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| From: Majesco Sales Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $14.99
You Save: $5.00 (25%)
New (26) Used (5) from $14.25
Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 794
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: 01485
UPC: 096427014850
EAN: 0096427014850
ASIN: B000LT26UC
Release Date: April 3, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Ships out fast and in high quality bubble mailer
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| Customer Reviews:
fun to play ,harder to control January 30, 2008
i loved the online version of this , so i bought it for my ds. i couldn't put it down i got so addicted to it! but the controls are smaller, and the screen isn't wide enough, so sometimes i'd hit the wrong button.
Like a hamster on a wheel... January 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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...
 FUN, FUN, FUN!!!! January 7, 2008
I play this game more than my daughter! I love Diner Dash and this is similiar. Still trying to pass the last level, though.
A surprise hit for us January 2, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
Better than on-line November 25, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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!
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