The blend of short spurts of action with long term goals captures me and I'm helpless to resist. Cake Mania is one of those rare games I just can't stop playing. Should we upgrade the other frosting stations or save and upgrade the third oven? Maybe I'll go and play just one round and see what happens. It blends action and strategy together in a game that's easy to learn and very easy to enjoy.Īnalysis: As I type this, I'm thinking about my kitchen. The fast-paced gameplay doesn't sacrifice overall progression, giving you more reasons to stick around for 'just' one more round. In December Santa Claus will pay you a visit, bringing with him holiday cheer that perks up everyone in the room.Ĭake Mania has the wonderful ability to draw you in and keep you wanting more, kind of like real cake.

As you can imagine he's quite busy this time of year, so you'll need to work fast to fill his order before he gets upset. For example, in February Cupid will stop by the bakery. Depending on what month it is different people will visit your store. There's a good variety of locations and types of customers in Cake Mania, enough to give each round a unique feel. You can even buy things that will help keep customers happy while waiting in line, such as a television set. Add more icing stations, extra ovens, or even upgrade Jill's shoes to give her a little extra spring in her step.

At the end of each round you can use some of your cash to buy new equipment or upgrade existing appliances. Which, of course, is a good thing.Ĭake Mania plays out in rounds, each one lasting approximately five minutes. The happier your customers, the more money you'll make. Wait too long and the customer will get angry and might leave the store. Each customer has a set of hearts that shows how happy they are. When they select their cake shape, hop over to the oven and bake it, ice it with the correct flavor, add any decorations, then serve it up hot. Each time someone comes in your first step is to give them a menu. Along the way you'll buy new appliances for your kitchen, set up a bakery at the circus, and serve pink frosted cakes to vampires.Ĭake Mania's simple formula is very easy to learn, but when customers start swarming the shop those simplicities start to get a little more complex. Through nearly 50 levels and four different locations you'll help Jill serve customers as efficiently as possible. Jill decides to open her own old fashioned bakery to earn money and re-open her grandparents' store. Business fell when the new Mega-Mart opened and not even their special recipes could help them compete. Cake Mania is a fast-paced arcade game where you play the role of Jill, a new graduate from culinary school, who returns home to discover her grandparents' bakery is closed.

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