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{{Short description|2006 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Diner Dash: Flo on the Go
| title = Diner Dash: Flo on the Go
| image = [[File:Diner Dash - Flo on the Go Coverart.png]]
| image = Diner Dash - Flo on the Go Coverart.png
| developer = [[PlayFirst]]{{efn|Ported to [[Nintendo DS]] by [[Empty Clip Studios]].<ref>{{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 (website)|Game Developer]] |language=en}}</ref> Ported to mobile devices by [[Glu Mobile]].<ref name="mobile"/>}}
| developer = [[Amazon.com]]
| publisher = PlayFirst<br/>[[Glu Mobile]]<small> (mobile)<ref name="mobile"/></small><br/>[[Zoo Games]]<small> (DS)</small><ref name="ds"/>
| publisher = [[PlayFirst]]
| designer =
| designer = Chris Bennett
| artist = Jeff Troupe <br> Barry Prioste
| series = ''[[Diner Dash]]''
| series = ''[[Diner Dash]]''
| engine = [[Adobe Shockwave|Shockwave]]
| engine = [[Playground SDK]]
| released = '''Windows, Mac OS X'''<br/>October 17, 2006<ref>{{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}}</ref><br/>'''Mobile phone'''{{vgrelease|WW|October 27, 2009<ref name="mobile">{{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}}</ref>}}'''Nintendo DS'''{{vgrelease|NA|October 27, 2009<ref name="ds">{{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}}</ref>}}'''BlackBerry'''{{vgrelease|WW|2009}}
| released = {{collapsible list|title=June 4, 2007|
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| genre = [[Strategy game|Strategy]]
| genre = [[Strategy game|Strategy]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| platforms = [[Mac OS X]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Java ME]], [[Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless|BREW]], [[BlackBerry]]
| ratings = {{vgratings|ESRB=Everyone}}
| platforms = [[BlackBerry]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| media = Download, [[CD-ROM]]
| requirements = [[Windows 98]]/[[Windows 2000|2000]]/[[Windows ME|ME]]/[[Windows XP|XP]], [[Mac OS X]] 10.2 or later
| input = [[Computer keyboard|Keyboard]], [[Mouse (computing)|Mouse]]
}}
}}


'''''Diner Dash: Flo on the Go''''' is the third installment to the popular game series ''[[Diner Dash]]''. It is published by [[PlayFirst]] and was released in October 2006.
'''''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 ==
== Plot ==
Flo and her friend Darla (featured in Diner Dash 2) go on a vacation. However, whilst boarding the ship, Flo's suitcase containing her clothes accidentally falls overboard. As the pair eat at the on-board restaurant, a waiter slips, dropping his tray. Flo catches it, and the manager comments that she "looks like she's handled a tray before". Flo explains that she owns a restaurant along with Darla, and since the crew is short-handed, the manager asks Flo to work for the ship's crew. In return, the manager offers to refund their tickets, 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.
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.


== Game==
==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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
=== Flo's Closet ===
'''''Flo's Closet''''' is a new feature in ''Diner Dash: Flo on the Go'' which allows the player to change Flo's outfit. After each level, several new clothing items become unlocked and the player can select which garments Flo will wear for the next level(s).


The [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] nominated ''Flo on the Go'' for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game|Downloadable Game of the Year]]" at the [[10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
=== Secret levels ===
Diner Dash 3 also offers an extra challenge, if the player should earn Expert rating on every level. There are no rewards for completing these 'secret levels'; they're simply more of a challenge and are designed to be difficult and test the player's ability to be fast.


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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
# Date Night - Mixed groups appear and the bar is opened to this level. This secret level enforces the ''Color Matching'' strategy.
# Girl's Night Out - This secret level has only female customers in groups, there are only 4 tables.
# Business Lunch - Business Woman & Cellphone Addict couples, speed is the important factor to survive this shift.
# Summer [[Camp]] - Kids with Young Ladies & Dads, they appear in large to small groups.
# Everybody To The Limit - The ultimate test, all groups are large and impatient regardless of who's in them.

=== Customers ===
* '''Young [[Ladies]]''' - The most common customers in the game. They are moderately patient and moderate tippers. They get easily annoyed with noise.
* '''[[Tourist]]s''' - Tourists are impatient customers. They will often want you to take a photograph of them. They tip moderately.
* '''Families''' - Families consists of four people: mother, father, son and baby. You will need to bring the highchair for the baby or he will cry and annoy other diners.
* '''Lovebirds''' - Lovebirds will only sit at 2-seated tables. If they are unhappy they will annoy others by kissing. They do not mind noise.
* '''Seniors''' - Seniors are incredibly patient but tip low.
* '''Bookworms''' - Bookworms are patient and tip moderately. However they hate noise and usually leave over the slightest [[noise]].
* '''Cell-Phone Addicts''' - These are very noisy and can annoy other diners especially Seniors and Bookworms. They are impatient but tip high.
* '''Businesswomen''' - Very impatient customers. They tip high and don't like noise.
* '''Joggers''' - Joggers listen to their headphones so they don't mind noise. They are moderate tippers and moderately patient but never order [[dessert]].


== Sequel ==
== 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.
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.

== See also ==
==Notes==
* ''[[Diner Dash]]''
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* ''[[Diner Dash 2: Restaurant Rescue]]''
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== References ==
* ''[[Diner Dash: Hometown Hero]]''
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.playfirst.com/game/dinerdashfloonthego/ Official Site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061024070141/http://www.playfirst.com/game/dinerdashfloonthego Official site]
* [http://www.dinerdash.com/ Official game series site]
* [http://www.dinerdash.com/ Official game series site]
* [http://www.playfirst.com/img/misc/floskitchen/flash.html Official game series site (old)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061025010753/http://www.playfirst.com/img/misc/floskitchen/flash.html Official game series site (old)]
* {{MobyGames|id=/diner-dash-flo-on-the-go}}
* {{MobyGames|id=/diner-dash-flo-on-the-go}}

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Latest revision as of 09:51, 22 October 2024

Diner Dash: Flo on the Go
Developer(s)PlayFirst[a]
Publisher(s)PlayFirst
Glu Mobile (mobile)[2]
Zoo Games (DS)[3]
Designer(s)Chris Bennett
Artist(s)Jeff Troupe
Barry Prioste
SeriesDiner Dash
EnginePlayground SDK
Platform(s)Mac OS X, Windows, Nintendo DS, Java ME, BREW, BlackBerry
ReleaseWindows, Mac OS X
October 17, 2006[1]
Mobile phone
  • WW: October 27, 2009[2]
Nintendo DS
BlackBerry
  • WW: 2009
Genre(s)Strategy
Mode(s)Single-player

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

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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

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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.[5]

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Flo on the Go for "Downloadable Game of the Year" at the 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.[6]

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.[7]

Sequel

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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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  1. ^ Ported to Nintendo DS by Empty Clip Studios.[4] Ported to mobile devices by Glu Mobile.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cohen, Peter (October 17, 2006). "PlayFirst offers Diner Dash: Flo on the Go". Macworld. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Diner Dash: Flo on the Go". GamesIndustry. October 27, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Diner Dash: Flo". GamesIndustry. October 27, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  4. ^ Cifaldi, Frank (July 26, 2011). "IGF Grand Prize XNA Game Monaco Getting Ported To Other Platforms". Game Developer. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Wilson, Will (December 22, 2009). "Diner Dash: Flo On the Go". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Limited. Archived from the original on December 24, 2009.
  6. ^ "2007 Awards Category Details Downloadable Game of the Year". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Diner Dash: Flo on the Go Review - Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
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