Article by Ross Nornes
Kelly Green Garden Queen has done a great job at blending time management game play, such as Diner Dash or Hotel Dash, and mixed it together with the popular farming game play style introduced in such games as Ranch Rush and the Farm Frenzy game series.
You start off the game by being introduced to Kelly. While Kelly likes to fancy herself as a city girl that loves to cook, her life takes a new twist when she learns that she has just inherited her grandparents gardening nursery. This starts Kelly’s adventure as she plants her way through 50 action packed levels spanning four seasons.
At the beginning of each level, Kelly is allowed to shop for the necessary supplies she will need to complete the day’s work which include seeds for the various flowers and plants that she will grow then finally sell to her clients and nursery upgrades such as better equipment and larger planning areas. Kelly can also purchase items that will make Kelly’s customers more patient and happier with her services such as lemonade and bouquet items. After her shopping is complete, the day will begin with customers arriving roadside to place their orders plus customers placing orders over the phone.
To satisfy each customer, Kelly will need to grow the plants and flowers requested by the customer, plus in later levels, Kelly will be introduced to taking care of cows so she can offer milk and butter to her clients. In the more advanced levels Kelly will also be able to offer packed soil and dried flowers for sale which can bring in some large profits.
Along with the services that the nursery offers, keeping the nursery stocked with flowers, plus managing the various pests that can intrude adds a lot of variety to the game. During the game, Kelly will have to address issues such as running out of soil or seeds, dealing with birds, aphids or gophers that will try to make a mess of her plants. Each pest has its own remedy such as scarecrows for the birds, cats for the gophers, etc. Smart upgrades and timely purchases are key to success when dealing with pests.
Kelly Green Garden Queen is a fast paced, time management oriented game. Thinking ahead and planning a strategy is important to take full advantage of Kelly and her workers skills. The game is visually pleasing and the tasks and characters are varied enough to be engaging right from the beginning. The only part of the game I really didn’t care for is the creating of bouquets, but I understand the reason behind that part of the game and really it’s very easy to complete.
Overall I give Kelly Green Garden Queen a 5 star rating. I believe this game will compete head to head with all time management favorites, plus adds enough new twists to make its farming game play fresh and inviting to even the more seasoned gamer.
Give it a try and judge for yourself!
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