SpongeBob Diner Dash
By Chris Morris,
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Aggressive push to purchase drags down dull clone in series.
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What’s It About?
Users must seat customers at tables by swiping them from the line to the table itself (earning a bonus by putting them at booths that match their outfit colors), take orders, serve food, present the bill, then clear away the dishes so they can repeat the process with other waiting diners. Customers who have to wait get angry and leave smaller tips (if they don't walk out), though you can curry favor with them by providing free drinks. Those tips can be used to buy upgrades, such as a faster turnaround time on orders or extra speed from waiter SpongeBob.
Is It Any Good?
While the Diner Dash franchise is an enjoyable one that has a strong legacy in games, SpongeBob Diner Dash does nothing to advance the games. Sure, the characters are familiar to anyone with a TV or passing knowledge of pop culture, but the silliness and slapstick comedy of the show aren't included in the game, making it just a dull port.
Worse, still, the in-your-face promotion of paying for the "full" version of the game crosses the line of annoyance. If the developers were this worried about getting people to pay for the game, they could easily have offered a trial version and a full paid version and accomplished their goals without annoying their customers.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Skills: Self-Direction : time management, Thinking & Reasoning : strategy
- Pricing structure: Free
- Release date: June 7, 2012
- Category: Strategy Games
- Publisher: Nickelodeon
- Version: 2.1
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 3.2 or later
- Last updated: August 19, 2016
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