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Rock out with Santa, Guitar Hero style - Time Waster
by Lee Mathews Dec 24th 2008 at 10:00AM
Apparently in his downtime at the North Pole, Santa likes to relax by busting out his axe and working on his two-hand tapping. Santa Rockstar: Metal Xmas is, as you've probably guessed, yet another Guitar Hero spinoff created in Flash.
The game has both story and quick play modes, two options for controls (basic or with strumming), and adjustable difficulty and speed. The soundtrack by thebigdistraction is entitled "Christmas at the Devil's House: Christmas Music/Metal Madness 2," and will give your keyboard a good workout.
Story mode pits you against a rather grinchy-looking opponent. Do you have what it takes to rock his socks off?
If you're a fan of the genre and in the holiday spirit, grab your egg nog and try it out. It beats listening to Gomer Pyle crooning over the image of a fake fireplace on your tv.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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Jack said 10:31AM on 12-24-2008
There is always Frets on Fire for more songs and a little better graphics:
http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/
Play this all the time....beats spending lots of money on the real thing I think.
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Michael Rihani said 3:06PM on 12-24-2008
Even better than Frets on Fire is:
http://www.jamlegend.com
(JamLegend brings free, in-browser interactive "Guitar Hero-type" of music online)
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