Customer Reviews

Cake Mania

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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.

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.

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!

This is definitely not a relaxing game to play. There are many things to juggle and a lot to keep track of. I actually tell my husband when I'm going to play just so he won't talk to me otherwise he'll break my concentration. The frustration comes into play most when frosting a cake. The frosting icons are small enough so that when you mean to hit one with your stylus you can actually wind up hitting another and that ruins a cake. There seems to be very little room for error in this game. For the $20 cost it's probably worth getting and you won't feel so bad if you decide to stop playing due to the high stress level the game creates.

I knew nothing of Cake Mania, but the kids liked Cooking Mama, so when Costco had this cheap, I bought it. Then it sat unopened for months until I threw it in the Christmas pile. A hidden gem it was. The most played game right now by everyone, 2 kids, myself, and surprisingly my husband. He has never played the DS, but he got into Cake Mania and frantically tries to fill the orders for Jill. One my first go with the game, I thought, blech, no fun, I don't get it. But when everyone else kept playing it, I tried again, and now we are all in deep friendly competition, even the 7 year old can hold her own. It can be mildly frustrating, but yet, you find yourself going back to it to try again.

Like most I started to play this game on-line and I loved it. When I saw that it came out on the DS I was so excited. It is the same as the PC version except smaller. I think that makes it a bit easier because you aren't chasing after buttons with a mouse, just pressing the screen with your stylus. The only thing I don't like in this version is that the frosting buttons can be hard to press because the bakery is too big to fit on the screen so to get to one side the shot has to scan over. But if you like these games cake mania is great!

Think your'e organized? Well, Cake mania puts you through the paces of a bakery store owner and I take the CAKE! This is such a fun challenging game, might I even admit somewhat addicting? Cake Mania is by far the most fun and challenging game I have ever played. I would highly recommend this game to anyone, especially those who can take the heat...if not get out of the kitchen!

Having been a fan of the download game "Cake Mania" since it came out I was thrilled to hear about this release for my DS. Now I can make the mad cash baking cakes while I wait in lines at the movies, or airports or anywhere! The best thing about it is when you beat the main game it unlocks the "Back to the Bakery" game and there are 36 more levels to play!

I got this game yesterday, and i like it a lot, is very fun , game dificulty grows ith the time, but is very interesting you will love it, I travel a lot, and a wait time at the airports so it will help me to relax. I really recomend this game

Okay so here's the deal-cake mania is almost NOTHING LIKE cooking mama. period. cooking mama is all about actually making food first hand (stir,fry,mix,set timer, and in this game it's like a click and go in third person (you know click oven,click icing, click costumer,repeat) so if that is what you want cooking mama type cooking this isn't the game for you. Cake Mania is very similar to Diner Dash and is actually just a copy of the online version of Cake Mania-if you want to play this yet not pay for it to be on ds just google cake mania and play it on the computer, it saves you some time and money trust me. I'm 15 btw and as a person who has played it online and on ds I'd say it's an Okay game, worth the money for ds? not to me but it all depends on the person.