My sister had me hooked on Restaurant City. First 2 days into playing this game, I dished out $15 real money for virtual coins spending in the game.
I’m no stranger to Facebook games. But willingly pay for virtual items this was a first time. Following the great tradition of Playfish games, Restaurant City is cute as a button but the style is more refine and the game play seems more sophisticated.
The game type is Time Management. Players oversee their restaurant business. The restaurant started small with just the player and another employee. Overtime players are rewarded with bigger space and more employees as players gain higher levels.
The in-game micro-economy is well thought of. Players started with enough fundings to get a taste of buying items in the game. At the beginning, the profits “coins” made from restaurant business is slow. It would take a long time until coins are accumulated enough for a nice item in the shop.
I was complaining to my sister how I can’t get most of the items with the coins I earned. She suggested I purchase some coins. “Just $5 will get you a lot of stuff.” That sounded like an approval to spend money on something silly like this. So I put $5 in, and the rest was history.
Look at my fancy restaurant “Piggie Chow’. It’s all decked up with pretty flower and eye catching restaurant signs. Step into the dinning area, you’ll see furniture hand picked by me and layout arranged in a way the restaurant runs most efficiently.
This is a really fun game. I hope I don’t spend too much money on it.
Living in the Seattle area, Smelly is a user experience designer by day, a running, cycling, gardening type of girl when she wasn't wearing the designer hat.
