Jessica’s Cupcake Café Review

(7 votes, average: 4.86 out of 5)

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When there are already too many cafés being made into casual time management games, it’s now time to go into specifics on what kind of a café is to be depicted next. Jessica’s Cupcake Café is just what the name suggests. It’s a time management game with a cupcake café in mind, and since I don’t know whether actual real life cupcake cafés are in boom or anything but let’s just see if this one lives up to being a great casual game.

Since her name is on the game, our heroine would be girl named Jessica after she just got back home for a relaxing break from the hustles of city life. Chance came too when she met her Aunt who shares her story of closing down their boring bakeries for something more hip and fun. Jessica suggested selling cupcakes, and with little more convincing the Cupcake Café is now born.

As far as time management game mechanics go, Jessica’s Cupcake Café still introduced a new twist during the first few seconds of gameplay. Instead of the usual immediate grind after pressing the start button, each level will give you a few seconds to prepare initial cupcakes for all your starving customers. Try to make as more as possible so that when the customers come rolling in, you’ll have enough cupcakes to keep their patience at bay.

Preparing cupcakes is simple since you’re provided with such smart push-button machines to help you do an easy job. Prepare batter, frosting and decorations simultaneously then bake the batter once available. Put the right ingredients together and put the cupcakes on the appropriate display case. Each run makes you 12 cupcakes and each display case holds 48. Try not to go over these numbers or make recipe mistakes; else it’s in the recycling bin where waste cupcakes go.

To earn more money and hopefully reach Expert Score in Jessica’s Cupcake Café, you also have a variety of options and tactics you can implement. Of course, there’s the combo service bonus wherein you earn more money for each service you make in succession. You can also design your own cupcakes before each level starts, earning you more tips for the effort. And lastly, you can also earn and use power-ups when available after serving customers that hold them.

Aside from Expert Score achievements, you also have a chance to earn medals by reaching milestones set by the game. We’ve seen features like these on other casual games but it still adds a little bit of challenge and replay factor for this game too. A chance to play a mini-game after finishing each stage adds a bit of fun while you sell excess cupcakes at the fair and earn a little bit more money.

The greatest bonuses that I know Jessica’s Cupcake Café is very much proud of are the free recipes you can get whenever you take part in playing another level. Recipes are unlocked as you go along the game complete with exact ingredient measurements and procedures on how to prepare each cupcake. As a matter of fact, you can even save each recipe on a text file and print for your own convenience and use to delight your own family and friends.

The downside to the game though is its lack of visual flare in design. Not that the game is bad to look at or anything, but I guess with all the time management games I’ve played in the past, it’s just that I’ve seen better designed games. I guess that’s a matter of personal preference, but in the case of upgrades you get to buy before each level starts, the game could use more options other than the usual tools and trinkets available during the upgrade mode.

Overall though, Jessica’s Cupcake Café is a must buy game. Why? Well, even with just the bonus recipes included, you already get your money’s worth of fun and enjoyment. Treat yourself with the game and treat your family and friends with a perfectly made cupcake. Sounds a ton of fun, right?

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