Aamaretto's Profile
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- Average Rating:3.8
- Helpful Votes:1,086
- Reviews Submitted:24
- First Review:November 27, 2011
- Most Recent Review:July 13, 2013
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Burger Bustle: Ellie's Organics
Help Ellie get ahead in the restaurant business as you prepare delicious food, keep customers happy, and open a chain of organic burger restaurants all over the world!
Overall rating
5
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5
6 of 6 found this review helpful
Fun and addictive
PostedJuly 13, 2013
Aamaretto
fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Current Favorite:
Burger Bustle: Ellie's Organics
(83)Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I LOVE THIS GAME.
I've been catching up on a bunch of games I purchased but haven't played, rushing through them. This one--I can't stop playing. Even though I've beaten every level on gold (except the last--eek!), I can't quit playing.
It's the perfect cafe game with the perfect difficulty for me. On most levels, I got gold if I kept up the pace, but a few of them were tricky. That's great because it keeps me interested but didn't feel impossible.
I recommend this game!
Begin with a small enterprise and develop your farm to create your own economic miracle!
Overall rating
3
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5
151 of 192 found this review helpful
Is an all right game, for a "free to play"
PostedMay 9, 2013
Aamaretto
fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
I play a few of these "free to play" games, but mostly on my phone. As far as this one goes, there's a fair amount of things to do, although I prefer the ones where you level up a specific item (i.e. the potatoes) and earn the purchasable coins as you do so.
This one is typical--You start your crops going or the house repair and come back in an hour or two or twenty-four to harvest them. As with all FTP games, there are several types of currency in the game. You should start off spending the easiest to earn silver coins before deciding what to spend the purchased currency on. I didn't appreciate that one of the beginning quests had me spend 7 of my 11 gold coins to complete it--Most of the time FTP games don't require you to do that.
If you're looking for typical BFG fare where you sit down and play a game for an hour, this isn't it. If you're looking for something to play in small chunks of time on-going throughout your day, consider this one.
I don't recommend this game.
As the entrepreneur, it is up to you to build a thriving potion empire and climb the ranks of the Fairy Godmothers operation.
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
How can you not love this game?
PostedMay 1, 2013
Aamaretto
fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
This is one of my all-time favorite games (and I'm talking, MMO's and hardcore RPG's/strategy games, not just casual games).
It is so well done that I can't rave enough about it. It balances the difficulty as you advance through the levels. It has hilarious dialogue (and believe me, I'm a cynic when it comes to casual game dialogue).
If you like tycoon games, you'll love this game. If you like strategy games, you'll love this game. If you want something a little challenging and a lot hilarious, you'll love this game.
I recommend this game!
Step in and save your Uncle Pott's flower business by selling bulbs around town in this time management game.
Overall rating
4
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5
15 of 16 found this review helpful
Fun but short tycoon game
PostedMay 1, 2013
Aamaretto
fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
The goal of this tycoon game is to grow your flower stand business by upgrading your carts, taking over neighborhoods, and running your competitors out of business.
The first time I played, I was confused about how to achieve the goal of running your competitors out of business, so I played for several hours, not sure where things were going. It was fun to meet achievements (like "make your first $100,000") and get new inventory. Once I realized what the goal was, all three competitors had firmly entrenched themselves. I restarted the game and was able to beat it in an hour. It reminded me of the board game "Risk" once I got into the swing of things.
I did like it, which is why I gave it four stars; however, I feel like it should have been longer and had different cities to take over. One of my favorite games of all time, Fairy Godmother Tycoon, was so well created and with such witty dialogue that any other tycoon game pales in comparison. But Flower Stand Tycoon was fun and I feel like I got my money's worth.
Amelie's grandfather has taken a long-deserved vacation, and he left her in charge of his once-famous cafe
Overall rating
4
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5
29 of 31 found this review helpful
Good cafe game.
PostedApril 20, 2013
Aamaretto
fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
If you like cafe games, you will probably like this. I'm not a big fan of the Diner Dash series because the color matching gets on my nerves, and this has none of this. Instead, your customers are seated automatically and you zoom Amelie around to fulfill their orders.
The good thing is that the game gets more difficult as time progresses, but not too difficult that you can't get expert if you try it a few times. There is a lot of things going on (cleaning the tables, asking customers for their orders, delivering their orders, and making your chefs start a new order), so you have to keep Amelie running.
The game is repetitive, but most cafe games are. The "ambiance" upgrades seem to make no difference, so I could have done without them, but the cleanliness/speed ones definitely do.
This is a well-balanced game. My only complaint is that it's rather short, but then, the developers have put out several follow-ups to fill in the game for those who desire to keep playing.
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
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Good follow-up to Bistro Boulevard
PostedApril 19, 2013
Aamaretto
fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
If you enjoyed Bistro Boulevard, then you'll enjoy this. It plays the same way, with a unique twist on time management games. You set-up a clothing shop and upgrade your store to unlock other shops, completing tasks, training your staff, unlocking outfits, and decorating. At the beginning of the day, you choose the clothing you want to display and then start. You drag your staff around to help the clients, and at the end of the day, you get a rating and your cash to spend upgrading the store.
