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Better than on-line

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

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!

Mmmmm, Cake...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I played Cake Mania from Sandlot Games on my computer over the holidays and thought it was great...since then, I haven't had time because of work and other things. Then I found it on DS and began playing it again. It's really a lot of fun and challenging too. I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes a great game that is both challenging, original and fun.

A surprise hit for us

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

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.

Superly Duperly Fun and Kinda Hard

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I really like it, but it's kinda hard. It might just be my screen, but sometimes when I press something, it dosen't work. And some times I just get frustrated with it.

Fun... in the beginning

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

When I bought this game, I thought that it would be fun. It was, but only for the first 5 levels. You play as Jill and you try to run a bakery. It's harder than it looks. The different colors of icing are very close together, so it is possible that you may pick the wrong color. That will ruin the cake, unless you put it on display and somebody wants it, but that does not happen very often. The same thing happens with the decoration. As you progress, you get people that seem to wait about a minute, and then they leave. You have to be fast in order to succeed. Later, you have to make two layered cakes, which is even harder. Baking and putting on decorations and icing takes forever until you buy a better machine to do it. The new machines cost a lot of money in the game, so until you buy a better one, you're stuck with the slow ones.

The Nintendo DS version of Cake Mania is really bad and no fun at all. Take my advice. Only buy the Nintendo DS version of Cake Mania if you really must. I suggest that you play the computer version, which is much better. I don't plan on keeping my copy of this game, so I will probably be selling it to one of those places that will buy used games. Over all, I am very disappointed with this game, and I do not recommend the DS version to anybody.

Love this game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: May 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Something about this game is addictive. It's simple yet challenging and fun for all ages. My kids 25, 17, 13 and 11 all play it.

GREAT FUN!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

But this game if you want something that is quick, fun, addictive and challenging + it teaches you some basic skills about customer service, marketing, efficiency, decision making, etc. (although in a very simplistic way)- budding entrepreneurs will love this game. It is fun, but can ge repetative although there is a little variety. The ending is terrible and I had hoped for more but that did not take away from the fun. GET IT!

Surprisingly Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: April 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I always saw it on MSN games but never played it. I know my wife did until the trial version ran out. I bought it for her on a whim and she loved it. I tried it and now I can't stop playing. It's highly addictive. For $20, it's a great deal. Can't wait till Diner Dash comes out now.

Like a hamster on a wheel...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I feel pretty silly for all the time I've spent on this game. I can't disagree with reviews that say the game is mindless and repetitive but I'm hooked. I first played Cake Mania online, but had to give it up because I was going blind and developing carpel tunnel. When I got my DS though I couldn't resist getting it to balance out my more cerebral games. Everything about Cake Mania is tedious and repetitive, it doesn't require much beyond really good hand-eye coordination and fast reflexes.

The dynamic of baking the cakes is very simple, you simply have to press the right size shape and color to correspond to the cake your customer wants. Different customers have different temperaments and tipping abilities - so you have to take that into account when you've got four different people waiting in line.

There is some strategy involved, I've beaten both Cake Mania and Back to the Bakery (expansion pack) and I can say that they are slightly different. The strategic part of the game is deciding what upgrades to make to your bakery and in what order. You can buy more and faster ovens, frosting stations, decorations, and shoes. To entertain and pacify impatient customers you can buy a t.v. or a microwave to make complimentary cupcakes. I've learned that you can't just buy things haphazardly, you have to have a plan. In Cake Mania it seemed that it was more important to turn cakes out fast rather than fancy, so the quantity and quality of baking and frosting stations got upgraded faster than the decorations (all of which was after maxing out the shoe upgrades - which make you move faster). In Back to the Bakery it was the opposite, fancier cakes were more important earlier on than speed -- though that came later. In both games the t.v. was eventually required though the microwave wasn't needed in Back to the Bakery.

In both games you meet the same cast of characters, though in Back to the Bakery you never change locations, your bakery just gets a little fancier--but I hardly noticed it. No the game isn't terribly imaginative, the music, graphics, plot, etc... are all pretty simple and like I said, it is tedious and redundant throughout. I can't wait for the sequel...

An addicting slice of fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have played this game online and really liked it. When I found out that it was available for the DS, I bought it straight away. I have beaten the game several times in the 3 months I have had it, yet something keeps bringing me back! Cake Mania lends itself well to the DS touch screen, and frankly, it is very addicting! Even my husband, who has a short attentions span when it comes to video games, and prefers the shoot-em-up variety anyways, has had a blast with this one. Wonderful for kids and adults alike. The graphics are not especially pristine - it is a simple game after all, but the replay-ability definitely makes it worthwhile. Enjoy!

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