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Diner Dash: Sizzle & Serve

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Diner Dash: Sizzle & Serve
64
8.8 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 17 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?

Based on 5 votes
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Game Info

Publisher: Eidos Interactive

Developer: GameLab - PlayFirst

Genre(s): Puzzle

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: May 22, 2007

Summary

No show of superhuman speed goes unappreciated in this fast-paced game of culinary satisfaction. Play as Flo and serve yummy dishes, clean up icky messes, and keep your critic happy to score top reviews in this game that makes you work for your pay! But watch out for screaming babies, long wait times, and noisy cell-phone talkers – they may make your other guests unhappy. Only you hold the key to restaurant bliss in this game that makes you the master of your very own restaurant empire. [Eidos Interactive]

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

80

Eurogamer

It's brilliant because it presents a slick and fast-paced management puzzle within firm boundaries and rules that manages to teach the player all of its lessons before he or she gets bored and moves on.

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80

G4 TV

Diner Dash is addictive enough that you’ll still want to bash through those crazy tough levels. When you’re willing to stick with a game through its flaws, that’s usually a pretty good sign.

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73

Game Informer

It's simplistic, and unlikely to entertain for too long, but the concept is clever enough to deserve a look. [June 2007, p.119]

72

GameZone

Diner Dash fits right at home on the Nintendo DS and it remains to be one of the most repetitive yet highly addictive games that shouldn’t be missed. The touchscreen features could have been a bit better but compared to the PSP version this one is by far the best portable version of this game.

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70

IGN

The game's fun and frantic, but it doesn't really offer much than its face-value production.

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70

GameDaily

With the touch screen issue notwithstanding, Diner Dash: Sizzle & Serve should keep DS owners happy, providing they don't loathe waiting tables. After all, video games should help people escape reality instead of sending them to work the tables for tips.

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68

Game Chronicles

Die hard fans of the Diner Dash series or simply anyone welcome to the idea of casual games will be nothing short of satisfied, but players wanting more than just a 15 minute game break may just want to ask for the check.

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67

GameSpot

Diner Dash is a challenging game that will keep you on your toes from start to finish, but it's too simple to keep you coming back.

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65

Nintendo Power

Even if you make no mistakes and keep all your customers happy, you're still likely to fail. [July 2007, p.94]

60

Gamer's Hell

Overall, you can own up 5 restaurants, each with their own different theme (Mexican, seafood, etc), similar upgrades, different wardrobes, same annoying customers, and all selling the exact same slice of pizza.

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60

GameSpy

Even though the difficulty ramps up dramatically halfway through Career mode, dedicated gamers will be able to complete the whole thing in a day, if they don't get tired of the somewhat shallow and repetitive gameplay before then.

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60

Cheat Code Central

You will learn a few valuable lessons playing Diner Dash. First of all you'll learn that the hospitality industry can be a total grind, and second, you'll understand why so many waiters and waitresses are so miserable.

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60

Games Radar (in-house)

Most levels in Diner Dash: Sizzle and Serve last five minutes tops, which makes it a flexible on-the-go offering. We’re increasingly annoyed by publishers’ tendencies to toss a casual PC game onto portable consoles for a notably higher price than its PC version.

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60

Pocket Gamer UK

A reasonable conversion of the successful casual PC game, Diner Dash isn't sophisticated or filling enough to truly satisfy DS gourmands.

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60

Games Master UK

This fast-paced puzzle game, simple though it may be, is bloody hard to put down. [June 2007, p.85]

50

netjak

Despite my many complaints, Diner Dash is not a lost cause. It is still a fun game, but the price is way too high to justify a purchase under any circumstances. I would recommend this game, but only as a rental or if you can buy it for under $20.

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45

NGamer UK

It's very little fun to play, and since you can play a limited version online for free as a Flash game, there's no good reason to put it in your DS. [June 2007, p.70]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Shakina gave it a9:
Its a great game but it looks better on psp, but with nintendo ds its like playing on the computer.

John F. gave it a9:
Nice game with a simple concept - fantastic

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