Sanderella's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.1
- Helpful Votes:288
- Reviews Submitted:10
- First Review:September 11, 2012
- Most Recent Review:April 2, 2014
- Featured reviews0
Sanderella's Review History
In the cutthroat restaurant business, it’s eat or be eaten! Do you have what it takes to be hotter than the competition?
Overall rating
2
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5
55 of 64 found this review helpful
A biased and poorly programmed game.
PostedApril 2, 2014
Sanderella
fromToronto, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
It makes me wonder how this industry works when good companies with a history of great games release something as terrible as this.
You can line up tasks, but there's no checkmarks or indication to tell you which tasks you've lined up. You also can't cancel a task, so don't line-up too much in advance! I made it to the second restaurant before I turned it off. There's no option to have more serving plates, which prevent you from playing faster if you're good at these restaurant TM games. You can't upgrade your one server to either move faster, or carry more than one item.
Lastly, and perhaps most disturbingly, this game is biased against motorcycle groups. The goal is to serve the men in leather vests dishes with pepper so they leave without paying. If you don't, they just keep eating then also leave without paying. If you don't serve them at all - well, the poor excuse for a tutorial never made that clear, but apparently they get mad and kidnap one of your paying customers. A horrible generalization of "big burly men" on motorcycles with beards.
Most certainly will not be buying this.
I don't recommend this game.
Help Polly make a success of a failing pet store chain, using the amazing machines invented by Professor Egbert van Alstein.
Overall rating
3
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5
22 of 25 found this review helpful
Had higher hopes
PostedFebruary 19, 2013
Sanderella
fromToronto, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
On first start-up, the graphics were cute and I was excited for a "serve-the-customers" type game.
Unfortunately, this lacks some of the basics we've gron to love. Firstly, you order "pets" out of a machine that pops them out in a bubble, then you need to decide whether or not to spray-paint them to suit the customer. In the beginning, it's very confusing as all three available pets look nearly exactly the same. The only way to tell them apart is to waste time hovering your mouse before clicking to see the pop-up name, or to go by color. Unfortunately, this gets even more confusing as if the customer wants a different colored pet, the only three colors you can change it to are the three the pets come in originally.
Finally, making it even more difficult - there's no "trash can" (thank goodness, because I was already having trouble with the implied animal cruelty!). I'd mistakenly created to dogs because my customers wanted black animals and I'd gotten confused. With one in the pen and one in my arms, I couldn't continue as none of the customers wanted dogs. I had to restart the entire level instead of taking a time penalty like most similar games.
All in all, I'll play out the hour just to see if it gets any more fun, but I don't plan on buying this time around.
I don't recommend this game.
Travel around the world to personally manage your new service points!
Overall rating
1
/
5
12 of 12 found this review helpful
Not worth the 10 minutes I spent trying it.
PostedFebruary 5, 2013
Sanderella
fromToronto, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Awful. I too found myself turning it off after the third level.
When you pick the items off the conveyor, they get really small into the suitcase, and it's next to impossible to figure out what item you might be missing. It might have been better if there was a legend that listed the 6 items that go in each bag, and what each bag was missing. I generally enjoy these conveyor-type TMs, but this was just awful.
The tutorial for me was broken. All of the tutorial boxes were empty, but this was no complaint as the game was so linear, it needed no explanation.
I don't recommend this game.
Your home has been raided. Your father is missing. Set off on a dangerous journey to save him, and become the Hero of the Kingdom!
Overall rating
4
/
5
3 of 4 found this review helpful
Not a time management!
PostedDecember 20, 2012
Sanderella
fromToronto, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Brain Teaser, Adventure, Time Management, Strategy
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This is definitely miscategorized as a Time Management, because it's anything else but. But this adventure game certainly has many unique aspects.
There's a bit of HO in that you collect small mushrooms/eggs/gold etc on each map that you can trade for gold, potions and make other crafts with to help you on your journey, but mostly an adventure game, figuring out what to buy/trade etc to help you progress through the maps.
The storyline is interesting, but the English and grammar leaves a little to be desired.
It's fairly linear, I'm hoping for some real brain-teasing challenges as I progress. There's a "hint" button that tells you what your current challenge is, so I'm assuming I'm right.
