New Addiction: Cake Mania – Lights, Camera, Action

Okay, I have a new addiction. I don’t need a new addiction right now but here it is.

Cake Mania – Lights, Camera, Action!

This is the latest installment in the Cake Mania franchise. I swear, these games get better and better with each new installment.

Highlights:
– Resell
You can sell back equipment if you no longer want it or just really need the money. Of course you don’t get the same amount you paid for it but it’s still close.

– Relaxed Mode
Now you don’t have to worry about failing a mission because the customers are too impatient. In relaxed mode, you play until you reach the goal. No stress.

– Risha’s Boutique and Gordo’s Italian Restuarant
Sick of baking cakes? Then let’s head over to Risha’s place and help customers shop for the latest fashions. This is a scavenger hunt (no baking involved). Find the clothes the customers ask for and they give you money. Not up for a scavenger hunt but you want some baking that isn’t so hurry-up-and-wait? Head over to Gordo’s Italian Restuarant. You make pizza, lasgna, or baked eggplant (and probably more dishes, I haven’t gotten that far due to time constraints) to order. All you do is compile the ingredients. That’s it. The baking is done automatically and the customer picks up the food themselves.

– New Customers
There’s a movie being filmed in Jill’s hometown (hence the game title) and that means characters with character. From the woman who turns the customers into mimes that change their order to the ninja who shadow-freezes people so you can’t fill their order. It’s fun interacting with these new challenges. And yes, the klepto-customer is back, but only in timed mode.

Lowlights
There aren’t many. Just one that I’ve found. Relaxed mode is more relaxing and makes the level less stressful. BUT, you can’t achieve Superstar status. As soon as you hit your monetary goal, the level ends, even if you are in the middle of filling an order. The second you collect the cash and hit the goal, that’s it.

All in all a great game. My fav is Gordo’s restuarant even if playing it makes me soooooo hungry that I want to eat the screen. Risha’s boutique is a great way to hone my “search” skills. And, of course, you just have to love baking a cake every now and again.