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.

It was a very fun game overall if you enjoy cooking games like i do, however, its been about 4 days and i have already beaten the game. It is very short with no other activities to do. Overall i still give it a good rating but just take pricing and how long the game is into consideration.

great prduct great price!!!!!!!! game works great cnt afford the games in store thnks for the product

I really like this game! The first reviewer laid out the game pretty well. It IS a fast paced game that requires some memory skill to keep up with it.....and that is just on the easiest level!!! I find it to be a bit harder than Cake Mania and Diner Dash as you have to try to remember recipes to be faster at food production/sales......and also if you make one mistake (it could be putting ketchup on your cheeseburger BEFORE the cheese), you completely lose that sale. But the graphics are great and the music is fun to listen to. I would recommend it to anyone who is considering buying it. It DOES have replay value as there are multiple difficulty settings OR you could simply try to beat your last score.

This is a very fun game! Unlike other time management games this one gets to be a bit challenging. Even at its easiest setting the boards can be difficult to complete. Really enjoying this game!