One minor flaw
This game is great in all aspects except for the limited shooting directions.
Usually, when shooting is controlled by the mouse, the character can shoot at any angle. Here, the character can only shoot in 8 fixed directions, which makes the fast-moving targets kind of hard to hit.
However, this is a minor factor (mostly due to personal preference), and the game is otherwise very enjoyable. Merry Christmas!
I have never had so much fun killing kids
This is the best comedic relief I ever had for Christmas. Thanks for emphasizing the the hatred towards those bratty fat children.
The whole time...
The entire time I played this my reaction was, "Where the hell are the parents..?" I probably killed a few thousand kids; enough to deplete a large city of snotty noses... Not once did an adult run on trying to rush their kid off, or did the fuzz show up trying to ruin the party. I think it actually would have made it more interesting to progress from snot nosed children in their PJ's trying to whiz on the tree to the military trying to take revenge for the sheer thousands killed. If nothing else after about the 20th level I stopped noticing anything... different... I even figured out that if I get a machine gun (green present) and get lucky with a black present popping out before the last kid, that I can grab the rocket launcher just as the level finishes and the next level have nearly 200 ammo with rocket launcher bullets.
I suggest more content, more upgrades. Maybe make the tree retaliate with a hot wax upgrade, or how electrocuted cats to remind us of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Maybe have a "special" kid walk on with a BB gun who shoots his eye out, just for laughs. You could possibly even do young villains like a 7 year old gremlin on his hover board throwing ornamental grenades. You could even have an assists upgrade where the elves might launch themselves from one end to another dropping explosive light bulbs or candy as lure for the children so they pack up. I'd also like to see one more thing... a reindeer with a bazooka... I don't care if the gun is in its mouth, or if it's standing on two legs going %u0CA0_%u0CA0. I would give a straight 5 and 10/10 just for that.
Got more fun
This got more enjoyable as it went along probably because I started getting some medals and stuff. The best thing about this was how you were able to start off when you had died. As more kids came, there was more action and I was able to be motivated more to play. It is so much fun getting those powerups as they all work so well. Another fun thing was having a large environment so you could go around and form strategy. I have found that just staying off in a single place like a corner can actually protect you well.
Quite addictive
With my love of upgrades, complete time-wasters, and ballsy corruption of beloved holiday figures, this is something I can easily love. Kaisharga has somewhat of a point when bringing up the problem of changing keys [though putting it in a purely bitchy way]. If I didn't have an external mouse that I probably would've moved on to another game instead of trying to play it. Perhaps installing a way to change the keys would be nice for those who don't have the whole set-up. Otherwise, this is very enjoyable so far. Keep up the good work.