Fledgling wedding planner Quinn carefully reviews her trusty clipboard. Cake? Check. DJ? Check. Food? Check. Oh, here come the guests. Where should they sit? Chloe's a social butterfly, so she sits in the middle of the table. Chuck gets impatient so he needs to be seated and served immediately. Uncle Ernie tends to babble when he's had a few drinks, so it's best to keep an eye on him. And oh great, the bridesmaids are fighting again!
Weddings are the one occasion in a person's life where everything must go right, but many things can go wrong. This is the premise of Wedding Dash, a casual arcade game by PlayFirst. Wedding Dash was originally available only for download, but can now be found at your nearest brick-and-mortar store.
If you've ever played any of the Diner Dash games, you'll feel at home with Wedding Dash. Instead of running restaurants, you help Quinn oversee weddings. Seat guests and serve them quickly to earn points. Chain actions (e.g. serve 5 appetizers in a row) to earn bonus points. And at the beginning of each of the 50 levels, earn extra points by planning the bride and groom’s wedding according to their wishes. For example, offer vegetarian couples who love beaches spinach quiche and a honeymoon in Maui.
Naturally, there are troublesome guests. Some guests refuse to sit next to a certain person while others insist on sitting at a particular table. Some are very impatient; others take their sweet time during the meal. To top it off, mini-disasters can occur such as the stove catching on fire, the cake table breaking a leg, or even a bee infestation! And you thought your wedding was bad!
Although Wedding Dash is very similar to the Diner Dash games, there are some slight differences other than the theme. One is that you don't actually play as Quinn but instead as a busy waitress. You briefly control Quinn when she consoles a sobbing aunt or attends to some other mini-disaster. Another difference is that it's a little harder to gauge the guests' level of patience. The patrons in the Diner Dashes had a row of little hearts below their heads which disappear gradually. In Wedding Dash you can only tell when a guest is becoming impatient by the shape of their thought bubble, which changes more abruptly. And finally, in the Diner Dash games cranky customers storm off deducting massive points from you; in Wedding Dash grumpy guests stay put, but your points decrease continuously until you meet their needs.
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