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2003 · Enlight Software · Business simulation · Simulation
Restaurant Empire
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! Buy, build, outsell and underprice your competition.
- Released
- 17 March 2003
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Business simulationSimulation
- Developers
- Enlight Software
- Publishers
- Enlight Software
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- BusinessSandbox
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Age ratings
- ESRB ECLASS_IND LUSK 6
- Languages
- English
About
Restaurant Empire (simplified Chinese: 奇迹餐厅; traditional Chinese: 奇蹟餐廳; pinyin: Qí Jì Cān Tīng) is a 2003 business simulation video game created by Trevor Chan. Developed and published by Enlight Software for Microsoft Windows, the player owns, designs, and operates a restaurant.
Keywords
- tycoon
- cooking
- management
- restaurant
- chef's hat
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The player assumes the role of Armand LeBoeuf, a young chef who has recently taken over his uncle's restaurant. As the new owner, the player makes decisions on the kind of cuisine the restaurant serves (American, French, or Italian), what specific dishes go on the menu, and the staffing from the chef on down to the waiters, among other things. The ultimate goal of the game is to keep guests happy and make money at the same time.
The main gameplay mode features some story details and periodic minigames to flesh out the simulation. There is also a sandbox mode, which is basically freeform. Sandbox play removes many of the limitations the player faces in the main story mode, but there are no challenges either.
Story
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.
Reception
The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. It was criticized for its poor soundtrack, blurry textures, and blocky character models, but praised for overall good gameplay.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Followed by
- Restaurant Empire IIRestaurant Empire 2
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