Burger Island (Nintendo DS, 2008)

This game is alot like Cake Mania and Diner Dash. I think it is a little more interesting because there is more variety in the things you make. You must remember the recipe for each order and make them in that exact order or the customer will not buy it and of course there is a time limit. Each new recipe you unlock has more ingrediants and steps to remember.

There are several different recipes you can unlock and buy for each category of burgers, fries, and milkshakes. It can get pretty intense. I think to make it harder, they should have made the player to be able to judge when the fries are done frying and the burgers cooking. Instead when you cook a burger or put the fries in the oil they will say done when hey are ready. You will never be making all 3 categories at the same time..in one level you will be doing just fries, just milkshakes, or just burgers. If all categories were merged in each level, the game would be a litle more challenging and fun.

You get 5 lives so if you do not reach your goal in the level you lose a life which is different than Cake Mania and Diner Dash. The only real problem I see is that the ingrediants are kind of small and close together so you can end up hitting the wrong thing on accident and ruining the recipe. Also touching the item does not always register which again can cause you to ruin the order. It's not a huge deal and does not make the game unplayable.

It can be very repetitive but will keep you on your toes due to the different difficulty levels (kiddie size, regular, and jumbo size) and variety. You do not get to purchase things for upgrades with your money..only buy new recipes. After a certain point the resaurant will be upgraded on its own. It's a very fun and entertaining and worth the $20. I have had this game for 4 days and I am on level 46 on kiddie size with only 2 lives left..it's pretty hard. The graphics and sounds are also pretty decent.

In terms of replay value...I think you will get long use out of it unless you have an insanely good memory. If I ever beat this game on all 3 levels I will really feel more like I've accomplished something more so than with cake mania and diner dash b/c it does get hard. I could also still see myself playing after I've won just for the adrenaline rush maybe. Children may get frustrated with it though b/c of its difficulty.