The Download Munkey : Finder of Things …

A slick game requiring a rarely seen combination of fast reflexes and wait … mad maths skillz?

Waxy is a sushi chef - a seriously overworked one. Not only do you have to to help Waxy serve up orders by press the correct buttons when the coloured dots enter the zones with the same colours (from two to four depending on difficulty levels), but you’ll also have to double up occassionally as cashier, sum up the totals for the orders and enter the correct amount through the numpad keys (ensure Num Lock is on) after your patrons have eaten their fill.

Waxy’s worth to the sushi restaurant is measured in the amount of yen he generates for the restaurant - it’s pointless if Waxy manages to serve up all orders without missing a beat yet diners refuse to pay a single yen due to incorrectly calculated bills. A correct bill also earns Waxy all the money currently in the tipping bowl : make a miscalculation and lose everything in there. The tipping bowl can also be emptied by Waxy’s irate boss if he fails to continually serve a certain number of orders (watch the mood meter on the left).

To increase the number of yen earned per stage (known as a service in-game) to better keep his job, Waxy can opt to increase the price of each type of sushi sold after each successful service if he receives a satisfactory rank. Get a D for your rank and Waxy’s gonna be out of a job. Changing the prices will also improve your mental addition and multiplication skills, so why not?

To achieve even more points,you can elect to serve one of four special bonuses using the cursor keys and rack up additional yen (if you have any fingers left after frantically juggling orders and bills)

Remember to take the four lessons before starting the game proper as they’ll take you through the basics of taking orders and collecting bills and tips. You can skip lessons 1 and 2 since serving orders and collecting bills are very easy but the bits about tips and bonuses in lessons 3 and 4 are absolutely crucial for understanding the finer details of the game mechanics.

Don’t forget to view your achievements too. Look under Options > Show Awards, I even assisted Waxy in winning an award for being fired

Download Sushi! Waxy’s Sushi Party.

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