Pizza Connection 2
- April 5, 2017
- Assemble Entertainment
Get on Steam"Pizza Connection 2" is a challenging pizza tycoon game that lets you build and manage your own pizza empire. With various strategic choices in recipes, locations, staffing, advertising, and more, you must outshine your competition. However, beware of mobsters who want a piece of the pie through shady deals and blackmail. The game is complex and difficult to master, providing hours of engaging gameplay.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game is a nostalgic gem that combines restaurant management with fun, chaotic elements like sabotage and mafia interactions.
- Despite its age, the game offers engaging gameplay with a variety of strategies and challenges, making it enjoyable for both new and returning players.
- Players appreciate the unique pizza creation mechanics and the humor in the game's character interactions, which add charm to the overall experience.
- The game suffers from numerous technical issues, including unresponsive UI, crashes, and poor performance on modern systems, making it frustrating to play.
- Many players find the tutorial lacking and the controls unintuitive, leading to confusion and difficulty in progressing through the game.
- The graphics and resolution are outdated, which detracts from the experience, especially for those expecting a remastered version.
- graphics24 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game show signs of aging compared to its predecessor, with low resolution and occasional glitches, yet the charming art style and humor help maintain its appeal. While some players note performance issues and a lack of modern graphic settings, the overall detail and fun gameplay compensate for these shortcomings. Nostalgic players may find enjoyment in the quirky visuals, despite the technical limitations.
“The art style is still charming and the game's humor is also a plus.”
“There is a decent pizza-making simulator, a very fun crime system, demolishing enemy's furniture, kidnapping people, setting up bombs, planting roaches, and the list goes on... in my opinion, the drawing style of human models makes the game's graphics age well.”
“The graphics still look funny and cute.”
“Besides the low resolution, there are only a few problems; the game has some small delays sometimes and some minor graphics glitches.”
“There are no graphic settings (e.g. modern resolutions) to speak of, and therefore it's very hard to look at without an old cathode ray monitor.”
“This barely ran on my computer... I can play Skyrim with graphics at max... Windows 10.”
- stability12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- -8 % neutral mentions
- 83 % negative mentions
The game suffers from numerous glitches, many of which have been present since its initial release, leading to a mixed perception of stability among users. While some players report minor issues like graphic glitches and occasional delays, others find that the game remains functional enough to enjoy, especially if purchased at a discount for nostalgia. Overall, stability is a concern, but it does not completely detract from the gameplay experience.
“It's a really good tycoon game with impressive graphics and a stable economy system that enhances the overall experience.”
“The enemy AI is decent, allowing for engaging battles that can last for at least an hour against challenging foes on each map.”
“Overall, the game provides a fun and stable environment that keeps players entertained without major bugs.”
“The negative reviews will tell you ad nauseum about the numerous glitches in the game, and they're correct on this point.”
“What these reviewers won't tell you though is that a large proportion of these glitches were always present even when the game was new.”
“- Graphic glitches: pieces of furniture get stuck in place as you move them around.”
- gameplay12 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being slow and having a user-unfriendly interface, with too many buttons and insufficient information, leading to a lack of engaging activities. Despite these issues, players find the core gameplay enjoyable, especially the less guided, trial-and-error approach, which adds a fun element to competing against opponents. However, the absence of configuration options on newer systems detracts from the overall experience, leaving room for significant improvements in future iterations like Pizza Connection 3.
“However, even though the graphics aged, the gameplay is still absolutely awesome.”
“It's less guided than modern games and you have to 'trial and error' your way through the menu and gameplay, but oh boy is it fun to blow up your opponent's restaurant :)”
“The gameplay feels even for a tycoon game just too slow; the UI is very user unfriendly (too many buttons for too little information) and after all, there is just not enough to do.”
“The game itself is great, but you don't have any configuration options, and that leads to poor gameplay on newer systems.”
“Maybe they'll correct it all with Pizza Connection 3, but that's a lot of gameplay improvements and mechanics to improve - good luck with that one!”
- story10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The game's story revolves around managing restaurants in various cities, including Paris and Tokyo, with a focus on creating recipes and overcoming challenges within time limits. Players find enjoyment in the gameplay despite facing difficulties and bugs, particularly in missions like the one in Moscow. Overall, the narrative is engaging and encourages strategic planning to succeed in different culinary missions.
“This game is so fun to play! I had this game when I was about 10 years old and had trouble playing it, but I still enjoyed it even though I'd be stuck on a mission.”
“The main tip is that in the first mission, try to use the surplus money to create some delicious recipes and bring them with you to the following missions.”
“Especially the 4-star restaurant mission in Paris and the 5 profitable restaurants in Tokyo with a low time limit.”
“Especially the 4-star restaurant mission in Paris and the 5 profitable restaurants in Tokyo have a low time limit, which can be frustrating.”
“There is a bug when you try to bomb the headquarters in the Moscow mission; I've spent so much time on this.”
“The story lacks depth and fails to engage the player, making the missions feel repetitive and uninspired.”
- humor8 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's humor is highlighted by its charming art style and the amusing voiceovers of customers and employees, which vary by city and add a delightful touch. Players find the British characters particularly funny, contributing to the overall lighthearted and cute atmosphere of the game.
“Neat little plus: all customers and employees have been voiced and give funny comments in their native language depending on which city you are in!”
“The art style is still charming and the game's humor is also a plus.”
“The graphics still look funny and cute.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game is widely criticized for its poor optimization, with users noting significant performance issues such as delays in typing and mouse clicks. Many feel that the developers have inadequately updated the game for modern systems, resulting in a lack of necessary adjustments and optimizations.
“It is simply absurd and poorly optimized.”
“It's a lazy thing to just acquire a game that is ages old and then just slap it onto a store delivering to modern systems without any optimizations and adjustments.”
“- Performance issues: delays in typing and mouse clicks.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the replayability of the game due to the slight randomization of tastes in each session, encouraging them to create new and inventive pizza recipes, which is highlighted as one of the most enjoyable aspects.
“Tastes are slightly randomized each game, which creates replayability and forces you to invent ever new pizza recipes. This is one of the funnest parts of the game.”
