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Released two weeks before its namesake holiday, Christmas Bound poses serious danger for those prone to procrastinating on their shopping duties. The gameplay isn't new, but the levels are challenging, the file size is tiny, and the game is completely free. The Christmas edition replaces the covered squares of Bound Around and Frozen Fruits with wrapped presents. You must collect them all by hitting them with a bouncing ball. You can move the ball left and right in midair, or increase its velocity with the Shift key or the spacebar, but you can't move it up or down or stop it. To collect the presents, you must match the ball's color to the color of the wrapping, or use environmental items such as exploding apples or destructive pumpkins to blast all the gifts for you.
Although the developers didn't change the killer pumpkins to something more seasonal, music from The Nutcracker and other holiday favorites play in the background. You can turn off the music and listen to your own tunes. If you're not a fan of the two related games, look elsewhere, but fans of puzzle and arcade games should download Christmas Bound and give the bouncing fun a try.
Publisher's Description
From blueskied:
Christmas Bound is a game for the Christmas holidays. The Bugs have stolen all the Christmas parcels from Santa Claus. Yello the little bouncing tennis ball tries to bring them back. This addicting game has elements of Arkanoid (the brick busting game), but combined with puzzle solving and more hands on arcade action. Christmas Bound requires both dexterity and logical thinking. Your mission is to explore the Bugs' realm and find all the Christmas gifts, which are hidden in 32 rooms throughout the land.
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All versions:
4.4 starsout of 8 votes
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Current version:
4.5 starsout of 8 votes
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"Simple and I got bored quickly"
Version: Christmas Bound 1.0
Pros
The game was easy to figure out and I like the Christmas theme
Cons
I got bored with it very quickly... probably good for kids but not mentally stimulating enough for adults...
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"becomes boring with in minutes"
Version: Christmas Bound 1.0
Pros
free
small download
Cons
though the game looks descent but with in no time you get bored of it. i haven't played the game twice.
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"Very Fun, better than Summer Bound"
Version: Christmas Bound 1.0
Pros
The object of this game is to help Santa collect all of his presents using a ball, color switches to change the colors of the ball, and various other objects. This game is very addictive and worth the download since it is on such a small file. There are some catchy Christmas tunes and bright colors that attract your attention and helps make the gameplay more fun. The game is more fun than summer bound and I recommend it unless you are not a big fan of breaking bricks with a ball.
Cons
None. But like I said before, if you are not a big fan of breaking bricks with a ball, this game propably is not for you.
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"Another winner!"
Version: Christmas Bound 1.0
Pros
All of the Frozen Fruit and Bound games are fun. Very age appropriate for kids or Adults. Keeps you thinking. Fun.
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"Great game"
Version: Christmas Bound 1.0
Summary
Great game for 4 - 40 yrs
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"Very nice lite-logic action game!"
Version: Christmas Bound 1.0
Summary
Very nice game.
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"Good Starter Game"
Version: Christmas Bound 1.0
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"Christmas Bound"
Version: Christmas Bound 1.0
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Good game. The puzzles make it above average. The description is very accurate. Definately worth downloading.
