Diner Dash 5: BOOM!

Diner Dash 5: BOOM!
Developer(s)	PlayFirst
Publisher(s)	PlayFirst, KatGames Big Splash Games LLC
Series	Diner Dash
Engine	Shockwave
Platform(s)	Windows, Mac OS X
Release date(s)	March 16, 2010
Genre(s)	Strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	ESRB: E
Media/distribution	Download, CD-ROM
System requirements Windows 98/2000/ME/XP, Mac OS X 10.2 or later

Diner Dash 5: BOOM! is the 5th installment of the Diner Dash series, it also features voice-acting to give more life to the characters. It was developed by PlayFirst and released to the public on March 16, 2010.

Story Mode Plot

A mysterious figure is lurking around Flo's diner, grabbing his bucket of paint and removing the word "Fat" from "Fat Free Breakfast", which makes Flo's Diner looks like it's having a free breakfast promo. The next day, Flo and Chef Cookie are surprised by the sign, unfortunately it is too late. After she opens the diner, customers start running and overloading the diner, and as a result, Flo's Diner explodes. Flo and the chef later encounter Mr. Big who offers to buy her diner. Flo refuses but Mr. Big blackmails by saying that if the lot isn't used in one week, he will buy the diner. One of her customers, Hal the hungryman, has agreed to rebuild Flo's Diner. She manages to get hold of Hal's employees who have been scattered across Dinertown (Squid Row, Avenue Flo, Thyme Square, and Dinertown University). But they receive the news that Mr. Big has forwarded the deadline; with help from her friends, she manages to rebuild the diner before the deadline. Mr. Big challenges her by putting signs all over the streets so that the diner will be overloaded once more, but he fails. In the end, the diner is back to normal, but Mr. Big's office explodes thanks to a flying balloon overloading the billboard circuitry and turning "Free Money Loan interest" into "Free Money".

Gameplay

Players can play at 5 different venues, each venue contains 10 story mode level and after finishing the venue, a bonus level is given to players, in note that the bonus level goal is extremely high, and the shift time is longer than usual. At each venue, players are given a challenge to protect the tables from disasters such as: winds, earthquakes, rains, and fuse box problems however, these disasters can be avoided by buying the upgrades available in the upgrade shop. Unlike the previous Diner Dash games, players can purchase upgrades during the start of a level, these upgrades can be bought using the money earned in the previous shift. Some upgrades are permanent (example: faster chef, faster shoes, and disaster protection) but some are just for one level and cost more expensive than any upgrades (example: podium helper, salad bar helper, and extra hands) Players can also customize the diner and the venues, the venues can be customized at several levels, there are four different items to be customized, after choosing which item to be customized, players can choose one of several different venue upgrades, in the end all four of customizer options will be finished and the player is awarded with a venue medal. The Diner can also be customized, unlike venue customizer, the Diner customizer objects will unlock one by one with finishing levels. Players can also enjoy all new customer and a new feature: townies. Townies are one of Flo's customer that didn't have any patients, they come in many different forms, they can become a regular customer by dragging them to the correct group, if the player reunites them with the correct group, they'll receive a bonus points. There's also a challenge where players have to drag Hal the hungryman into a disaster table, where he must fix a small problem from the customer, after dragging Hal, player will earn bonus points.

Customer Types

In Diner Dash 5, several new customers are introduced. They are as follows:

Lawyer: Seat them adjacent to another table with Lawyers, and they will start arguing very loudly. Lawyers are very impatient but tip very well if they leave happy.

Librarian: They will keep noisy customers in nearby tables quiet for a limited time. Librarians are patient and tip okay.

Clown: They will sometimes start juggling, which will mesmerize nearby customers, making them stop eating. Click the Clowns to make them stop juggling. They are patient and tip well.