PARTY DOWN! Game Assessment

1. CATER YOUR WAY TO THE TOP Party Down!

2. ABOUT THE GAME YOU CONTROL A TOP CATERING COMPANY IN HOLLYWOOD! BUSINESS IS BOOMING, BUT SO IS COMPETITION STAY AHEAD OF THE REST AND PASS THE LEVELS TO CATER FOR THE RICHER HOUSES AND GAIN MORE MONEY! YOU MUST PAY ATTENTION TO EVERY WHIM OF THE GUESTS GET THEM WHAT THEY WANT, WHEN THEY WANT! KEEP THEM HAPPY AND YOU’LL BE HAPPY!

3. AN INFORMATION BUBBLE WILL APPEAR OVER EACH GUESTS HEAD, LETTING YOU KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE HUNGRY OR WANT TO DANCE DON’T MIX THESE UP! ALSO, WATCH OUT FOR VIP GUESTS WHO NEED MORE ATTENTION THAN THE NORM!!! COLLECT THE TIPS, CHAT TO THE VIP’S, GET TO THE TOP GOOD LUCK!

4. FUN, BRIGHT & INTERACTIVE COLOUR SCHEME OPENING MENU SCENE

6. NOT INTERACTIVE, GAME REMEMBERS WHAT LEVEL YOU WERE AT, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN’T REVIEW PREVIOUS HOUSES/LEVELSLEVEL SELECTION

8. THESE ARE REPRESENTED AS HOURS 1-4 SPENT IN A GUESTS HOUSE

11. YOU MUST SELECT A GUEST WITH A SPEECH BUBBLE AND SIT ONE OF YOUR CATERERS WITH THEM

12. YOU NEED TO DO THIS AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES IN A LEVEL, DEPENDING ON HOW ADVANCED YOU ARE

14. EACH AREA MARKED WITH DIFFERENT COLOUR SO GUEST CAN CHOOSE

15. DRAG & DROP GUEST AT TABLE

16. WAIT FOR FOOD/DRINK ORDER

17. OVERHEAD BUBBLE WILL SHOW CHOICE, CLICK ON CHOICE AT THE SERVICE AREA AND CLICK BACK ON THE GUEST

18. IF YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL, YOU WILL GET A TIP AND 2 GREEN TICKSKNOW YOUR ROOM LAYOUT

20. FOOD: STARTER, MAIN, DESSERT

21. DRINKS: WINE, COCKTAIL, LONG

25. YOU NEED TO PAIR THE MATCHING TOPIC ICONS IN THE GUESTS OVERHEADS BUBBLES TO GET TIPS HERE

28. CHECK OUT OVERHEAD BUBBLE TO SEE WHAT THEY WANT

29. THEY WANT TO GO DANCING STRAIGHT AWAY? LEAD THEM TO THE DANCEFLOOR

30. DON’T FORGET GRAB YOUR VIP GUEST HERE FOR A QUICK CHAT AND GET THOSE GOLDEN TICKS COMING!

31. VIP GUEST IS ANY GUEST THAT WANTS TO CHATKEEPING BUSY!! VERY BUSYTASKS | TASKS | TASKS THIS GUEST WANTS TO GO TO THE DINING AREA

32. CONVERSATION MATCHTASKS | TASKS | TASKS 4 1 3 SPOT THE GUEST DYING FOR A CHAT GRAB HIM AND DROP HIM INTO THE SAME AREA 5 2 NOW, LOOK OUT FOR MATCHING OVERHEAD ICON AND WE’LL BE QUIDS IN! BINGO, HERE’S ONE NOW! DRAG & DROP HER INTO THE CONVERSATION AREA MONEY MONEY MONEY CHAT CHAT CHAT CHAT!

33. DINING AREATASKS | TASKS | TASKS 1 SPOT 6 DELIVER ORDER 2 DRAG 5 COLLECT ORDER 4 TAKE ORDER 7 3 DROP (GET TIP) GET TIPPED!

34. CONFLICTS |CONFLICTS | CONFLICTSTIME WATCH THE CLOCK IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER AS TIME LAPSES YOU WILL NEED TO BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR DECISIONS DON’T TAKE A FOOD/DRINK ORDER, WAITRESS NEEDS TO TAKE ORDER + DELIVER IT BEFORE ANY TIP. WHEREAS CAN JUST DRAG + DROP ONTO DANCEFLOOR TO GET TIP MAKE SURE TO GET YOUR VIP CHAT QUOTA IN ON TIME, EACH CHAT TAKES 10-12 SECS APPROX. CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE WAITING STAFF

35. CONFLICTS |CONFLICTS | CONFLICTSGUEST TIME EVERY GUEST IS WILLING TO PAY YOU A MAXIMUM OF $10 TIP BUT LEAVE THEM WAITING AND THE TIP CAN DROP TO $0 (OUTER CIRCLE TURNS FROM TO GREEN TO RED) KEEP AN EYE ON THE TIMER CIRCLES ABOVE THEIR HEADS TO SEE IF WORTH YOUR WHILE OR JUST MOVE ONTO ANOTHER GUEST WHERE YOU WILL PROFIT MORE FROM GUEST IS WAITING A LITTLE WHILE, STILL WORTH SERVING GUEST IS WAITING A LONG WHILE, NOT WORTH IT

36. CONFLICTS |CONFLICTS | CONFLICTSWAITER CHOICE BOTH WAITING STAFF CAN CHAT TO THE VIP GUESTS IN THE VIP AREA BUT ONLY THE FEMALE WILL SERVE FOOD AND DRINK SO BE CAREFUL WHEN CHOOSING WHICH STAFF MEMBER TO DO WHAT IF THE FEMALE IS IN THE VIP AREA, SHE WILL BE GONE FOR 10-12 SECS, THIS MEANS THAT IF A GUEST ORDERS SOMETHING, THERE WILL BE NO ONE TO TAKE THE ORDER- YOU CAN ALSO PUT FOOD/DRINK SERVERS WITH A VIP GUEST! ONE THING AT A TIME,PLEASE (MALE) MULTI-TASKING (FEMALE)

37. CONFLICTS |CONFLICTS | CONFLICTSCLEAN-UP YOU MUST WATCH THE GUESTS THAT HAVE ORDERED FOOD/DRINK COLLECT THEIR EMPTIES AND DROP THEM INTO THE BIN YOU CANNOT SERVE A GUEST FOOD/DRINK IF THEY HAVE A DIRTY DISH IN FRONT OF THEM; SO TRY COLLECT AND BIN AS YOU GO

38. CONFLICTS |CONFLICTS | CONFLICTSCONVERSATION AREAS MAKE SURE THE CONVERSATION AREAS ARE MONITERED IF A GUEST IS FINISHED AND WANTS TO DANCE, MOVE THEM AS YOU NEED TO KEEP THE AREA FREE FOR ARRIVING GUESTS WHO WANT TO MATCH AND CHAT!! IF THERE IS NO ROOM TO CHAT, YOU WON’T GET TIPPED!!!