iXmas Tree
by Eric March on November 1, 2008 at 2:40 pm
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App Name: iXmas Tree
Developer: The Embassy Interactive Ltd.
Category: Entertainment
While we’re on the topic of holiday apps, and since I noticed it in their catalog, I might as well include iXmas Tree. It’s essentially a very simplistic interactive christmas tree that you can trim to your liking — or at least to the deree of liking the app allows, anyway. Realism is at a mimimum here, and in generally it resembles one of those “dress up” apps. But it’s a Christmas app, and me, I like Christmas. (Yes, even a cranky misanthrope like me can like Christmas. Don’t be surprised or I’ll say unflattering things about your lineage.)
There are a lot of trimmings to choose from here: Lights, garlands, balls, presents, snowflakes, holly, tree toppers, bows, and a ton more — 63 items to choose from in all, and each can be placed anywhere and rotated into position. All the while, We Wish You A Merry Christmas plays in the background. When you’re done trimming, you can tap the lightbulb in the top-right to set the tree alight (in 3 modes, no less — keep tapping) and watch snow fall. You can even save your tree when you’re done — and have multiple trees all trimmed out as you like, up to 6, and each can be edited and changed as desired when you open the app.
It uses the same interface as their Tangram games, so anyone who has played those should find it easy and familiar to use.
I’ll freely admit I didn’t think this would be very good, but I was pleasantly surprised by the execution. It would be nice if you could scroll the screen up while the toolbox was open so you could place items on the lower half of the tree without having to close the toolbox, but other than that it’s a pretty cool little toy.
This is free for a limited time only, so get it while it’s hot.
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