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 Absolutist.com Game Reviews
July 07, 2005
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Ditch your desk job, roll up your sleeves, and serve up some grub!
Diner Dash blends the best in fast paced-action puzzles with a build-your-restaurant-empire theme
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It seems like this game is a fulfillment of childhood whishes of many of us, because... in Diner Dash you will start to build up your own restaurant from scratch! The game resembles good family movies in some way, where poor, but kind-hearted and hard-working hero (or heroine) works his way to the top:). You'll need to attract visitors to your place, handle the diner service (yeah, you'll have to do it on your own in the beginning of the business), manage seats at the table, and sometimes even wash the dishes. But in the end you gonna make all those who didn't have faith in your business talents envy:)!
In this game you will act as a young pretty, smart and ambitious girl Flo. If you start the game in 'Flo's Career' mode (more on this later), the game story will take you to some office far far away...
Flo has a quiet (yet probably not very well paid) job in the office. But all that paper-work routine is driving her crazy! All those spreadsheets, equity index reports, P/S reports make Flo one day say: "Man! There's got to be something better than this!"... and she leaves all that routine behind, fed up with life in the corporate rat race. As she makes her way home, she notices a little house for sale. A thought flashes in her mind: "Of course! MY OWN RESTAURANT!" And that's the way it all gets started...
There's a different kind of pressure in the world of dining, with orders to be taken, coffee to serve, tables to bus and food critics to satisfy. Diner Dash puts you in charge of Flo's restaurant with an updated spin on the classic Tapper game, seating patrons, serving them dinner and clearing the table to make way for the next round of famished friends. Fast service and attention to detail wins the critics and helps improve the restaurant with more tables, a better appearance and the opportunity to build the restaurant of Flo's dreams. Make sure to seat customers at the right tables and don't overlook smaller parties waiting for a chance to dine as the restaurant grows. Sixty minutes of game play provides a distraction from your own daily grind.
You may start the game in two modes - 'Flo's Career' or 'Endless Shift'. 'Flo's Career' mode is a good way to learn game's rules, besides it will be really interesting for those who like comics or short stories, as you'll be able to know some of the 'off-stage' details of Flo's life. 'Endless Shift' is better for experienced players, as it provides more customer types to deal with and more intensive diner flow. It also provides access to all restaurant upgrades from the very start. There are three difficulty levels you can choose from.
Diner Dash will also require some strategic consideration. Visitors differ by age, occupation and just lifestyles. For instance, college student is very impatient in line, doesn't tip a lot, but lingers at the table; young lady is friendly, moderately patient and tips well, and so on. You need to mind that all the time.
As you earn money, you can buy additional equipment or hire staff to help you.
So come on! Ditch your desk job, roll up your sleeves, and serve up some grub!
Diner Dash blends the best in fast paced-action puzzles with a build-your-restaurant-empire theme. Serve your way from a two-table diner to the top of the restaurant ladder - starting with a run-of-the-mill greasy spoon and ending in a dream restaurant that will take your breath away!
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