It did seem to drag in spots, especially when it took so long to restock the shelves and I stood looking at my little people going, "Put that on there faster!" Another thing that bothered me is that the outfit choices of the customers didn't correspond to their gender--A bodybuilder man asking for a cocktail dress and earrings and then going into the dressing room to try it on seemed odd. (I'm not going to judge him! I'm just saying, it seemed sloppy game design, not cuteness.)
In the next Boulevard game, I'd love to see more options for decorating the store. Most of the stores seemed cramped, with awkward wall angles. The London store layout is atrocious: As a shop owner, I don't know why I'm leasing that space! All my shelves are shoved into corners and the decorations are just thrown around the store so I can meet my minimum appeal. I don't get any enjoyment out of "decorating," I'm just meeting the game requirement. It doesn't have to be like that.
All in all, a cute game to spend some time on. I look forward to the next Boulevard game, and I hope the developers read some of the comments on BFG and make some improvements to make it a really stellar game.
I recommend this game!
After disaster strikes during a stormy night, you once again face the difficult task of rebuilding your village and farm!
Overall rating
2
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5
10 of 11 found this review helpful
Tough TM game
PostedApril 15, 2013
Aamaretto
fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
As with all Youda games, this is a complex and challenging time management game. You own a farm, and you must complete orders to finish a level. There are different places that produce items (like eggs, wheat, meat, etc.) and different places you drop off either the items themselves or a combo (like bacon & eggs).
The difficulty for me comes because you're never zoomed out on the map. You are always looking at one of the places (like the mill or the chicken coop), and you can only access each one by clicking on products, which spawn randomly. The drop-off places are always along the top, so you can go there, but if there's a product you're waiting for, you have to wait until it spawns. My basic issue with it is that it doesn't flow--I don't feel like I can queue things as far in advance as I like to, and each shopkeeper ordering something can order a number of things, so I get confused as to what is going to whom.
The other problem I have is that when you complete the level in gold time, you get one upgrade; when you complete the level in silver time, you get two upgrades; and when you complete the level in bronze time, you get three upgrades. It makes no sense. At times, if there's not a lot of time left, I find myself waiting for the clock to run out so I can get an extra upgrade.
A few levels into the game, you get the ability to drop off orders at a hotel. The people in the hotel are demanding, and if you don't drop everything at once to start their order, you are almost guaranteed not to meet the time constraint. I pretty much abandoned that, instead focusing on the overall goals that are given at the beginning of the level, and I get gold much more consistently now.
It's not a terrible game. I actually bought it. But I've tried to play it through several times and never got very far. Each time, I restart, thinking that perhaps this time, I'll get into it. This particular time, I've gotten farther, which I think is due to abandoning the idea of serving the hotel people.
I would suggest doing the trial to see what you think of it before purchasing it.
I don't recommend this game.
It's the grand opening of the new mall, the customers are already inside, but the mall is not ready! Open and decorate new shops!
Overall rating
5
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5
10 of 10 found this review helpful
Super cute, super fun tycoon game.
PostedApril 14, 2013
Aamaretto
fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
This is a tycoon game, where you open shops in different areas of a mall. You gain access to different upgrades, starting with decorations and moving on to displays, better employees, and "flair."
This is the game that got me to resubscribe to BFG after a year away. After an hour of playing, I HAD to keep going. The level of challenge is moderate, once you understand what you should do: Spend all your money before the level ends by building up future shops because you don't get to keep it to start the next level. It still presents a challenge, though, so it keeps me on my toes!
I've been playing it over the past day, and I'm almost done, so I wish they had made it longer. I also wish they had given the option to go back and replay levels that you got less than gold/green on. But those are small drawbacks, and not enough to rate it down from FIVE STARS.
Excellent game!
Join Alice as she applies her green thumb to her lazy Uncle Berry`s ailing farm in this latest Greenfinger`s Time Management game!
Overall rating
4
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5
10 of 10 found this review helpful
Easy, cute game
PostedApril 12, 2013
Aamaretto
fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Even though I'm a clicking fiend, considering myself expert at farming/cafe games, I absolutely love this cutie patootie farming game.
You, as Alice, are in control of your destiny! Your old farmer buddy gives you goals for each day, but after you've done a few of them, he lets you go wild on your farm, only giving you an amount of money to bring in each day. The best part of the game is that at the end of each day, you get to decide how to better your farm: Do you choose a new type of crop? A new breed of animal? More money for each sale of your existing crops? (And several more options.) I gathered all of the trophies without running out of upgrades, which impressed me.
I loved it, but since it wasn't challenging, I gave it four stars. I think of it as a bubble bath at the end of a long, hard day. I loved it!
I recommend this game!
Aspiring chef Heidi is convinced burgers can be fine cuisine - help her serve patties in this Time Management whopper.
Overall rating
3
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5
8 of 12 found this review helpful
This is a Match-3 Game!
PostedApril 12, 2013
Aamaretto
fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
I really dislike Match-3 games, so I'm giving it as diplomatic of a rating as possible. If you enjoy them, you'll probably enjoy this. But I don't think it should be classified as a TM game.
I don't recommend this game.