<s>
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cooking	O
time	B-Application
management	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sandlot	O
Games	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
ports	O
of	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
have	O
different	O
titles	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
:	O
In	O
the	O
Mix	O
!,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
versions	O
are	O
titled	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
:	O
Bakers	O
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
'	O
addictive	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
simple	O
 '	O
casual	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
criticized	O
this	O
as	O
being	O
'	O
repetitive	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
shallow	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
:	O
Back	O
to	O
the	O
Bakery	O
,	O
Jill	O
tries	O
to	O
win	O
her	O
grandparents	O
a	O
Hawaiian	O
cruise	O
vacation	O
while	O
renovating	O
the	O
bakery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cakes	O
in	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
are	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
oven	O
and	O
the	O
frosting	O
machine	O
;	O
the	O
cake	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
specific	O
shape	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
certain	O
color	O
of	O
icing	O
for	O
each	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
money	I-Application
earned	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
buy	O
additional	O
baking	O
equipment	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
oven	O
,	O
better	O
frosting	O
machine	O
,	O
cupcake	O
microwave	O
,	O
or	O
faster	O
shoes	O
to	O
make	O
Jill	O
move	O
faster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
:	O
Bakers	O
Challenge	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
include	O
features	O
from	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
:	O
Back	O
to	O
the	O
Bakery	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
Java	O
ME-supported	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
:	O
In	O
the	O
Mix	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
:	O
Bakers	O
Challenge	O
has	O
an	O
endless	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Baker	O
's	O
Challenge	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
wherein	O
items	O
in	O
Jill	O
's	O
kitchen	O
,	O
customers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
business	O
hours	O
may	O
be	O
adjusted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
St.	O
Petersburg	O
,	O
Russia	O
by	O
Sandlot	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
PC	O
as	O
a	O
browser-based	B-Protocol
flash	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
version	O
accessible	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
MSN	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
Big	O
Fish	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
RealArcade	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
55	O
million	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
could	O
be	O
played	O
for	O
free	O
in	O
browsers	O
,	O
the	O
browser	O
version	O
is	O
a	O
demo	O
that	O
lacks	O
all	O
the	O
levels	O
and	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
buy	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sites	O
hosting	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
MSN	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
also	O
sold	O
the	O
full	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
then	O
be	O
downloaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addendum	O
to	O
charging	O
for	O
the	O
full	O
release	O
,	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
was	O
also	O
supported	O
by	O
browser-based	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Embryo	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
US	O
)	O
and	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
(	O
Europe	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
exhibited	O
at	O
the	O
2007	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
DS	B-Device
on	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
titled	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
:	O
In	O
the	O
Mix	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
PDAs	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Astraware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
:	O
Back	O
to	O
the	O
Bakery	O
expansion	O
for	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
on	O
Java	O
ME-supported	O
phones	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
by	O
Mr.Goodliving	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
RealNetworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Distributed	O
through	O
the	O
RealArcade	O
label	O
,	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
version	O
of	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
by	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
was	O
also	O
distributed	O
through	O
Movaya	O
's	O
mobile	O
storefront	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
for	O
phones	O
running	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
,	O
RealNetworks	O
published	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
successful	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
mobile	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	O
platform	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Red	O
Marble	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
:	O
Bakers	O
Challenge	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Destineer	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Coresoft	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
's	O
release	O
as	O
a	O
flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
on	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
MSN	B-Application
Games	I-Application
was	O
successful	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
2006	O
with	O
55	O
million	O
downloads	O
,	O
and	O
Adweek	O
stated	O
that	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
captured	O
the	O
female	O
gaming	O
market	O
well	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
up	O
70%	O
of	O
MSN	O
Gaming	O
's	O
visitors	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
was	O
the	O
version	O
most	O
widely	O
reviewed	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
aggregator	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
55	O
from	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
23	O
critics	O
 '	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviews	O
praised	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
's	O
'	O
addictive	O
 '	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
criticized	O
it	O
as	O
'	O
repetitive	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
overly	O
simple	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
to	O
other	O
service	O
industry-related	O
time	B-Application
management	I-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Diner	B-Language
Dash	I-Language
or	O
Tapper	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
criticized	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
for	O
'	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
 '	O
aside	O
from	O
a	O
"	O
rising	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
cute	O
"	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
expressed	O
that	O
while	O
simple	O
and	O
repetitive	O
,	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
'	O
