Princess Peach Showtime Demo

Tried the demo for Princess Peach Showtime. The story is pretty straightforward - princess Peach is invited to go to a theatre, when it's attacked by a masked witch. Now our heroine is trapped inside and joins forces with a star named Stella (appropriate) to free the place from the masked creatures' invasion. Peach receives a magical ribbon, which is her main weapon and way of interacting with the different items in the environment. The levels are 2.5D and are set up like decors at a play. This reminds me of Puppeteer on the PS3, but not as creative. In the levels you can collect gems and gold, but I'm not sure what those are used for since the demo never clarified. There's also one hidden ribbon in each level. The controls are pretty simple - attack and jump. Eventually Peach gets the Swordfighter costume, which can attack with a sword, but things don't get more complicated from an upwards rising attack. If you press the jump as an enemy attacks you, you can counter. You have to use this move to defeat larger foes and the boss of the stage - a giant plant.

In the next level Peach gets the Patissiere costume. It doesn't have any special abilities, but the stage has a bunch of cooking based minigames. One was baking cookies and putting them on trays. Here you have to stop mixing at the right moment to get more. It takes a few tries to get used to the timing, but it's nothing too difficult. Next was decorating cakes with cream, where you have to follow certain patterns. Even if you put cream where it doesn't belong, it will be fine as long as you complete the required shape.

This seems like a decent game for kids, but it may be a bit too simplistic for me.