Diner Dash: Flo on the Go
© 2008 Brighter Minds Media, Inc.
Warning, this game is addicting. Anyone who's ever waited tables knows that it requires juggling a variety of tasks at once. In this game, you assume the role of a fast-footed waitress named Flo. As customers line up at the front door, you must seat them, take their orders, turn them into the kitchen, deliver the food, take the bills, bus the tables and seat the next customers. The better you do, the bigger your tips. Customer satisfaction is measured by a set of hearts; if a customer waits too long, they will leave and your score goes down. There's been a variety of Diner Dash games in the past (the original idea comes from GameLab). This edition combines casual gaming with a story where Flo is going on a vacation, but loses her suitcase. She has to use her waitress skills to get her vacation and wardrobe back on track. The game features 50 levels and includes blackout and turbulence modes that make waiting tables more difficult, as well as nine types of customers -- including tacky tourists and lovebirds. Note that testers found the graphics on the DS verison to be small, and less than state-of-the-art. Still, the format still works to stretch your short-term memory. Created by PlayFirst for Bright Minds Media. The DS version was created by Big Island Entertainment for Zoo Interactive.
$20, Windows, Mac OSX, Nintendo DS
Teaches: logic, timing, memory, some math
CTR Rating: 86%