casual	O
 '	O
game	O
,	O
summarizing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
fun	O
but	O
shallow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
limited	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
extremely	O
average	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
questioned	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
buying	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
the	O
online	O
flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
is	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
expressed	O
that	O
some	O
small	O
UI	O
elements	O
are	O
difficult	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
and	O
discern	O
on	O
the	O
small	O
DS	B-Device
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
major	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
was	O
that	O
not	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
kitchen	O
is	O
on	O
screen	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
scrolled	O
into	O
frame	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
near	O
,	O
which	O
forces	O
important	O
elements	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
oven	O
offscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
's	O
interface	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
it	O
becomes	O
"	O
an	O
absolute	O
gameplay	O
abomination	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
's	O
small	O
UI	O
and	O
scrolling	O
issues	O
,	O
further	O
exasperated	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
frantic	O
time-based	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
further	O
criticized	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
as	O
being	O
"	O
repetitive	O
"	O
and	O
having	O
"	O
barely	O
an	O
ounce	O
of	O
depth	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
described	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
as	O
shovelware	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
"	O
and	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
summarizing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
bad	O
as	O
everyone	O
made	O
it	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
but	O
still	O
not	O
fantastic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1up.com	O
criticized	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
's	O
overly	O
simple	O
and	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
its	O
somewhat	O
fun	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
ton	O
of	O
other	O
better	O
things	O
to	O
do	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1up.com	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
's	O
scrolling	O
issues	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
stupid	O
design	O
flaw	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
simple	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
your	O
cell	O
phone	O
comes	O
with	O
awesome	O
free	O
games	O
,	O
you	O
might	O
do	O
just	O
as	O
well	O
wasting	O
your	O
time	O
on	O
those	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G4	O
was	O
heavily	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
tedious	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
further	O
expressed	O
that	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
is	O
"	O
repetitive	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
frustrating	O
"	O
and	O
like	O
"	O
torture	O
"	O
,	O
summarizing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
as	O
"	O
Play	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
of	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
and	O
you	O
've	O
played	O
them	O
all.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
praised	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
's	O
"	O
addictive	O
"	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
noting	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
repetitive	O
"	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
repetition	O
that	O
constitutes	O
a	O
challenge	O
more	O
than	O
an	O
annoyance	O
"	O
,	O
further	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
adds	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Casual	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
4th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
May	O
2008	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
315,000	O
units	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
European	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
:	O
In	O
the	O
Mix	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
received	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
reviews	O
heavily	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
'	O
overly	O
sensitive	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
unintuitive	O
 '	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
,	O
and	O
bad	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1up.com	O
described	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
exercise	O
in	O
frustration	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
"	O
glitchy	O
"	O
interface	O
,	O
further	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
onscreen	O
items	O
overlap	O
with	O
the	O
menus	O
,	O
rendering	O
them	O
mostly	O
unusable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
version	O
of	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
received	O
more	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
which	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
smooth	O
transition	O
to	O
the	O
mobile	O
platform	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
controls	O
being	O
a	O
particular	O
point	O
of	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
noted	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
as	O
"	O
unoriginal	O
"	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
other	O
,	O
similar	O
casual	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Diner	B-Language
Dash	I-Language
,	O
but	O
expressed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
works	O
and	O
plays	O
well	O
on	O
mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
version	O
"	O
stressful	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
expressed	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
"	O
fun	O
stressful	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
has	O
a	O
rhythm	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
praised	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
's	O
sense	O
of	O
"	O
personality	O
"	O
and	O
bright	O
&	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
IGN	O
criticized	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
's	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
quite	O
easy	O
to	O
accidentally	O
pick	O
a	O
cake	O
shape	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
gave	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
version	O
of	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
divided	O
on	O
its	O
casual	O
gameplay	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
good	O
"	O
time-waster	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
can	O
get	O
pretty	O
exhausting	O
and	O
downright	O
frustrating	O
before	O
too	O
long	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
further	O
expressed	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
casual	O
games	O
like	O
Cake	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
fully	O
distinguish	O
itself	O
from	O
other	O
,	O
similar	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
crowded	O
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
