Christmas Stories: A Christmas Carol

Bah, Humbug! Old Ebenezer Scrooge hates everyone and overworks his poor employee Bob Cratchit. More than anything he hates Christmas. As his nephew Fred one Christmas you get a letter from your uncle Ebenezer asking for help. It appears he’s been visited by the ghost of a former colleague who told Scrooge he’d be visited by three ghosts who hope to instil change in him. You rush over to his house to figure out what’s going on but you don’t count on the evil side of Ebenezer manifesting as a malevolent force who wishes to keep the miser set in his greed and misery. It’s up to you to journey into your uncle’s past, present and future and stop Ebenezer’s evil side from winning the battle for Ebenezer’s soul. Help Scrooge and Belle get married, cure Tiny Tim of his illness and recover the sands of time. Only you can show Scrooge the true meaning of Christmas…

The second entry in the Elephant Games series, Christmas Stories: A Christmas Carol is a loose adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic story. As with any HOPA, you must investigate areas and solve puzzles. Some areas can be zoomed into. Items you pick up are stored in your inventory to be used for these zoomed-in areas. Hidden object scenes will require finding items on a list so you can collect an object you will need. Some objects collected can be combined as these will be required to fix broken objects or do everyday tasks like baking cookies. At certain points, you will also be required to complete puzzles which range from rotating silhouette pieces of a ship so they align correctly to getting coloured gems to fall down slots in a wall. Four difficulty settings allow the player to set the level of challenge they want. A map allows fast travel between locations while a hint system is also available to the player.