Diner Dash: Flo on the Go
{{Short description|2006 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Diner Dash: Flo on the Go
| image = Diner Dash - Flo on the Go Coverart.png
| developer = PlayFirst{{efn|Ported to Nintendo DS by Empty Clip Studios.{{Cite web |last=Cifaldi |first=Frank |date=July 26, 2011 |title=IGF Grand Prize XNA Game Monaco Getting Ported To Other Platforms |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/igf-grand-prize-xna-game-em-monaco-em-getting-ported-to-other-platforms |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=Game Developer |language=en}} Ported to mobile devices by Glu Mobile.}}
| publisher = PlayFirst
Glu Mobile (mobile)
Zoo Games (DS)
| designer = Chris Bennett
| artist = Jeff Troupe
Barry Prioste
| series = Diner Dash
| engine = Playground SDK
| released = Windows, Mac OS X
October 17, 2006{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Peter |date=October 17, 2006 |title=PlayFirst offers Diner Dash: Flo on the Go |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/182008/dinerdash-3.html |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=Macworld |language=en |archive-date=March 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318151305/https://www.macworld.com/article/182008/dinerdash-3.html |url-status=live }}
Mobile phone{{vgrelease|WW|October 27, 2009{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=October 27, 2009 |title=Diner Dash: Flo on the Go |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/diner-dash-flo-on-the-go-mobile-version-of-playfirst-s-waitressing-game-available-worldwide-today |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=GamesIndustry |language=en}}}}Nintendo DS{{vgrelease|NA|October 27, 2009{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=October 27, 2009 |title=Diner Dash: Flo |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/diner-dash-flo-cruise-ship-based-waitressing-available-for-us-dses-now |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=GamesIndustry |language=en |archive-date=March 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318151305/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/diner-dash-flo-cruise-ship-based-waitressing-available-for-us-dses-now |url-status=live }}}}BlackBerry{{vgrelease|WW|2009}}
| genre = Strategy
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Mac OS X, Windows, Nintendo DS, Java ME, BREW, BlackBerry
}}
Diner Dash: Flo on the Go is the third installment to the game series Diner Dash. It is published by PlayFirst and was released in October 2006.
Gameplay
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Plot
Flo and her friend Darla go on a vacation, but while boarding the ship, Flo's suitcase containing her clothes accidentally falls overboard thanks to the ship's crew members leaving in a fit of rage. As the pair eat at the on-board restaurant, a waiter slips, dropping his tray, only for Flo to catch it. Upon learning of how Flo was able to handle that tray, the manager of the ship asks for help from Flo and Darla to work with the ship's crew at the restaurant, promising to refund their tickets in return, as well as pay them for their services. Using the money from this offer, Flo plans to buy herself some new clothes on the on-board store. The vacation takes the pair through the cruise, riding the rails, exploring the deep, waiting tables in the sky, and into the reaches of space.
Reception
Pocket Gamer gave the Java ME version of Flo on the Go an overall score of 8 out of 10, calling it "an addictive and absorbing game" and praised its gameplay and graphics, but criticized some control issues that impeded the game's time-sensitive gameplay.{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Will |title=Diner Dash: Flo On the Go |url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/Diner%2BDash:%2BFlo%2Bon%2Bthe%2BGo/review.asp?c=17454 |website=Pocket Gamer |publisher=Steel Media Limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224161550/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/Diner+Dash%3A+Flo+on+the+Go/review.asp?c=17454 |archive-date=December 24, 2009 |date=December 22, 2009 |url-status=live}}
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Flo on the Go for "Downloadable Game of the Year" at the 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2007&idGameAwardType=59 |title=2007 Awards Category Details Downloadable Game of the Year |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |website=interactive.org |access-date=8 November 2023 |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108184357/https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2007&idGameAwardType=59 |url-status=live }}
Nintendo World Report gave the Nintendo DS version of Flo on the Go an overall score of 7.5 out of 10, stating that the gameplay is "addictive" and "satisfying", but was critical to its graphics and presentation.{{Cite web |title=Diner Dash: Flo on the Go Review - Review |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/20489/diner-dash-flo-on-the-go-nintendo-ds |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Nintendo World Report |archive-date=2024-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302083553/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/20489/diner-dash-flo-on-the-go-nintendo-ds |url-status=live }}
Sequel
Following Flo On The Go, PlayFirst released a Diner Dash spin-off called Wedding Dash. The next official Diner Dash game entitled Diner Dash: Hometown Hero was subsequently released in 2007.
Notes
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References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061024070141/http://www.playfirst.com/game/dinerdashfloonthego Official site]
- [http://www.dinerdash.com/ Official game series site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061025010753/http://www.playfirst.com/img/misc/floskitchen/flash.html Official game series site (old)]
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Category:Games built with Playground SDK
Category:Video games about food and drink
Category:Video games developed in the United States