Diner Dash vs Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
Diner Dash
Diner Dash is the mobile version of the addictive time management game series of the same name that features a brand-new cooking adventure where you'll help Flo fend off Mr Big's attempt to bankrupt all the local diners, take over them, and set up his very unhealthy, Eat-Mor fast food restaurants. With 150 levels to play, you'll need to strategically seat and serve your customers while maximizing the tips you earn and the efficiency and speed at which you prepare the dishes. Satisfy the taste buds of various customers ranging from the fussy VIPs to the belligerent dine-and-dash-ers, by catering to their needs while keeping a close eye on them.Diner Dash is a game that's a long time coming but the wait is very much worth it, especially because PlayFirst has released Cooking Dash first to tide the fans over. However, if you are to compare the game with other similar games, we'd say that Diner Dash is more suitable for the hardcore time management gamer as there are seriously a lot of stuff to do - more than Cooking Dash or Cooking Fever, and definitely so much more than in Cooking Craze.
Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands is a farm simulation/adventure game where you’ll not only need to maintain a farm and make sure that your surviving crew’s needs are being met; you’ll also need to set off on mini-expeditions to explore the many mysterious islands within the archipelago and to discover the secrets they hide. Maybe, if you’re lucky, you might end up finding a way off the island after all!The game is really easy to get into, mainly because the game is driven by its story-based quests so by completing these quests, you be able to unlock new areas and even new tools that will allow you access to different parts of the archipelago. However, you’re given complete freedom to explore any of the islands as you wish, though there are certain parts of the island that would be “roped off” until you’ve progressed far enough into the story and have unlocked the necessary tools.
Everything you do in this game requires energy - and yes, this includes walking – and it’s the main “currency” you’ll need to keep an eye on whenever you head out for a bout of exploring or just a resource-gathering run. Due to this energy system, the gameplay here can be quite strategic, forcing you to decide when you’d want to focus on exploring and when you’d want to spend some of the energy you have to gather some resources like fishing and chopping some trees.
Being a farm simulation game, Stranded Sails also has an allocated area within your base camp for you to grow some crops and feed your crew. You can even try your luck by fishing at the ocean, and then use those raw ingredients to whip up some delicious food to fuel your adventures.
So, overall, Stranded Sails is an oddly strategic farm sim/adventure game mainly because of its energy system, and as a result, the game isn’t as casual as some players would have liked. That said, the game has an interesting storyline going for it, and the gameplay, aside from the energy aspect, isn’t too shabby either. It’s definitely a game that fans of Harvest Moon or other similar games would love to play.