Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients - Game Review

 

Here it comes - the much-anticipated sequel to Chocolatier game series developed by Big Splash Games - Chocolatier 2 - Secret Ingredients. This time, the action takes place in dynamic and fast-paced 20-ties in the United States. So the market's booming, the industry's blooming, but competition increases accordingly.

 

 

 

And in order for Baumeister chocolate factory to keep up with the latest market trends, you need to help Alexandra Tangye, a granddaughter of Evangeline Baumeister save chocolate business from the bunch of betrayers at power.

 

This means, you will have to:

- acquire new recipes or create your very own ones;

- stock the required ingredients for each recipe. At times you'll be required to travel to remote ports to replenish the stock;

- create tasting laboratory - to evaluate the recipes with the new ingredients;

- acquire new stores and factories;

- upgrade equipment of the factories you currently own for more kinds of products.

 

As you see, in terms of gameplay, Chocolatier 2 does not differ from its prequel.

 

The main innovation are secret ingredients that you can discover in multiple secret locations.

 

They work as follows:

 

1. You encounter someone who buys, sells you something or gives you a new recipe;

 

2. They tell you about the secret location and how it can help you boost your business.

 

3. As a rule, secret location hides secret ingredients, that, if added to your chocolate products, can bring you unbelievable income.

 

On the whole, Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients is a dynamic adventure in time and place.

 

Despite the fact most images are static, and the people you encounter are not verbous, Chocolatier 2 features an extremely dynamiс game play.

 

In 5 minutes you are going to sail from San Francisco to South America, make a couple of deals, replenish your stock halfway, and hear the latest gossips on the prices for chocolate ingredient on Atlantic coast while playing dices with one of your companions, than go back home to San Francisco, have an audience with Alexandra on your next mission.

 

And while you are sailing and traveling out and about, your factory keeps on producing new chocolates that you can sell at any time provided your stocks are replenished.

 

Here are some general tips before you start playing:

 

1. Always keep an eye on your stocks. Be sure to replenish them before you launch the production.

2. Be sure you have enough money before you hit the road.

3. In case you're left somewhere in a remote port without a penny, you can ramble about the city, and find buyers for your chocolate and thus, earn enough money to pay for the trip.

4. You can haggle both while selling products or buying chocolates. But don't abuse the cooperation of some ingredient suppliers and don't try to negotiate the lowered prices. Your suppliers will just get angry and increase the price.

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