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Cookie Dozer app review: celebrate Thanksgiving with this themed game

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Introduction

This app is meant to combine an arcade game with Thanksgiving so you can bring some fun to the holiday. It’s a classic carnival game as far as gameplay goes; the only question left is, does it hit the mark?

Cookie Dozer - Thanksgiving

Free

Pushing the Cookies and You Over the Edge

So the whole idea of this game is that you drop cookies onto a tray and you are trying to push the pile off the tray and into the machine. You are given a set amount of cookies to drop and every cookie you manage to push off into the machine is added to your cookie count. Did you get all that? It’s very simple gameplay and it needs to be: since there are no instructions you are literally thrown in the game pretty much as soon as you launch the app.

I have played this type of game at fairs and arcades before and always enjoyed them. I find them strangely addictive and even heart-pounding as you wait to see if you’ve managed to push a whole row off the tray. That feeling, however, just didn’t seem to translate in this app. Something felt missing. I had no sense of challenge, anticipation, or even fun. It just felt a bit pointless.

 

Where the App has Gone Right

While I wasn't overly impressed with the gameplay there were a few notable things about the game such as its 3D graphics which make the cookies seem realistic. There are also more than 30 cookies and treats, 32 prizes to collect (I never even got one), and special effects. I need to comment on the special effects though: I did manage to have them show up during gameplay and I wouldn't really classify them as "special effects."

There just really isn’t much skill needed, you can only get a set amount of cookies to use unless you want to purchase more, and the pace of the game is so slow! You are literally just watching the arm push the pile of cookies over and over again, in fact it becomes a bit hypnotic after a bit of time.
I did appreciate the Thanksgiving theme and many of the treats were holiday related such as apple pie, turkeys, grapes, corn, and more. The graphics were also pretty cute and adorable.

 

Cookie Dozer - Thanksgiving

Free

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • The game features 3D graphics that are fun, cute, and adorable
  • Easy to play
  • Any age could play the game, kids and adults
  • Has a fun holiday theme

 

Cons

  • Gameplay is very slow-paced
  • There is no real challenge to the game
  • You probably won’t be coming back to play the game often

 

Is it a Winner?

So is this carnival game a winner? Sorry to say, but this one doesn’t get a pass in my books. As I said this is a game I enjoy in real life but something just feels lacking and incomplete with the app version.

 

Cookie Dozer - Thanksgiving

Free
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