Delicious

Delicious Deluxe
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Release Date	September 21, 2006
Developer	Zylom
Available For	Desktop/PC
Restaurants	8
Levels	40
Next Game	Delicious 2

Delicious Deluxe is the first installment of the Delicious series. It was released by Zylom on July 13, 2006.

In November of the same year, a special edition of the game, Delicious Winter Edition, was released. The Winter Edition was similar to the regular edition, but with a winter/Christmas theme and no achievement trophies.

The game is available for desktop/PC on GameHouse.^{^[1]} There is a walkthrough available at Gamezebo.^{^[2]}

Summary

Although Delicious Deluxe mainly focused on gameplay, the main storyline was that Emily just bought her first restaurant and was working her way up the career ladder, working at fancier places as the game progressed. Each restaurant attracts different types of customers, and offers a combination of the several different food products.

Characters

Emily Napoli

Gameplay

The Basics

Main article: Gameplay

The game has a story mode (City to City) and an endless mode (Day In, Day Out). Story mode features eight restaurants with five days each. Originally, players were challenged to successfully run eight restaurants that went for five days each. The game did not have much of a storyline, and instead focused on the gameplay.

Customers come in and Emily must serve them before they get angry, clear the tables, and handle payment. She must achieve a certain amount of points to be able to progress to the next day. There are no expert goals. The gameplay is also restricted in that Emily cannot add items to her tray that haven't been ordered. After each day completed Emily receives an addition to the restaurant (extra tables, a new product, etc.)

This game offers the possibility of restarting the restaurant from the beginning or continuing the saved game. After finishing each restaurant, the player recieves a reward to make gameplay a little easier (see below). The awarded chocolates can be used to cheer up impatient customers.

Customer Types

Main article: Customers

Regular
Business
Elderly
Students
Tourists

City to City

Main article: Products

First restaurant

Emily's Dream

Ingame description: Your first restaurant. Take it easy. Your customers will allow you the time to learn the tricks of the trade.

Reward: A larger tray (4 slots)

After finishing all five days in Emily's Dream, the following restaurants are unlocked.

Restaurant 2-4

These restaurants are unlocked after finish all days of the first restaurant.

After finishing all days of these three restaurants, the 5-6th restaurants are unlocked.

Dozy Diner

Ingame description: Don't panic when the customers come flocking in. Your service will cheer every customer up.

Reward: Chocolate truffles to please your customers

The Knapsack

Ingame description:A delicious tomato soup will go down well during lunch. Don't forget to stir the soup from time to time or it will boil over and you will have to clean it up.

Reward: A larger tray (5 slots)

Ristorante Picante

Ingame description: Everybody loves delicious crunchy cookies. Bake more in the oven when you have none left. Make sure they don't burn!

Reward: A star for your restaurant

Restaurant 5-7

These restaurants are unlocked after finish all days of restaurants 2-4.

After finishing all days of these three restaurants, the 8th restaurant is unlocked.

Ambiance Suprême

Ingame description: The youngsters would like to hang around in your restaurant for hours. Luckily they need to go to school from time to time. Make sure your finger is ready to press the blender button.

Reward: Cherry liqueur chocolates

Single Bite

Ingame description:I think there is an event going on. There are tourists everywhere and everybody seems to have a lot of time to spare.

Reward: A larger tray (6 slots)

Cut the Mustard

Ingame description:Use a businesslike approach to deal with all the people that flock in during lunch time.

Reward: An employee who helps to clear up

Restaurant 8

Cittá Grande

Ingame description:Crowds of people move through the city every day. Do you have enough time to serve everybody in a friendly manner? Don't forget that city-dwellers are quick to take offence.