Rock out with Santa, Guitar Hero style

Filed under: Fun, Games, Internet, Time-Wasters, Web

Rock out with Santa, Guitar Hero style - Time Waster

by Lee Mathews Dec 24th 2008

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.

Tags: games, guitar-hero, time-waster

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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.

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)

Featured Time Waster

Civiballs is a beautiful, soothing physics puzzle Time Waster

I have an absolute weakness for physics games, and while Civiballs isn't the strongest physics-based game, what it lacks in the physics department it makes up for a few times over in style and fun.

In Civiballs, you are presented with a few colored balls, and your goal is to get those balls into the same-colored urn on the level. The "civi" part of Civiballs is that there are 3 sets of levels to play, each representing a different civilization. While the civilization doesn't affect gameplay, the artwork for each level is beautifully themed to it's appropriate era.

To play the game, you are given only one tool - a sword with which to cut the chains that are holding the balls. The puzzle part of the game is in figuring out what order, and with what timing to cut each chain. Do it right, and all the right balls end up in the right urns, with no stray balls entering an urn (a no-no). Do it wrong, and you get to start over again.

Civiballs is not terribly deep on gameplay; the entire game can be completed in about 15 minutes. But if you enjoy this type of game, it will be a very enjoyable 15 minutes.

View more Time Wasters