Xmassacre

Christmas is a holiday that comes with a variety of traditions and interesting characters associated with them. Santa is obviously the center of attention, since he is the one that makes everyone’s holiday more jolly, thanks to the gifts he brings. The entertainment industry is always eager to capitalize on Christmas, which is why we have so many seasonal movies and video games.

Xmassacre is a 2D online shooter in which players can fight for supremacy using Santa and a variety of wacky weapons. The game is played in a multi-leveled arena, with various platforms and obstacles to keep the two teams from reaching each other too easily. Obviously, the goal is to destroy the other team and score as many kills as possible, while also collecting the best weapons.

To make matters more interesting, the server you create can be customized with a few settings that aim to change certain variables depending on your preferences. The game time can vary as much as you want, the maximum number of victories can be adjusted, and you can even choose whether the friendly fire is active or not. Gore can also be enabled or disabled, and you can protect the server with a password as well.

The weapons at your disposal vary from a snowball thrower to a rocket launcher, with machine gun and grenades in between. Each one of these handles differently, so it should be quite fun to learn how to properly use them in battle. On the other hand, don’t expect an awful lot either, since this is still a 2D shooter with basic gameplay mechanics and a casual approach to the genre.

This is also quite obvious in the graphics department, because both the characters and the environments are very simple and to the point. There is no beautiful artwork to admire, while the animations are stiff to say the least. It matters very little, on the other hand, since the game’s purpose is to help you have some fun and get excited about Christmas in general.

In the end, Xmassacre is a pretty simple and unimpressive game, but its heart is in the right place. As long as you can get past the rugged graphics and the stiff gameplay, you can still have a great time shooting Santas with rocket launchers.