Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake

Adorable puzzle game where you track down the fuzzy creature that swiped your special cake

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Program license: Paid

Developer: Cartoon Network

Version: 1.2.5

Works under: Android

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Paid

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Cartoon Network

1.2.5

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Pros

Immersive storyline
Challenging gameplay
Humorous and captivating dialogue
Innovative character design

Cons

Navigation control could be more intuitive
Zooming and panning may often be cumbersome

Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake: A charming puzzle adventure with strategic elements

Chasing the cake thief

Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake initiates its narrative on an eventful morning, the main character, Niko, awakens to find his birthday cake stolen by a mysterious creature. Taking matters into his own hands, Niko embarks on a quest across Gogapoe Island with his loyal dog Bazooka to retrieve the stolen delicacy. What ensues is an amusing and engaging top-down adventure puzzle, incorporating attributes from classical games like Zelda.

Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake, abbreviated as MAMBC, transpires across four diverse worlds, each packed with cleverly designed levels of increasing difficulty. Every level presents a distinct challenge requiring the player to navigate through complex mazes, gather scattered cake pieces and advance to subsequent levels. To enrich gameplay, each level offers optional tasks like liberating trapped villagers or collecting coins.

In the beginning, players only control Niko, but as they advance, they befriend an array of eccentric monsters who become allies in the pursuit. Successfully completing levels often requires exploiting these monsters' unique abilities such as digging, charging, yelling, etc.

Additional layers of gameplay depth are provided through scattered side quests in MAMBC, requiring assistance to non-playable characters and offering opportunities to purchase items in the in-game shop using collected coins.

Navigational limitations

MAMBC's control system revolves around drawing the path for characters to follow. This system, while allowing pinpoint accuracy, can be slow and inconvenient at times. Moreover, the ability to zoom and pan across levels can become slightly troublesome. However, a quick switch to a desired monster is seamlessly achieved by selecting their icon on the monster bar present on the screen.

Visually compelling

Overlooking the minor grievances associated with its control system, Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake presents a visually rich and humorous experience expected from a Cartoon Network production. The game boasts creative cartoonish graphics and abundant slapstick humor.

The in-game dialogues, relayed predominantly through text, are humorous and reminiscent of vintage LucasArts SCUMM games such as Day of The Tentacle and Sam & Max. The unique personalities and traits of all the characters take center stage in MAMBC, with imaginative attention to detail in their design.

To conclude

Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake is an enchanting and challenging game, offering hours of captivating gameplay and strategic depth, making it hard for players to resist returning for more.

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