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Name of game: Yummy Drink Factory
Producer: Amaranth Game
Ratings: 4/5
RRP: $19.99

The name of the game should be called Yummy Drink Cafe as the setting was more for a cafe than for a factory. If you like to take the challenge of working as an assistance at a cafe in a virtual mode, this game is for you.

Gameplay:
In this game, I had to play the role of a cafe operator. Before I could play, I was allowed to choose to play with or without the story mode. If you choose the story mode, you will have to play a girl who had to operate a cafe to learn how to serve with right attitude.

Levels were measured in terms of days. Each day started with a recipe, and an offer of a tutorial which I could accept or ignore. An order ticket would appear, and I had to serve different types of drinks listed on it with the correct ingredients. Like a real cafe, I had to know the equipment, ingredients, and items to use in the correct order to create a particular drink. If the drink was prepared correctly, I could "crossed it out" on the order ticket by clicking on its name. If I were successful for a day, I could move on to the next day.

As the days progressed, things could also get very tricky especially when I had to carefully select the correct ingredients for the different types of drinks especially the correct types of cream without creating unwanted drinks as I raced against time. This game indeed tested my ability to manage my time, and to plan; and my memory.

Game Control
The game control was fairly easy as all I had to do was to click on the correct item. Occasionally, I would have to drag items, and to release them by right clicking on them.

Sound:
The background music was quite soothing, and the sound effect was quite good. The sound of placing of the cups, however, were not so realistic.

Graphics
The graphics were good, but it would be better if a different looking character was used for each customer to make it even more realistic.

Innovation and Creativity:
Both innovation and creativity should be together in my opinion for this game as it was the innovative ideas that made it creative. Placing the daily operation of a typical cafe into a game was indeed an innovation. Getting different gems stones as a result of the quality of service given by a player was also indeed an innovative idea. In some ways, the actions involved in the game was also realistic. For example, I had to return to the ice container for more ice after I have poured all the ice cubes into a glass from the scoop.

After comparing what I observed in a real cafe with this game, I gave this game an overall rating of four out of five.

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