Christmasdius

Christmasdius is a retro-style side-scrolling shooter score attack game created for Christmas 2008. The player controls Santa Claus, flying on his sleigh with Rudolph leading the way. He can move freely around the screen and throw presents. Children run around, and Santa must give them presents to make them happy -- after receiving a present, the children will stop and release hearts, which can be collected for points. There are also chimneys on most buildings, which take two or more presents to clear, but will release larger hearts worth many points. If a present hits the ground, points are lost, and there are also bonuses given at the end depending on certain conditions. There are no enemies, and there is no way to die -- the goal is to get as many points as possible in a single run. To that end, the game records the top ten high scores.