![]() ![]() Inside this shack there is a secret basement that is only accessible during one short portion of the game, and if you miss your opening, it closes forever. There is a small shack in New Haven, Borderland’s main city. One of the most loved Christmas films of all time was referenced beautifully in the original Borderlands a few years back but this is also one of the harder easter eggs to find. That is until you zoom right in, and you are able to hear each sim’s cries of dismay as they slide all over the roads thanks to the outdated public transport systems and potholes in the road. There’s nothing quite like looking at a city of thousands of people that you have fostered from a couple of trailers and a water tower, and instead of rampant crime, power outages and striking teachers (if your city’s anything like mine), you see a tranquil and serene picture under the soft white snow. Yet take the time from your busy mayoral schedule and stop reticulating those splines for a couple of minutes to check in on your city, and you should see that if the elevation is high enough, part of, or even your whole city will be blanketed in soft white snow, making it look like a true winter wonderland. SimCity 4 a land where “weather” is an equivalent term for storms, hurricanes, meteors, volcanoes and giant killer death-robots. However as awesome as that sounds fire this age old title up on Christmas Day and instead of a normal game you are thrown into an arena with no cover whatsoever, multiple versions of the hardest bosses in the game, every weapon…and techno remixes of traditional Christmas carols, and left to duke it out. ![]() If you’ve never seen it think Wipeout style electronica and techno, just instead of racing you have wanton destruction and rifles that shoot ultraviolet rays at people to disintegrate them. Secretly excellent third person shooter Crusader: No Remorse had one thing going for it, aside from the ridiculously destructive environments the music. Sure, it’s a small thing to add on this list, but sports games are usually so mainstream that it’s an unusual place to find Easter eggs of any sort, and it’s a brilliant personal touch to include a message like that instead of the same exact sentence we always hear every time Rooney makes a damn pass. The first time I heard that I literally stopped playing for a second. But who else remembers the first time they fired up their present of FIFA or Madden on Christmas Day to have a game before the turkey? For those that do, you will remember that instead of the usual guff, the commentators actually make a comment about the day and wish you a Merry Christmas! When anyone plays their fair share of any EA Sports games, the commentary tends to get more than a *little* repetitive. The definitive list of the 6 best Christmas themed Easter Eggs in gaming. With just a few days before the big man comes and pays us a visit, it’s about time we spread some festive cheer! So with literally minutes of research, here it is. ![]()
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