Cake Bash test (Switch eShop)


Most people, young or old, would be forced to admit that cakes are delicious. No one likes candy, and anyone who does will be kicked out of society and forced to live in some kind of modified container. So it’s a smart move to play on these desserts. Guarantees at least a 5/10 of any intellectually honest reviewer. See a cake, block these five places.

Bash Cake immediately lands in a fortuitous position to be entirely built around the confectionery. It’s a board game that thrives in local multiplayer, but online play is also available. Play as a selection of delicious sweets that have come to life, battling with each other to be the best and most attractive gift. It requires a series of great mini-games, designed for the craziest multiplayer mode.

Substantially, each of these games revolves around essentially the same set of inputs: move, attack, run, and throw. The feel of the game is not entirely different from the classic Dreamcast Power Stone, but the objectives are very different. You will see him picking up and tossing fruit on a custard, and the winner will be the cake that naturally managed to get the most out of said cake.

As the fruit falls from the sky, it’s a mad dash to grab it and throw it, but even when you’re the first to reach the strawberries, you can still take a big slap and drop them. The eggs rain down, leaving a sticky albumen to slow rolling, voluntary pun. A pacifier can be used as a powerful club to temporarily stun a participant. And you don’t even want to know how wild things get when a high scoring golden strawberry pops up.

And that’s just one of the tricks, but they all have a similar theme: the goal is never a fruit punch session (pffft!), but instead uses his pastry boxing to save time to achieve the objective of the mission. There’s one that lets you cover yourself in as much candy as possible, but taking hits causes them to fly all over the place, allowing other players to steal them. There is also a strident

game that sees you struggle to hold onto a flare for as long as possible which is simply delicious to watch. These battles can take place in various areas filled with dangers, such as a yard (with crawling pigeons) and the beach (watch out for stray crabs and beach balls).

In addition to the six main games, there are a number of “snack time” mini-games, which deviate from the usual gameplay, but are perfectly easy to understand and play. There is one that involves roasting marshmallows, where you have to keep your swamp as close to the fire as you dare without burning it. There is a game where you stack an ice cream cone as high as possible, but the higher you stack the ice cream, the harder it is to keep balance. Better yet, there’s a game where everyone runs over a giant cake, dodging knives and forks as they hit the frame, gradually (and literally!) Devouring the floor they have to stand on. The latest current rating is nicknamed “Gateaux Royale”, which is honestly worth 10 out of 10 on its own, but apparently we have to use “important reviews” instead. Tsk!

The winning parties award you chocolate coins, which you will then spend on toppings for your cake. However, even this is very busy, as the ingredients can be picked up by anyone with money to spare. Once purchased they disappear, and if you need a certain type (several similar ingredients grant a score bonus) there is a bit of anarchy in making sure you catch the equipment you need before someone else does. Basically it also means that winning the main rounds isn’t the end of everything; You can place first every time and not come first if you don’t choose your decorations wisely. It’s an item that might frustrate some players with its almost random nature, but with Cake Bash it’s best to have fun and not worry too much about the winner. Very similar Mario Party, things can go south for you in a hurry and the frustration this can engender should be seen as a source of pleasure and not resentment.

So, what is there really to criticize here? It’s not very customizable, we suppose; That’s four rounds, three snacks, and that’s it. We would appreciate a way to change that, although it’s not that it’s out of balance and it certainly doesn’t take forever to run a game. Still, it’s kind of weird that it’s being introduced so directly, although you can jump into any game you’ve unlocked and play it right away. You can also unlock more cake “skins”, which sounds disgusting but gets your avatar closer and closer to your calorie fantasies. However, as fun as it is, there is no A lot of thatand it’s not particularly deep. But it’s not meant to be.

Visually, Cake Bash is something out of the ordinary, with beautifully rendered graphics and great use of color. It’s fluid, perfectly reproducible, and the graphics are still very readable, even in laptop mode. Honestly, for what it is, this is one of the coolest games we’ve seen on Switch. Still attractive and full of personality, but without sacrificing playability, it’s just plain fun to watch all the time. Even interstitial screens and tutorials are gloriously rich in character. It’s combined with a frenzied soundtrack and a bit of dBXY Mario.

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