Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Ice Cream Craze

One of my favorite desserts would be ice cream. So the first time I’ve heard about this game, I immediately tried it out. It was really fun having your own ice cream parlor and serving your customers.

The owners of the shop were planning to sell their shop but their daughter had been dreaming about working at the shop. She then asked her parents if she could try to work there and eventually buy the shop from her parents. And they agreed.

Just like any other time management games, this is a game wherein customer orders and you have to prepare what they want in the least possible time or else, your customers will surely lose their patience and might leave. In between levels, you can buy upgrades for your shop which can you help in so many ways.

Unlike other games where you can carry two orders at the same time, in this game however, you can only carry up to one order. If you got the wrong flavor of ice cream or have picked up another cone, you may place it on the extra plate. However, that extra plate may only carry one item also so it’s better if you have more extra plates.

In this game, you have to drink espresso to move faster than usual but it won’t last long. Moreover, you have to pick up the money before it disappears.

You know how clowns love to juggle things? Well, you can do that too when you’re serving them. They would want 3 flavors in one cone and you have to look carefully on what the exact order of the flavors they want in their cone. Their patience is low so you have to make sure you would serve them their orders on time.

Well, the game may seem very challenging but I loved it. Just like how I love eating ice cream.

Rating: 8/10

Saturday, June 28, 2008

SpongeBob SquarePants Diner Dash

Do you love watching SpongeBob SquarePants? How about playing Diner Dash? Well, I’ve got a game for you. Why not try the SpongeBob SquarePants Diner Dash. It’s a whole new game, similar to the original Diner Dash, but this time catering to the much younger crowd. Who doesn’t love SpongeBob anyway?

Instead of seeing Flo operating the diner, here you will see SpongeBob, working for Mr. Krabs who wants to expand his Krabby restaurant. The instructions are similar: seat customers, get orders, deliver food, get the check and clean the tables as quickly as possible. The happier, the better! I mean, you wouldn’t want them to leave right and lose some money?

Of course, there will be different customers with different levels of patience and generosity. But at a later level, you may get a podium so you can chat with the customers waiting in line and distract them from complaining too much. The game may be familiar, but every level will provide an interesting and challenging twists.

Rating: 8/10

Monday, June 23, 2008

Jane's Hotel

A lot of time management games have been released with different storylines but almost the same instructions on how to play the game. You will just need to control the character to serve your customers in a timely manner.

Another great game I loved is the Jane’s Hotel. I have also played its 2nd game release which is the Jane’s Hotel Family Hero.

We all know that working for a hotel is not an easy job especially if you’re alone operating the whole business. The instructions may be easy; just serve all your customers with just a click of the mouse. Give them what they want fast. And in between levels, you may upgrade your hotel so you can fully satisfy your customers and provide 4-star service to your guests. If you want to earn bonus points, you may chain actions together.

Also, a cleaning lady is available to vacuum the rooms after each guests leaves and water the plants to prevent from drying. In the 2nd game, there will be another crew to help you when a certain machine does not work.

Although this might be similar to the Diner Dash games, I think the game still lacks a certain quality. I think it should improved more on the type of customers and make the game livelier.

Rating: 8/10

Monday, June 16, 2008

Jojo's Fashion Show

I love this game.

It's not the usual fashion management game that takes place in a store and helps your customers to get what they want. You get to dress your models in different themes and stylish outfits from a simple jeans and shirt to elegant dresses and showcase these stunning outfits on the runway.

You get to go to 5 fashion capitals to showcase your styles. I loved it that the game has so many clothes to choose from. If you think you don’t have the right fashion sense and dress up your models appropriately, you can just click on the name of the style above each model to check out on the description on what kind of clothing the model needs. Jojo and Rosalind will give out specific details on what the style is about.

The two stylists will also show you their own signature outfits and if you were able to re-create those outfits, at the end of the game, you will be able to unlock those outfits in dress-up mode. Dress-up mode is the place where Jojo can dress up models ranging from a variety of clothing and signature outfits that you have unlocked. Moreover, you can save those outfits you made on the models by getting a photo and save it on your computer.

If you think you won’t be able to use the clothes stored at the bottom of the game, you may be able to shuffle it to change the styles, change only the bottoms, change only the tops, or change only the shoes. You may also choose to pick an outfit off the rack and save you from getting your models out on the runway with just their undergarments. Another helpful trick is when you get to choose more time by simply dazzling your audience for a few seconds.

Rating: 9/10

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Diner Dash

Whenever I go to the restaurant, I would always think of Diner Dash. How long will the crew get our orders and deliver our food to us.

As I have previously posted, my love for online games started with Diner Dash. I have loved every game it has released. I have loved time management and strategy games. I think it’s the best game ever and it is very addictive! I don’t get bored when I play it!

I love it that the persons behind the game have been releasing different game settings and stories in each game they release.

The game is pretty much easy to play. You will just click your mouse to control Flo. Moreover, you get bonus points if you chain actions together and seat them according to their clothing colors. You could get full hearts by giving them a glass of soda. You can even hire another crew to clean the dishes, give customers free soda, chat with the customers waiting in line or even play music to increase everyone’s patience. Or else, the customers would leave when they lose their patience for waiting too long for something.

In between levels, you will be able to upgrade your shop to better serve your customers. And like any other games, there will be different customers with different levels of patience.

Rating: 9/10