Santa Balls 2 Demo

Santa Balls 2 is no longer supported, so it is now impossible to purchase the application. Nonetheless, you can still download it from Softpedia and use it with the limitations listed on this page.

Santa Claus is a popular Christmas tradition all over the world, which is why millions of children expect him to leave presents under the tree on Christmas Eve. However, there are also many other ways children can have fun with Santa, including themed video games. Naturally, such games need to be simple enough for young kids to enjoy, which kind of restricts the choice of genre.

Santa Balls 2 is your typical match-three flick with a Christmas theme slapped on top, but not many original gameplay mechanics to differentiate itself from the rest of the games in the genre. As such, you should not expect variety or originality, but then again you are probably not looking for them in a Santa-themed match-three video game. Fun is still part of the deal, thankfully, especially if you are a fan of Christmas.

To begin with, the gameplay is exactly what you expect it to be, which means that all you have to do is swap the position of two balls on the board, in order to obtain a line of at least three balls sharing the same color. When you manage that, the balls in question disappear and make way for new ones, which goes on and on until you get stuck or run out of valid moves.

Each time you manage to complete a level, the balls change color, and there are even some new shapes making an appearance after a while. Naturally, the gameplay remains the same regardless of how the pieces look, but it’s at least nice to know that you are not playing in vain. There is a hint system in place to help you when you get stuck and need a helping hand, although there’s a limited number of hints you can ask for.

Speaking of which, the number currently valid moves available on the board is always displayed on the screen, and that comes in handy if you are unsure whether you have any options left. The visual quality is not exactly top-notch, but it doesn’t need to be either. However, the pixels reach disturbing dimensions if you decide to use the fullscreen function on a modern monitor.

In the end, there are far better match-three games out there to opt for instead of Santa Balls 2, but if you do give it a chance, it might provide you with a few minutes of fun. However, the gameplay is too repetitive and featureless, even for this genre.