Cake Mania 3

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: Timing, logic

CTR Rating: 92%

CTR Review

If you like the "Diner Dash" types of games, where you are required to perform several timed tasks at once (like keeping plates spinning), you'll also like this game, which brings a new twist to the game. Content includes 84 new levels of cake-baking and six bakery environments including the Jurassic Period, Medieval England and the Future. As you improve in your skills, you can earn 50 kitchen upgrades such as ovens, toasters and display stands, which are needed in order to serve the 30 types of customers. For example, in the Egypt world, you get to serve mummies. Three minigames -- Servo-Rama, Cakey-Makey, and Match Cakes can be unlocked. You earn a trophy at the end. The first level is easy to learn, but things get hard fast, making this game best for older children. Created by Sandlot Games for Majesco.