I absolutely love everything about this fantastic game. It's easily the best Christmas game I've played all year! I love how there's just explosion after explosion after explosion! This stuff's like nicotine!

I've been playing some really awesome games on this website lately. I even love the little voices that yell out "Yeah!" over and over. I could spend the rest of the day playing this game. I love the music, which sounds so sincere. You just have no idea what's going to show up next. Merry Christmas now and forever!

SilenGames responds:

Many thanks for review and for playing!

[Frozen Pixel Hunt]

Well, I can't say anything bad about this, because it's one of my all time favorite art pieces. I was kind of ashamed of myself for not being able to recognize more of these guys. At least I know there's 173 of these wackos going around. The music is very nice. There's not much to say here as I already reviewed the art portal format of this. It's still great to see all these classic characters.

I honestly can't think of a single Christmas related character you left out. Heck, I doubt if I could think of a character of ANY kind you left out. It's great to see how they're not just all standing there. They're out doing things like building ice sculptures, chasing each other, etc. Happy holidays to you too!

deathink responds:

And Happy holidays to you too!

[60s Santa Run]

Wow, I knew this layout looked familiar. It was easy for me to recognize who made this. Anyway, it was great to play a good old fashioned Christmas game. There's just so much detail put into everything. It's amazing how cute everything looks. I managed to find some of the secret medals and most of them were by complete accident. That's what makes the adventure so fun.

I kind of knew I wasn't going to beat it on my first run. I like how funny Santa looks with how fat he is. I guess that's why fatness became associated with jollyness. The whole screen just seems to bounce around when he destroys a brick. The graphics are very good too.

whileworking responds:

Great, happy you like it! Yeah, it's definitely a part of the game to "learn" the levels as it's quite impossible to beat all of them on the first run ;)

[CONTINGENCY]

Wow, I've been playing a lot of weird games lately. It's not so much that this one was strange, it's just that it was slow moving. I couldn't even change the quality on this one. I can still appreciate all the work you put into making an interesting game. The music was also pretty stylish. I couldn't even tell if the bullets were hitting me!

The gameplay is fairly straightforward. It helps because there isn't a lot of description in terms of controls in the instructions. I liked how it was so easy for you to jump high. I just wish there was much better quality for this. The graphics could use some more detail, too.

peon007 responds:

soon publish the second part of this game, Thanks