Jill's back in a sequel to one of the most popular casual games of last year, Cake Mania, by Sandlot Games. In Cake Mania 2 you reprise the role of the baker extraordinaire with the task of helping one of two friends: Jack, who is looking for a bakery in his underwater theme park, or Risha and her bakery in the big city. Serve cranky customers piping hot cakes as quickly as you can to rake in the cash and expand your business!
Cake Mania 2 plays out like most resource management games where you must prioritize tasks and work as quickly as you can to make it through each stage. Customers walk in your bakery and your first job is to hand them a menu. When they make their selection the cake appears in a bubble showing the cake style, icing and decorations each person requires. Once that appears, it's time for you to hop to it. Bake the right shaped cake, ice it, decorate it and serve it to the customer as quickly as you can to maximize your income.
One of the best parts of Cake Mania — the quirky customers — has been expanded in Cake Mania 2. Between men in penguin suits, businessmen, lawyers, punk rockers and little kids, there's no shortage of colorful characters to keep a grin on your face. Many customer types have their own unique needs that must be tended to, such as impatient kids or busy doctors. This adds a little spice to the game and breaks apart the linearity of focusing on customers at the front of the line first.
Between rounds you can upgrade your bakery by purchasing additional ovens, icing stations and other niceties to help keep things running smoothly. You can also buy items to help keep customers happy, such as a TV or cookie oven, or get Jill a better pair of shoes so she can move faster. How you spend your dough is up to you and is a unique part of each player's strategy.
The main game in Cake Mania 2 has over 200 levels, plus an additional "endless" mode where you serve cakes to a non-stop barrage of customers until the cows come home. Plenty of cake baking action to keep you busy for a very long time.
Analysis: There's no shortage of casual resource management games, but Cake Mania has always stood out as one of the better titles around. The news of Cake Mania 2 is definitely exciting, but I can't help but feel a bit let down by the lack of new features in the sequel. The visuals have improved and the locations are new, but other than those cosmetic changes it's essentially the same game as before. It would have been a treat to see at least one new gameplay element.
On the other hand, when you've got something right, why risk ruining it? Cake Mania 2 doesn't mess with an already winning formula. In this case, more of the same is the icing on the cake.
Windows:
Download the demo
Order the full version
Mac OS X:
Not available. Use Boot Camp or Parallels.
Cake Mania 2 is available to download from these affiliates:
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Not available for Macintosh! That stinks.
Posted by: SonicLover | September 22, 2007 8:11 AM
I've been playing it on my Mac with Boot Camp. And boot camp will even be integrated into Leopard when it's released next month.
So, there's really no reason anymore not to be able to play these games on a Mac, as long as it's Intel-based.
Posted by: jay
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September 22, 2007 8:16 AM
Jay: Yeah, you're correct, except some people don't want to spend the $$$ to buy Windows.
Posted by: dotcomlarry
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September 23, 2007 9:31 AM
I hear you there, dotcomlarry. I bought Windows from RIT as part of the MS student discount program for about $10. I wouldn't have wanted to pay much more than that, truthfully.
But having compatibility with Windows now on my Intel Mac, I have to say that it's well worth even spending a bit more on it.
Posted by: jay
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September 23, 2007 11:19 AM
Would you happen to know all 6 trophies/prizes of Cake Mania 2. I have found 4 and I don't see any path that I haven't followed.
I have the swirly globe, the 3penguins, the ring, and the trophy with the key inside it.
Can you tell me which 2 am I missing and how can I go about finding them?
Thanks
Posted by: Biju | October 5, 2007 12:01 AM
The trophies are given for different endings. try to record your paths, and find out which ones you need to get.
Posted by: mattie | November 3, 2007 7:04 PM
Biju-
I have only been able to get four trophies as well. Instead of penguins, I have a necklace from Risha. Have not been able to figure out the paths that end with the penguins or with the tv show.
Posted by: Toria | November 20, 2007 9:36 PM
Hi, i currently have 5 out of the 6 trophies. i was stuck after the fourth trophy as well. i found the path to the 5th trophy by retracing my steps. i went to every location and noticed the paths i have fully completed have two red arrows pointing away from the circle with the question mark. i just clicked on the question mark that had one red arrow and it lead me to a new path. Hope that helps!
i actually have a new problem if someone can offer advice. i am currently at the "Grand Battle" stage in the Tokyo location. Its seems all my upgraded items were taken away as well as all the money i have earned. So basically i am starting from scratch again and with no money. i can't get the cakes to the customers on time with one oven and one froster, especially when all the customers are ordering are ordering double and triple layer cakes.
Anyone got advice or tips??
Thanks!
Posted by: karyn | November 26, 2007 9:23 AM
i forgot to mention that i have the key, penguins, the ring, the necklace and the timebender thingamabob. i have no clue what the last trophy is.
Posted by: karyn | November 26, 2007 9:27 AM
Hey what is boot camp. Can that help me put the pc version on mac because i just bought the second C.M 2 and it dosnt work on my mac. If anyone knows a sorfware so i can play it Please help me out my girlfriend cant stop playing it on my pc!
Thanks.
Posted by: Jesse | December 27, 2007 1:58 PM
Boot Camp is a program developed by Apple that lets Intel-based Macs run alternative operating systems.
It's built into Leopard, but was available separately for Tiger prior to Leopard's release. I'm unsure whether you can still get it for Tiger.
Posted by: Jay
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December 27, 2007 2:11 PM
how do i start on a new trophey? do i have to start a new game?
Posted by: Anonymous | January 31, 2008 12:45 PM
help.sorry im new and just goty this for xmas but i cant figure out what to do with the cakes that haave a bite out of them? how do i complete this order?
signed newbie
Posted by: cake mania 2 newbie | February 6, 2008 3:34 PM
Does anyone know if there is an end to this game? I have all 6 trophies, but the game just keeps going on.
For Anonymous: How I got to the other trophies without ending my game was...
For newbie: When you have the cakes that look like they have a bite missing, use the cakes that look like half moons.
Posted by: greensunglasses
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February 6, 2008 10:35 PM
how do you get the necklace from Risha?!
Posted by: maddie | February 9, 2008 10:04 PM
To get the necklace play in this order:
Posted by: greensunglasses
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February 9, 2008 10:43 PM
Posted by: Anonymous | March 13, 2008 4:55 PM
How do you get the three penguins trophy in this game? I cannot figure it out and it is driving me nuts! What path do you need to take to get it?
Posted by: Tekken3Princess
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March 18, 2008 10:41 PM
I got a new computer in the middle of the game and I can't not find the file where the game is saved to... Does anyone know what it is titled? I don't want to loose my game so close to the 5th trophy
Posted by: Kelley | May 14, 2008 9:45 PM