Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients - Game Review

Here itcomes - the much-anticipated sequel to Chocolatier game series developed by BigSplash Games - Chocolatier 2 - Secret Ingredients. This time, the action takesplace in dynamic and fast-paced 20-ties in the United States. So the market'sbooming, the industry's blooming, but competition increases accordingly.

And inorder for Baumeister chocolate factory to keep up with the latest markettrends, you need to help Alexandra Tangye, a granddaughter of EvangelineBaumeister save chocolate business from the bunch of betrayers at power.

This means,you will have to:

- acquire newrecipes or create your very own ones;

- stock therequired ingredients for each recipe. At times you'll be required to travel toremote ports to replenish the stock;

- createtasting laboratory - to evaluate the recipes with the new ingredients;

- acquirenew stores and factories;

- upgrade equipmentof the factories you currently own for more kinds of products.

As you see,in terms of gameplay, Chocolatier 2 does not differ from its prequel.

Themain innovation are secret ingredients that you can discover in multiple secretlocations.

They work as follows:

1. Youencounter someone who buys, sells you something or gives you a new recipe;

2. Theytell you about the secret location and how it can help you boost your business.

3. As arule, secret location hides secret ingredients, that, if added to your chocolateproducts, can bring you unbelievable income.

On thewhole, Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients is a dynamic adventure in time and place.

Despite the factmost images are static, and the people you encounter are not verbous,Chocolatier 2 features an extremely dynamiс game play.

In 5 minutes you are going to sailfrom San Francisco to South America, make a couple of deals, replenish yourstock halfway, and hear the latest gossips on the prices for chocolateingredient on Atlantic coast while playing dices with one of your companions,than go back home to San Francisco, have an audience with Alexandra on yournext mission.

And while you are sailing and traveling out and about, yourfactory keeps on producing new chocolates that you can sell at any timeprovided your stocks are replenished.

Here aresome general tips before you start playing:

1. Alwayskeep an eye on your stocks. Be sure to replenish them before you launch theproduction.

2. Be sureyou have enough money before you hit the road.

3. In case you're left somewhere in aremote port without a penny, you can ramble about the city, and find buyers foryour chocolate and thus, earn enough money to pay for the trip.

4. You canhaggle both while selling products or buying chocolates. But don't abuse thecooperation of some ingredient suppliers and don't try to negotiate the loweredprices. Your suppliers will just get angry and increase the price.