Cake Mania

by Majesco

Product Features

• More than 80 levels of progressively frenetic baking
• Challenges gamers to simultaneously handle all aspects of customer service via the Touch Screen
• Hand out menus, collect cash, bake, add frosting and decorate cakes
• Customize your kitchen by purchasing upgrades including ovens, shoes, decorations and frosters

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000LT26UC
• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 3, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,308 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #32 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Strategy
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Jill has returned from culinary school only to find her beloved grandparents' bakery closed down. Business has taken a drastic downturn because a new Mega-Mart store opened in the neighborhood. Help Jill upgrade her kitchen with state-of-the-art baking tools so she can ultimately earn enough money to re-open her grandparents' shop!

Based on the hit online game from Sandlot Games, Cake Mania for the Nintendo DS translates this fast-paced culinary crisis into the perfect Touch Screen experience. Wait for customer requests, bake their cakes, ice and decorate them, then hand them out and collect your cash. Serve up seasonal confectionary delights to a variety of customers and see if you have what it takes to save the Evans' Bakery!

Features:

• Includes the entire original online Cake Mania game plus the full Back to the Bakery Expansion Pack.
• Over 80 fast-paced levels of baking, each with a specific Baker's Goal to achieve.
• Use the Touch Screen to hand out menus, collect your cash, and bake, frost and decorate cakes.
• Customize your kitchen by purchasing upgrades including ovens, shoes, decorations and frosting machines.
• Bake in five exotic locales-Home Bakery, Beach Front, Circus, Casino and Hawaii.
• Serve seasonal customers like Cupid and Santa Claus custom holiday cakes.
• Maximize tips from customers by handing out cupcakes and tuning into their favorite TV shows.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't expect it to be exactly like the computer game, June 20, 2007

By 

C. Lee (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cake Mania (Video Game)

I initially got hooked on Cake Mania when playing it at Yahoo games and when it was available for Nintendo DS, I was so excited that I pre-ordered the game. When I finally got it a few weeks later, I was pretty disappointed as it wasn't as fun as playing it on the computer. First of all, because the screen is so small, whenever Jill moves from one end of the kitchen to another, the screen moves with it causing me to hit the wrong frosting color/cake shape/cake topping icon. Secondly, I think there's a bug in the program because the game will crash in the middle of a session or it'll fail to recognize that I picked up the cash for a customer, leaving the spot filled.

All in all, this is a fun game (hence the 3 stars) but you'll be sorely disappointed if you expect it to be an exact replica of the computer game.

28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Culinary Chaos! (spolier warning), May 15, 2007

By 

Harley Quinn "Broken Halo" (New York) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Cake Mania (Video Game)

You play as Jill, you are trying to raise enough money to help your grandparents buy back their bakery before the evil new mega mart on the block runs them out of business for good. Despite the fact that you are basically doing the same thing over and over, you are having so much fun you don't really care. Customers order cakes, you take their order, bake it, frost it, and give it a design if necessary, then collect your money and on to the next customer, its that simple. There really isn't much else to the game, yet as another reviewer says there is hardly room for error in this game. It starts off simple but eventually more customers file in at at a faster rate, the cakes get more complex, and meanwhile customers lose patience.

But to counter this you can use your money to buy more ovens, frosters, etc You can also upgrade the equipment you already have to run a more efficient kitchen. You can even buy products to settle down customers so they won't storm off and cost you money. For example, customers will have more patience if you give them free samples of cupcakes.

From a technical standpoint, the main problems I had was that some of the cake topper icons were small and too close together so if you picked the wrong one you were stuck with a cake no one wanted costing you money (unless someone came in and bought it later). Also, I had a problem with the Halloween two layer cakes at first because the Jack O' Lantern and Rectangular shapes looked so similar it was hard to tell what shape was at the bottom. I ended up making the wrong cake a few times, costing me money.

The game comes with the expansion pack CAKE MANIA: BAKE TO THE BAKERY. This is unlocked after you beat Cake Mania. The storyline is different but it is basically the same thing just harder. The customers order more complex cakes and come into the store faster etc. This is really a great game for the price, but if you don't like repetitive games and like diverse gameplay it is not for you. Like one person already said, the challenge is in the constant multi-tasking.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Game!, May 6, 2007

By 

JenJen (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Cake Mania (Video Game)

Cake Mania is an excellent game. I started playing it at Yahoo.com, but my computer didn't like to keep up with the graphics. I was thrilled when it came out on DS. I haven't yet completed the game (I have about 2 levels left). I really enjoy this game even though it can be frusterating. The main problem with this game is how sensitive it is. The decorations are extremely hard to hit and if you hit the wrong one...[...]. But I must admit I have the most trouble with the frosting buttons, ecspecially the one nearest to the customers. I have chosen to just not use it since I usually press the wrong button and it stops the flow of baking/frosting/decorating. But other than that little problem with the game it is an excellent fun game to play. It has become one of my favorite games!