Cake Mania 2

The long awaited sequel to Cake Mania and Cake Mania - Back to the Bakery was released by Sandlot games recently. Be sure to check out my post about the Cake Mania Halloween Contest!

Help Jill save her friends' bakeries in this much anticipated assembly-management game! Bake a wide variety of cakes and decorate them with fancy icings and cake toppers! Fill the orders quickly before the customers run out of patience and leave!

Some new features for this installment of the Cake Mania series include new bakeries, each with their own theme, such as under the sea, arctic winter and outer space. A new cast of customers with unique personalities, likes and dislikes. New cake shapes, icings and toppers. New upgrades including a very useful multi-tiered cake display stand! You can even swap the cake in your hand with one on the frosting station, cake stand or oven by right-clicking! This was VERY useful!

A choose-your-own path style storyline allows you to collect a series of trophies depending on which path you take. You can replay the game and choose alternate paths to collect them all!

I found this game slightly more challenging than the original, though the expert scores for all of the levels was attainable with a little effort.

Some tips and tricks:

• Get to know your customers! Each type of customer has a particular set of likes and dislikes. Understanding them will help you keep them happy in line!
• Use the cake display stand! The old ladies with the cats are particularly prone to buying the cakes on display and this can save a lot of time!
• Use the treats. Giving the treats to the customers in line can really help, especially in the later levels.
• Plan your actions. Collect menus on your way to the ovens or the frosting stations. Try not to waste steps, as Jill moves very slowly at first!
• Use the right-click cake swapping feature. Grab a cake from the oven and take it to the frosting table, right click to switch with a finished cake to save a lot of walking!
• Use the television. Figure out which characters prefer which channels and keep that TV going.
  

For more information, tips and tricks visit the Game Cafe and PlayFirst forums!

You can download and / or purchase the game from PlayFirst by clicking HERE.

I give this game an 8 out of 10!