After the runaway success of Cake Mania, time management became a major casual game genre. Many developers set out to create their own customer service games in the hopes of achieving the same success. PlayFirst and Mean Hamster Software’s latest game, Passport to Perfume, offers a slight variation. Instead of serving some sort of food, players are tasked with assisting a young woman named Sophia who’s life mission is mixing perfume.

Sophia and her father shared a dream, to recover the recipe for Marie Antoinette’s perfume and once again create that legendary scent. While acquiring a rare ingredient in Brazil, Sophia’s father fell from a precarious ledge to his doom. It was then that Sophia temporarily abandoned her dream.

One day, years later, a man comes into her shop with her father’s journal…

This week there weren’t as many casual game releases as last week, but there was still a fairly adequate amount. It almost seemed like this week’s motto should be “Quality over quantity,” as quite a few anticipated and intriguing games were released.

The two most expected games were undoubtedly Alawar’s Farm Frenzy 3 and Ouat’s Pure Hidden. Which means, naturally, that they’re named as this week’s best bets. One’s your standard time management game, where you manage all sorts of farming tasks and animals. The other is a zen approach to the hidden object and casual genre, with a New Age feel and artsy design.

This week, time management games are the way to go. They dominate this update, so simulation and strategy fans should take note and see if there’s something they’d like.

This week’s best bets are: Pure Hidden (PC, Mac) and Farm Frenzy 3 (PC)…