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Angel Cakes

Your mission as the Angel of Death is to get back all of the stolen cakes. Customize your angel and then smite the funny looking enemies that seek to harm you.

Game play alone results in modest improvements in real-world executive skills. Please refer to our Playbook Tutorial, general coaching and comprehensive guides to transfer game skills to sustainable real-life behaviors.

QUICK FACTS

Game Type: Adventure
Platform/Console: Internet
How to Find It: Angel Cakes
Other Requirements: Adobe Flash Player
LWK Recommended Age: 6+

 

This Game is Good for Kids Who Need Help With:

• Accepting new elements into their daily schedule (flexibility)
• Staying with an activity long enough to benefit from long term rewards (sustained attention)

What You Need to Know About the Game:

Reading ability is required for the instructions only.

This game contains very mild cartoon violence.

How to find it:
http://www.addictinggames.com/angelcakes.html

Controls, game basics, and instructions:
The arrow keys move the angel, the A key fires the weapon, and holding down the S key activates a shield. Instructions can also be found on the title screen of the game.

Solutions:

The mechanics of this game are too simple to warrant the creation of a strategy guide.

This Game Helps Your Kids With Flexibility:

This game is good for kids who need help with accepting new elements into their daily schedule, because they must:

• Adjust their strategy to accommodate new types of enemies and the weapons they are using. New weapons and enemies behave in different ways; and once the player has become accustomed to a certain type of enemy, the game will throw in a new type. The player must be able to adapt.

Talking Points:

• When were you able to destroy a new type of enemy without being hit by one of its attacks?
• How did being flexible in your strategy and play style help you to succeed when the game introduced a new type of enemy?
• How is adapting to a new type of enemy in “Angel Cakes” like staying on top of changes in your daily schedule?

Making it Real:

• Systematically and gradually expose children to new situations. Start with areas with which the children have some degree of familiarity or comfort. For example, for a child who has separation difficulties, it may be best initially to spend time away from parents with other family members such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles. Attempting a sleepover at a relative’s house might be a good first step in being able to encourage the child to attend a sleepover at a friend’s home. Similar graduated exposure to opportunities away from parents in group activities such as Boy or Girl Scouts or a karate class or sports team practice may be helpful.

This Game Helps Your Kids With Sustained Attention:

This game is good for kids who need help with staying with an activity long enough to benefit from long term rewards, because they must:

• Play long enough to unlock the best weapons and "power-ups". The player can also unlock new ways to customize their angel (new eye types, wing types, etc). New powerups can take from a mere few minutes to sometimes as long as 30-45 minutes to unlock. The longer the player plays the game, the more powerful his or her weapons become.

Talking Points:

• When were you able to obtain a powerful weapon?
• How did keeping a steady effort while playing help you to obtain a powerful weapon?
• How is playing long enough to get a powerful weapon in “Angel Cakes” like practicing a sport or a musical instrument consistently enough to enjoy performing well in a game or show?

Making it Real:

• Challenge children to sustain their effort and attention to a task for a specified amount of time. Depending on children’s ages and abilities, start off with an amount of time at which you know they can be readily successful. Gradually increase the amount of time, for example, going from ten to twelve minutes to work on a homework task. Keep a chart of this on the refrigerator; use a timer that has some type of alarm at the end of it, but keep the timer out of children’s line of vision. Talk to children about using their sustained attention as a form of exercise, similar to that of lifting heavier and heavier weights with practice.