Patty Melton is busy serving up fun in the fun and fast-paced time management game Burger Island 2. With the gameplay unchanged from the last title, the overall quality of the game keeps it fresh.
The production values are of a very high quality and the cartoon cut scenes are especially impressive to watch. They help tell the story of Patty and her friend Pierre going up against their business rival run by Edie Cole, who seems to be hoarding all of Beach Burger’s customers. To make matters worse, someone has kidnapped local master chef The Tiki Chief and stolen his secrets.
Like all time management games, you need to be organized and quick on the draw to serve as many customers as possible. You must cook hamburgers, tortillas and nachos for hordes of hungry customers every day. Each meal has a different recipe to master and orders vary, so be on your toes so you don’t make a mistake or keep your customers waiting too long. Each order is placed before you like a plastic serving tray with a thermometer showing how much time is left before your customer leaves angry and hungry.
Each day you have a set cash goal that you need to achieve in order to move forward the next day. This means you have to quickly serve up burgers, nachos, tortillas, mounds of cheese, and other condiments that result in some frantic good action. It’s not rocket science, but it definitely makes you feel the heat of the kitchen as you go from order to order.
The graphics are great and the basic gameplay makes for an entertaining gaming experience. The only thing I wish for from this game is a little more variety in the gameplay considering this is the sequel to Burger Island. It feels too much of the same elements of the previous title.
Here are some tips and hints that can help you get better at this entertaining and fun game.
basic strategy
1. Multiple – Hold as many empanadas or food orders as possible
2. Group your work: Work similar to real production lines and use the same ingredient quickly to complete your orders faster.
3. Simplify – If you get a lot of orders, try to take all the similar orders and complete them all at once.
4. Perfection: Each main ingredient has a “perfect” level of doneness. Strive to make every order perfect and you will reap more profit from your customers.
Advanced Strategies
Watch for Burns: If you’re about to burn your orders, click just before to hold them in Patty’s hands. Since they’re the base for most recipes, you’ll be able to use them quickly anyway, so don’t be afraid to load up.
Guessing Game: Since all recipes start with one base ingredient, cook multiple at the same time, even if the order isn’t made. You can use the Watch The Burns cheat to help get ahead of the order backlog.
Keep practicing and I hope you have found this game review and guide useful in your burger adventures.