Restaurant Empire II

Trevor Chan is perhaps one of the lesser known designers in the PC industry, mostly because his strategy games are very dry, but ridiculously complex. One such example of this is “Capitalism 2,” a game where you start your own business in almost any field such as retail, manufacturing, real estate, advertising, or if you have the money, all of the above. “Restaurant Empire II” borrows many of the elements from Chan’s previous games; the depth, number crunching, and dry theme. And with all of these features added together, the resulting game will cause mixed feeling depending on what side of the fence you’re sitting on. The reason why I didn’t make a big comparison from “Restaurant Empire II” to the original “Restaurant Empire” is very simple: they are identical, except for a few added features. “Restaurant Empire II” contains the exact same interface, play style, and problems that the first one has; if you were expecting a game with some kind of overhaul, like the way that “The Sims” ... Read more