Holiday Bonus GOLD

[b]holiday bonus gold[/b] is your bog-standard match-3, and the christmas theme certainly doesn't help if you're a scrooge like me. don't get me wrong, there's some good festive stuff around, but this is nothing to write to santa about. still, I wanted to start at the beginning and sleigh my way through grey alien's match-3 catalog on steam. this gold edition is from 2012 originally, the non-gold with 55 levels came out in 2006, which in turn was the follow-up to 2005's [b]xmas bonus[/b], so there's quite a bit of history. there are [b]110 levels[/b] here, half in the classic pack, the rest in the gold pack. both are unlocked from the start but levels within have to be completed one by one. [b]no move limit, mandatory timer, just measures time, doesn't count down[/b], and there's a hint button. matching is possible while animations are playing out, always nice. [b]fun fact:[/b] levels are a bunch of text files, so it shouldn't be hard to create your own layouts. power-ups aren't created or bought, but pre-placed on the levels and can be used when necessary, though there are more appearing later, so something must trigger them. some can be picked up and used on a tile of your choice, and if the thermometer charges up, the next power-up will be even more effective. it'd be useful if their explanations were part of the how to play section though, instead of a single pop-up when they're first introduced. as it is, by not paying too much attention, I ended up wasting a bunch of them. and it's worth noting that [b]most power-ups only destroy tokens and don't affect colored tiles behind them that have to be removed for completion[/b]. unfortunate. graphics are functional, there's a details slider, a bunch of backgrounds you can set as wallpaper if you want a small image in the middle of the screen (the game runs in glorious 800x600 resolution), and further images to unlock in the gallery. [b]the song in the menu is abysmal[/b], think christmas music but disco. I swear it's wham's vomit-inducing [i]last christmas[/i], sans the singing (so it's a bit better). the rest is tolerable but still best if turned off. if you want matching music, I highly recommend the [b]trans-siberian orchestra[/b] christmas albums. separate volume settings, custom cursor, windowed mode with a non-resizable and pretty small window by today's standards (again, 800x600), and there's a widescreen toggle, but it just stretches everything to fill the screen, doesn't look great. it works as it should, so even though it's not something I felt like completing or even playing too much of, if you're looking for some yuletide match-3 action (or inaction) and don't mind the dated presentation, go for it, but wait for a sale.

It is a super bog-standard Match-3 game with a Christmas-theme to it and some gimmicks. For example there are bombs that blow up several fields and matches can free the iced blocks and many more. I would've never believed to say this but this is actually fun compared to other Match-3 games on Steam. Music is nicely in the background and the switch into another level is smoothly executed and not "cheap" via level select. Downside: Separate volume settings, custom cursor, windowed mode with a non-resizable and pretty small window by today's standards (800x600), and there's a widescreen toggle, but it just stretches everything to fill the screen and doesn't look great. Can be worth it for a few cents and if you have nothing better to do. A good timewaste.

In this winter game we swap all sorts of Holiday items to play a relaxing Match-3 game. While you play, the music and sound effects will accompany you quiet nicely to ensure that you have a pleasant game play. There are also beautiful backgrounds you can stare at and enjoy. Overall, there are 55 Regular and 55 Golden Levels, so you can complete the Christmas Tree. You also unlock background gallery as well! So this game is based on luck. As in you don't make Match-4+ or Match-5+ for power ups. They just randomly come up. There are also mysterious "?" bags with a random power up upon a mouse click. How is it? Relaxing! I mean this isn't a game where you play to pump yourself up. I mean you can... but why? Match-3 with a Holiday theme -> you like Match-3? Well then, think about whether ya want to play it or not... If you do, do enjoy! Thank you for the fun aka relaxing Match-3 game!!! :) :> =)

I only play this once a year! This is a great match 3 (or more game) with a good level of challenge and is well presented. If you like Match 3, and you like Christmas - then you'll like this :) 7/10 - would explode me pudding again.

Um jogo de combinar 3 com temática de natal. Nada tão inovador e relevante, são as mesmas mecânicas simples do que se eternizo no Candy Crush. Tem dois motivos para você jogar esse game : Ou para farmar as cartinhas ( 3 no total) Ou para passar tempo em noot e pc mais fracos. O game não possui cartinhas e nem leaderboards. E isso faz ficar enjoativo rápido. Por ele cumprir seu passo de combinar 3, da para dar uma nota 5/10

Holiday Bonus Gold is a Christmas-themed Match 3 game. Compared to other Match 3s I've played, this one is pretty basic. There's only one type of level, where you make matches to clear certain squares. There isn't a timer or a limit to the number of moves, and aside from the first couple of levels, which teach you to play, the rest of the game stays at about the same difficulty. The Christmas theming is pretty nice if you want something to get you into the holiday spirit. The soundtrack is pretty relaxing, Christams-y instrumental music. The game is pretty old at this point and doesn't look great on a large monitor. Holiday Bonus Gold works well as a simple Match 3 and has a large number of levels, but lacks many of the features and challenges found in more modern games in the genre. 6/10

Decent, basic Match 3 game with lots of levels. It's an older game, so the graphics are just okay.

Sound: 7 Graphics: 6 Story: 6 Gameplay: 8 Commands: 9 Fun: 7 Time to load / lag: 10 Bugs / Problems: 9 Final score: 7

I don't get this type of games and why they exist.

A simple match-3 game with a Christmas theme that is fun to play when you want to invoke the holiday spirit.