Help Santa Defeat The Pesky Icicles
Santa vs Icicles ($0.99) by Figmint Games is an exciting holiday game for iPhones. After being hit by icicles for many years, Santa has grown tired and angry. Out to exact his revenge, Santa takes his custom elf workshop flamethrower and attempts to melt those pesky icicles.
Players take control of Santa in his ice-melting quest. The game takes advantage of the iPhone’s accelerometer; players tilt their iPhone to move Santa across the screen. To melt the icicles, players tap on the fire button to have Santa use his flamethrower. Players must have Santa melt all the square icicle blocks to complete each level.
The gameplay is simple and sounds easy, but it quickly becomes quite challenging. At first, Santa has plenty of gas to fuel his flamethrower. But as the levels progress, more fuel is required, and Santa often runs out. Conveniently, one of Santa’s elves periodically provides gas to refuel with on the sides of the screen.
As time passes, icicles fall and can hurt Santa. Dodging these is very easy in the first few levels, but as you get farther in the game, they are much harder to avoid.
Santa vs. Icicles has 60 levels of action-packed, icicle-melting fun, which is plenty to keep players amused for quite a while. At this time, the game does not support Game Center or OpenFeint.
For improvement, I recommend adding different types of flamethrowers, and add-ons for Santa. Maybe extra suits to protect him from icicles, more fuel attachments, etc. The game has lots of potential for expansion.
Overall, Santa vs Icicles is an entertaining holiday game. It is geared towards iPhone users of all ages and should be a hit this holiday season. Be sure to check it out in the App Store.
