{"id":8910,"date":"2012-12-23T00:01:40","date_gmt":"2012-12-23T00:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=8910"},"modified":"2012-12-23T00:01:53","modified_gmt":"2012-12-23T00:01:53","slug":"santa-rockstar-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/23\/santa-rockstar-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Rockstar (iPad)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/23\/santa-rockstar-ipad\/santa_box-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8911\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-8911\" alt=\"SANTA_BOX\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SANTA_BOX-112x150.jpg\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SANTA_BOX-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SANTA_BOX-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SANTA_BOX.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>Santa Claus is coming to your town, and he\u2019ll help you party down! St. Nick\u2019s had a bit of a makeover and now he\u2019s a buff rock god. Help Rockstar Santa and his reindeer drummer travel to various areas on their sleigh, rocking out to heavy metal remixes of Christmas tunes in this Guitar Hero clone for iOS devices (iPad version reviewed here).<\/p>\n<p>The gameplay is so close to Guitar Hero, it\u2019s no wonder Activision doesn\u2019t sue. Colored bars scroll down the screen, and you must tap the corresponding colored buttons on the bottom of the screen when the bars pass in time with the beat. When the notes turn white, hit them all to fill up a meter. When it\u2019s full, you can shake the iPad to go into a \u2018fever\u2019 mode to temporarily get more points. There are multiple difficulty selections for players of all skill levels, and rock remixes of familiar Christmas tunes like Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>As you play, you\u2019ll earn coins that you can spend on stuff in the shop. New speakers and guitars can give you a score boost and other advantages when equipped. You can also buy new areas and different guitarists besides Santa, including a scary looking reindeer, disco gingerbread man, and a Christmas\u2026shark?! Only problem is purchasing these items is very expensive, and you\u2019ll be playing long after Christmas to unlock everything. But that\u2019s the nature of games in the iPad world, where they want you to purchase more coins with real money to unlock everything. Some may say that Santa Rockstar is a shameless clone, but I think it\u2019s a funny way to enjoy the Christmas season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=8912\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8912\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8912\" alt=\"SANTA_SCREEN\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SANTA_SCREEN.jpg\" width=\"505\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SANTA_SCREEN.jpg 505w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SANTA_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SANTA_SCREEN-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Santa Rockstar isn\u2019t rated by the ESRB as far as I can tell, but I think it would be safe for most any kid. Some young ones might get scared of Santa\u2019s new look or his creepy reindeer unlockable, but that\u2019s about it. I think most everyone would get a kick out of this silly little music game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santa Claus is coming to your town, and he\u2019ll help you party down! St. Nick\u2019s had a bit of a makeover and now he\u2019s a buff rock god. 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