Only days before Christmas
Santa slept in his house,
An evil plot was brewing
Cooked up by awful louse
The cold and evil snowman
Scared all the elves away.
Timekeeper stole plans
From Santa's house that day
But for the vicious louse
This wasn't bad enough;
I'm really gonna show 'em
I'm gonna play rough!!!
He tore the presents open
And on them cast a spell
That's when Santa woke up
Something wasn't well!
All his elves had vanished
His presents also gone
And threats were awaiting
surely more than one!
Beware the magic potion
Calling Santa's evil twin
The angry Anti-Claus,
His fiend from within!
So Anti must be Santa
Pick presents all the way
To face the foes so bravely
And make it through the day
Go beat the evil bosses
Who's lurking in the dark
Find his sleigh and reindeer
Set out to make his mark
Find every stolen present
That was unjustly craved
For every kid on the earth
Christmas must be saved!
And you're going to be doing this for 24 stages, one for each day before Christmas. Time to save Christmas in this Europe-only release and one of the first games developed by Norwegian developer Funcom!
Stage 1: Santa's Hallway
Love the advent calendar before each stage, as well as the art that you get before the stage begins.
Controlling Santa is simple enough. Left and Right let you move around, Up and Down let you look up and down respectively while Down lets you crouch, B lets you jump and Y lets you shoot a projectile that will let you open up red and gold presents to find items. You can find elves for points, power-ups, and even enemies. You can also use that projectile to destroy your enemies with Christmas magic and turn them into blue presents. You'll need to collect as many as you can for later stages.
Hats refill one of your hits. You can have up to five hits.
Bombs will blow up when unwrapped, so stay away from them.
The bell is a continue point. Run into it to trigger it, and you'll be back there when you die.
The Santa Head is an extra life.
The couches can help you jump higher. Just press B as soon as you are about to bounce on the seat.
The enemies here are pretty simple. The rats in overalls move back and forth, and they have a nifty animation where they kick at you if you are close enough.
The candy canes can be climbed on by holding Up on the Control Pad while jumping into them. You can hold Up and Down to climb up and down, but the candy canes will
The coffee turns you into Anti-Claus. You'll be invincible and be able to run through enemies, but you cannot pick blue presents up or open red and gold presents until you return to normal.
The star is the goal. Touch it to go to the next stage.
Stage 2: Let It Snow
This stage will be over before you know it! That's how short it is!
Penguins will waddle towards you and throw snowballs, while snowmen will throw their heads at you. The jack-in-the-box can be easily destroyed when it is on the ground and not jumping about.
The first pit that you come across is the exit. Told you it was short.
Stage 3: Ice Cave
You drop down into a cave at the beginning of the stage. Makes sense.
Be sure to use Up and Down on the Control Pad to look up and down, it can stop you from making leaps of faith, even though the level isn't too difficult.
The owls fly around in a circle, so watch where they are as you attack.
The red block with the lightning bolt on it will turn you magic projectile into a fireball. You can use the fireball to melt the ice walls and rescue reindeer for points. The fireball disappears when you enter the next stage.
The cloud platforms disappear when you place your weight on them. They eventually come back a few seconds after they disappear. The spikes do not instantly kill you; they just take off one unit of health.
The icicles will fall when you get close enough to them.
Stage 4: Blue Magic
The toy helicopters are just like the owls in the last stage.
There are conveyor belts that will slowly carry you in one direction. Be careful near them, as there are tunnels with faces - on which the eyes follow you - that will wrap you in a present when you enter them. You'll be wrapped in a present, and while Santa can quickly get out of it, it can be rather annoying.
The magic carpets will take you somewhere when you jump on them, especially over bottomless pits.
Stage 5: The Evil Snowman
Every fifth stage will give you a boss, and the snowman is the first one.
Be sure not to go to fast (which is sound advice for every stage). There are some iceberg platforms that you will want to be on watch for so you can jump onto them. Be sure to watch out for the fish that jump in and out of the water, as they can surprise you when you least expect them.
If you stand still on slopes long enough, you will slowly slide down them.
At the end, you will get the fireball. You will then fight the snowball. Avoid or duck under the snowballs he throws, then shoot him in the face. When you hit him eight times, the evil snowman is gone.
Stage 6: Over England
Instead of the usual side-scrolling section, you're in a flying section! Press the B button when you are over the smoking chimneys to deliver presents while avoiding all the other things flying around, such as the helicopters, as well as running into buildings. The Union Jack air balloons do not harm you, thankfully.
You'll see London Bridge before the end.
After every six stages, you will get a password, so you don't have to play through the whole game in one sitting.
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