| Restaurant Empire | |
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| Developer(s) | Enlight Software |
| Publisher(s) | Enlight Software |
| Designer(s) | Trevor Chan |
| Programmer(s) | Eddy Chan Gilbert Luis |
| Artist(s) | Anthony Ferrandiz |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Business simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Restaurant Empire (simplified Chinese: 奇迹餐厅; traditional Chinese: 奇蹟餐廳; pinyin: Qí Jì Cān Tīng) is a 2003 business simulationvideo game created by Trevor Chan. Developed and published by Enlight Software for Microsoft Windows, the player designs, owns and operates a restaurant.
Restaurant Empire II is the sequel to Restaurant Empire. It has new features such as new themes for American restaurants, over 700 pieces of new internal and external furniture and decorations, the addition of German cuisine and the city of Munich, and several others. The game has also been ported to Mac OS X by Virtual Programming, Ltd. Restaurant Empire is the first game that faithfully recreates all the challenges of building and operating a restaurant franchise through a unique blend of business-simulation and RPG gameplay. Starting with nothing except some cash and a passion for food, build a restaurant from the bottom up-hire waiters, decorate, even cook the meals!
Gameplay[edit]
The player controls the kind of cuisine the restaurant serves (American, French, or Italian), what specific food they serve, and the staff. The player has to keep guests happy and make money at the same time.
There is also a sandbox mode which is basically freeform. There are no confines as there are in the storyline mode (regular mode), but there are no challenges either.
Plot[edit]
In the game, a global culinary conglomerate, Omnifood, controls over 60% of the world's restaurants and is rapidly growing. The player must compete against Omnifood.
The player takes the role of Armand LeBeouf, a recent graduate from a French culinary school given the opportunity by his uncle to run his own restaurant. Later, the player is given the opportunity to attract investment capital and open more restaurants.
Sequel[edit]
Enlight produced a sequel, Restaurant Empire II. Game publisher Paradox Interactive signed an agreement with Enlight to bring the game to stores in North America. The game's release was delayed over six times; it was finally released on May 26, 2009.
The new game has several new features, including the addition of German cuisine, as well as the city of Munich as a location for the player to expand his restaurant chain.
Reception[edit]
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The game received 'generally favorable reviews' according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] It was criticized by a poor soundtrack, blurry textures, and blocky character models, but praised by overall good gameplay.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Trevor Chan's Restaurant Empire for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^'Restaurant Empire'. Computer Games Magazine. No. 152. theGlobe.com. July 2003. p. 80.
- ^Jongewaard, Dana (June 2003). 'Restaurant Empire'. Computer Gaming World. No. 227. Ziff Davis. p. 85.
- ^Brogger, Kristian (July 2003). 'Restaurant Empire'. Game Informer. No. 123. GameStop. p. 120.
- ^Colayco, Bob (April 11, 2003). 'Restaurant Empire Review'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^Rausch, Allen (May 6, 2003). 'GameSpy: Restaurant Empire'. GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^Butts, Steve (May 27, 2003). 'Restaurant Empire'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^Humphries, Scott (July 2003). 'Restaurant Empire'. PC Gamer. Vol. 10 no. 7. Future US. p. 81.
External links[edit]
- Restaurant Empire at MobyGames
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Restaurant Empire II is the sequel to Restaurant Empire. It has new features such as new themes for American restaurants, over 700 pieces of new internal and external furniture and decorations, the addition of German cuisine and the city of Munich, and several others. The game has also been ported to Mac OS X by Virtual Programming, Ltd.
Gameplay
The player controls the kind of cuisine the restaurant serves (American, French, Italian, German). Along with Munich, other cities include Los Angeles, Paris, and Rome.
As a new feature, the player can also own various kinds of restaurants, including a coffee shop and a dessert house. In the campaign mode, many new features have been added, such as organizing performance in your restaurant and changing the colors of the uniforms on your staff. Returning characters are Armand and Michel LeBoeuf, Delia Delecoeur, and Don Corleone. The campaign mode features a remade version of the campaign in the original Restaurant Empire. The game also focuses more on the managerial aspects of running a restaurant empire.
Critical reception
Reviews have been mixed, with praise for adding new content and keeping the game alive, but complaints about micromanagement and the recycled graphics.
Metacritic rates it as 'Mixed or average reviews.'
Video Review and Screenshots
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP / 7
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
- RAM: 512 MB
- Video Card: 256 MB
- Hard disk space: 1,5 GB