The graphics are great - different concept and it's nice to have a full widescreen game, I haven't seen one in ages!
All in all, intriguing. I have a feeling I'll be spending a credit on this one when the trial is up.
I recommend this game!
Embark on an epic journey across the Chinese Empire and build the greatest structure known to mankind - The Great Wall of China - in this exciting time management game.
Overall rating
4
/
5
28 of 32 found this review helpful
Not as good, but still worth the buy
PostedNovember 27, 2012
Sanderella
fromToronto, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Since I go through these "My Kingdom for the Princess" type games in a couple of days, I hop all over it when a new one comes out. The Great Wall of China is the same concept. It's not quite as cute or as fun, the music is quite monotonous and never changes, the sounds lack variety and the story-line - while good - could have more history about the actual building of the Great Wall.
But all in all, if you like this type of game (which I do), it's worth the credit (which I spent).
I recommend this game!
Travel across beautiful forests filled with mythical creatures! Find Ragnar's daughters and defeat the evil witch and her cruel servants!
Overall rating
5
/
5
51 of 57 found this review helpful
These never get old
PostedOctober 15, 2012
Sanderella
fromToronto, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
It's like Christmas morning when I open BFG to find a TM game like this as the new release. I bought this before I even played the trial and the only thing that disappoints me is that it's short. 45 levels to be exact (which is long enough to be worth the purchase!).
Great graphics, great story line, and the familiar sound effects we know and love with these games. Thanks, BFG!
I recommend this game!
Help Annie restore a once glorious mansion and return an old farm to life, all the while earning enough money for her impending wedding ceremony.
Overall rating
3
/
5
24 of 42 found this review helpful
Cute
PostedOctober 6, 2012
Sanderella
fromToronto, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I played through the entire hour and enjoyed it, but I won't spend money on it. There's very little to challenge you, but it is a fun character-management game with a good story line.
I was also disappointed that the screen was stretched with black bars at the top and bottom on my widescreen monitor, and there was no option to change the resolution.
I recommend this game!
Vegas Penny Slots 3
Win big on the Vegas Penny Slots!
Overall rating
1
/
5
30 of 40 found this review helpful
At least a real casino has excitement
PostedSeptember 27, 2012
Sanderella
fromToronto, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Arcade & Action, Adventure, Large File, Card & Board, Strategy, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Puzzle, Mahjong
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
I never understood these slot-machine games. At least with Slingo there's a point, a goal and the graphics are great. This game is nothing more than a screensaver. Max your bet and leave it on autoplay and guess how much you'll have when you come back from vacuuming.
The point is so moot that even when you run out of money, it just automagically throws another thousand or so in your bank account. Shame. I love slots at the casino, but this is just pointless.
I don't recommend this game.
Discover the fabulous secrets that a jungle hides in Adelantado Trilogy: Book One! Help the brave and noble officer, Don Diego De Leon, to find and save the lost expedition.
Overall rating
5
/
5
45 of 55 found this review helpful
New, innovative but comfortable.
PostedSeptember 17, 2012
Sanderella
fromToronto, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This is exactly the type of game that keeps me coming back to Big Fish every day for new releases. A mix between Virtual Villagers and My Kingdom for the Princess, this game keeps you on your toes working hard, with the excitement of discovering new lands, clearing the fog and collecting resources. I knew I was going to buy this the minute I started playing it.
A must-buy!
I recommend this game!
Turn one small clothing store into a runway of fashion. It’s all up to you in this exciting clothing store simulation game!
Overall rating
3
/
5
18 of 25 found this review helpful
Takes awhile to get the hang of...
PostedSeptember 11, 2012
Sanderella
fromToronto, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Arcade & Action, Adventure, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This game takes quite a bit to get into. I had to play it for the full hour before I really got into it. The beginning is confusing. There's a lot to do and not a lot of money to do it with. Trying to figure out the strategy behind successful "days" or levels takes time and patience.
I recommend giving it time. Don't turn it off and delete it after 10 minutes, and you might actually decide to purchase it.
Pro tip: Invest in extra staff and training early, it's the best way to generate more money to upgrade everything else.
I recommend this game!