![]() For example, seating bonuses are basically handed to you on a silver platter as nearly every party that lines up for the restaurant is a perfect match for one of the tables. The problem is that the game gives you so many "freebies" that it ends up negating any of the challenge the new elements promised. I'm sad to say that Boom left me very disappointed. ![]() When I previewed Boom last month, I was excited by the prospects of all these new elements and was looking forward to the added challenge they would bring to the already frenetic gameplay. Those customers will then help themselves, meaning Flo doesn't need to take their order. Besides needing to be refilled, customers who want to visit the salad bar must be dragged to it. A third new item is the addition of a salad bar to some of the restaurants. Each of these elements requires Flo to secure tablecloths, put up umbrellas, or find Hal to help her fix things that are broken. Another new gameplay feature is the presence of weather (rain and wind) and broken fire hydrants and switchboxes. A new addition to the gameplay is the presence of "townies." These are people who happen to be in the neighborhood of the restaurant and can be added to parties waiting in line to earn a bonus. The game plays the same as its predecessors, including seating and chaining bonuses, snacks, and various customer types, including four new ones. Flo's loyal customer, Hal the handyman, volunteers to help her rebuild, and in order to get the money to accomplish this task Flo takes "the food to the people" by setting up makeshift restaurants in various outdoor settings throughout DinerTown. ![]() The idea is to get to the end of the level having served as many tables as possible, and hopefully with none of your customers walking out! Hometown Hero has expanded on the already ridiculously addictive gameplay by introducing a new plot, with some hot new themed restaurants (I love the 70s themed restaurant, the customers are in flares, you gotta love it!), new characters, and new ways to make you shout at your screen until you finally figure out your strategy to get you past the level.The premise for Boom has Flo's Diner bursting from a massive influx of customers. There are many different types of customer, some get on famously (the teen boys and teen girls flirting are great!), whereas some are chalk and cheese (cellphone addicts and bookworms, ouch!). ![]() And don’t forget you can now bring the customers drinks, snacks, puddings, mop the floor if there’s a spillage and so on. But things get increasingly complicated when you have a vase of flowers to put on tables before seating the customers to earn you more points. Of course you’re broken in gently, as you seat the customer, take their order, deliver their meal, then give them their bill and finally, clear the table. You play as Flo, a stockbroker turned waitress, whose one love in life is to wait tables. It is damn addictive.įor those of you that have no idea what I’m talking about, Diner Dash is an extremely popular casual games franchise, and Hometown Hero is the fourth instalment. Good old Playfirst released this new title just at the right time as I was beginning to get really exasperated because I couldn’t find a casual game that inspired the same open-mouthed, mindless addiction. I can’t stand Marmite though, but I do love Diner Dash. Those that aren’t, why are you even reading this review? Yes, Diner Dash is like Marmite. I suspect that my next statement will achieve mixed reactions – Flo is back! For those of you that are terribly excited by this, then welcome to the club.
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