Christmas Stories: Puss in Boots Collector's Edition

It would seem like there is always someone trying to ruin Christmas, regardless of whether it’s the Grinch or Alan Rickman. Thankfully, heroes are quick to respond to the crisis every time, which is why Santa keeps showing up year after year. Christmas is also a great way for movie studios and video game companies to make a few bucks with seasonal releases.

Christmas Stories: Puss in Boots Collector's Edition is a puzzle game that features everything you could wish for in order to have a happy Christmas, including snow, kittens and Santa himself. Although most of the time you’ll be looking for items and trying to figure out how to solve a particular riddle, there are many different mini-games included as well, including hidden object sequences and match-three sessions.

The story is very cute as well, given the fact that it features as many cats as possible. Hence, it all starts when you adopt a kitty on Christmas Eve, only to find out that it is actually a talking cat. Not only that, but it also has a mission for you, one that makes you responsible for saving Christmas. As it happens, someone stole the Christmas star, which means that Santa cannot do his job and deliver presents.

From time to time, you’ll have to interact with a few characters and find out more about the missions you undertake. Whether it’s your talking cat, Santa, or a variety of other creatures and people, the writing is good enough to keep you interested at all times. The mini-games are pretty challenging as well, especially if you upgrade the difficulty level and take your chances against time limits.

Visually, the game looks a lot better than you would expect. Both the level design and the animations are impressive, and you can even enjoy a variety of detailed cutscenes in between the gameplay sessions. Jolly Christmas songs play in the background at all times, which should make it a lot easier to get into the right mood for the holidays.

In the end, Christmas Stories: Puss in Boots Collector's Edition has all the right components to brighten your holidays. Not only that, but the puzzles are fun and exciting as well, and they can be replayed multiple times if you feel like it.