ReFocus Labs has announced the availability of the Windows Phone 8 game Pastry Push. The game launches simultaneously with a Blackberry 10 version with iOS and Android versions due in February.
Pastry Push is a 3D physics based game where you are charged with feeding Moko, a monster with a vicious sweet tooth. You swipe and slide pastries through a maze of hurdles, trying to feed Moko in the shortest number of moves possible.
Pastry Push Main Menu and Gaming Screens
With each level, you are presented with a checkerboard playing field. You will need to swipe the pastry along the checkerboard until it reaches Moko. The pastry will slide along the board until it hits an object or reaches the edge of the screen. Some levels include golden cherries that must be collected before you can advance to the next level.
To add to the game’s challenge, some levels have flamethrowers, portals and fans the will need to negotiate around.
The 81 levels are spread across three seasons and in just playing Pastry Push for a short time, it comes across as an entertaining casual game for our Windows Phone. There is a trial version available for Pastry Push with the full version running $.99.
The game is available for Windows Phone 8 devices and you can find your copy of Pastry Push here in the Windows Phone Store.

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