We all know the deep, dark secret of the Christmas holidays. Sure, it’s a joyous time, full of festive cheer and good will to all men…but on occasion, it can get a little dull. There’s food and games everywhere, but it’s always the same old food, and the same old tired Trivial Pursuit board that’s wheeled out on Christmas afternoon. If you feel like getting in the Christmas spirit in a slightly modern way, and don’t mind alienating yourself from your family at this important family-focused time, I might have the game for you. The development folks at Ilyon Dynamics have put a festive spin on their classic Bubble Shooter, which comes to us in the form of Bubble Shooter: Christmas Day, out now on Google Play.
You’ll probably recognise the dynamic of this classic smartphone pastime, but that won’t mean you won’t enjoy this seasonal twist. The idea is to blast coloured bubbles into each other, demolishing them as you go. However, the bubbles you fire will only destroy bubbles of the same colour, and only if they’re in groups of three; so you have to be careful where you fire, as the approaching formation of bubbles continues to move closer to your gun, spelling the end of the game if they make it too far.
The graphics are brilliant, and you can tell straight off the bat that a lot of time and effort has been put in to the game, which is always a relief to see. Like any good Christmas-themed product, it’s bright, happy and grin-inducing. And like all good smartphone games, it’s also seriously addictive. The firing mechanism is smooth as silk, ensuring you won’t notice that dreary Christmas afternoon pass you by in no time at all. A word of warning: you could be playing this one for a long time to come, even well past the traditional Christmas season.
The festive touches add a great seasonal spirit to the game, with bright colours, snow-capped bubbles and cartoon elves dominating the frame. There’s a perfect week of limbo between Christmas and New Year that Bubble Shooter: Christmas Day might be perfect to fill, so if you’re dreading a long, boring period back home, do yourself a favour and get downloading this little number, to numb that numb Christmas haze even further.
Sled on over to Google Play to get blasting those bubbles away today or play for free!
