Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’

Back in the day I was a fan of the flash version of Golden Miner and I liked Colorme Info Tech’s iPhone port when I reviewed it earlier this year… but this Christmas version of the game is kind of… meh.
The thing about the “classic” version of Golden Miner that makes it fun is that there [...]

Hey sudoku nuts, are you ready to tear your hair out? Christmas Sudoku is a holiday-themed sudoku game where the typical rules apply… even when you’re playing with “goodies” instead of numbers.
That’s right, in this game you can choose to play with either numbers or nine little Christmas goodies like candy canes, snowmen, and jingle [...]

iSanta 2010 is on sale for free – normally $.99
If you need a diversion to keep the kids busy, iSanta 2010 might fit the bill. I repeat… if you need a diversion to keep THE KIDS busy… see, this isn’t really a grownup’s game. The goal is to drop presents down chimneys and you need [...]

Elf is on sale for free – normally $.99
This is one of those games where you really don’t need any instructions… just tap to make your elf jump, and then left and right to try to keep him flying higher and higher by grabbing all the colorful doodads that are floating around. Some items will [...]

Santa’s Sack is on sale for free – normally $.99
Normally I don’t bother announcing that an app’s on sale unless it’s really good, but I feel compelled to announce this one in case you come across it when it actually costs money! Santa’s Sack has the potential to be a good game with its nice [...]

Santa Naughty Nice Detector is on sale for free – normally $.99
Most young children are pretty stupid, and if you play it up enough they might actually believe that your iPhone can detect whether they’re naughty or nice! And if they believe that, they might also believe they’re suddenly on Santa’s shitlist, and [...]

Flight Before Christmas is on sale for free – normally $.99
Flight Before Christmas reminds me a lot of ATC and Flight Control, except instead of directing jumbo jets you’re steering Santa’s sleigh! All you need to do is drag a path from the sleigh to all the houses you need to visit, all the while [...]

Holiday Smash is on sale for free – normally $1.99
‘Tis the season to… download all the Christmas-themed apps that descend upon the App Store at this time of year! Holiday Smash is basically a jacked up version of Breakout, and the stuff you’re breaking is all in the shape of various holiday things like snowmen [...]

It’s a little early for emailing Christmas cards around, but when the time comes you’ll definitely want this app!! I dunno why it says “no ratings” on my App Store price image, but this app has earned a legitimate 3.5 star average and it’s worth every penny of the $1.99 asking price.
Hot Chili Apps does [...]

The iTunes App Store is overflowing with free mistletoe apps and Bottle Rocket’s version is as good as any. It tilts as you move your iPhone and it also features smooch and smack counters so you can keep track of your success rate as you make your rounds at the Christmas party.
Personally I have no [...]

Didn’t get what you wanted for Christmas? Angry at Santa Claus for letting you down? Beat the hell out of him in Whack It: Santa!
MadInSweden has three versions of their Whack It game and the other two are Frogs and For Kids. The only one I’ve played is Santa, but I’m assuming they’re all the [...]

Christmas Day is tomorrow so you may be thinking that an app like Christmas Camera is already on the verge of becoming obsolete until next year, but that’s not entirely true. Christmas Camera is a collection of photo templates that you can put over your photos, and aside from Christmas templates it also includes “Love”, [...]