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 captures the fun of managing a pizza restaurant with a unique mix of strategy and chaos.
- Players appreciate the engaging gameplay, including the ability to create custom pizzas and sabotage competitors, which adds depth and replayability.
- Despite its age, the game still provides a fun experience for those familiar with it, especially when played on modern systems with some tweaks.
- The game suffers from numerous technical issues, including unresponsive UI, crashes, and poor optimization for modern systems, making it frustrating to play.
- Many players find the tutorial lacking and the controls unintuitive, leading to confusion and difficulty in understanding game mechanics.
- Graphics and performance have aged poorly, with low resolution and laggy input, detracting from the overall experience.
- graphics12 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game show signs of aging compared to its predecessor, with some users noting low resolution and occasional glitches, yet the charming art style and humor help maintain its appeal. While the visuals may not be cutting-edge, they are described as fun and cute, contributing positively to the overall gameplay experience. Some players recommend purchasing the game for nostalgia, despite its technical limitations.
“The graphics still look funny and cute.”
“The art style is still charming and the game's humor is also a plus.”
“Imo, the drawing style of human models makes the game's graphics age well.”
“Besides the low resolution, there are a few problems; the game has some small delays sometimes and some minor graphics glitches.”
“This barely ran on my computer... I can play Skyrim with graphics at max... Windows 10.”
“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.”
- stability6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 83 % negative mentions
The game's stability is marred by numerous persistent glitches, including graphical issues and occasional delays, which have been present since its release. While these problems can detract from the experience, players still find enjoyment in the gameplay mechanics and overall design, suggesting that it may be worth purchasing during a sale for those seeking nostalgia.
“This game offers a solid tycoon experience with impressive graphics and a well-balanced economy system, making it enjoyable to play without frequent bugs.”
“The enemy AI is decent, providing a challenging yet stable gameplay experience that keeps you engaged for hours on each map.”
“Overall, the stability of the game allows for a fun and immersive experience, ensuring that players can focus on strategy and combat without interruptions.”
“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.”
“Besides the low resolution, there are only a few problems; the game has some small delays sometimes and some minor graphics glitches.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 17 % 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. However, it retains a fun and enjoyable experience, especially in its less guided approach that encourages trial and error, despite some technical limitations on newer systems. Overall, while the core gameplay is enjoyable, significant improvements are needed for future iterations.
“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 :)”
“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!”
“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!”
- story5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's story revolves around managing restaurants in various global locations, such as Paris and Tokyo, with a focus on creating recipes and overcoming challenges in missions. Players appreciate the engaging gameplay, though some encounter bugs that hinder progress, particularly in the Moscow mission. Overall, the narrative is enjoyable and nostalgic, appealing to both new and returning players.
“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 story lacks depth and fails to engage the player, making it feel more like a chore than an adventure.”
“The missions are repetitive and the narrative doesn't evolve, leaving players feeling disconnected from the characters.”
“I found the plot to be predictable and uninspired, which diminished my overall enjoyment of the game.”
- humor4 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 accents particularly entertaining, contributing to the overall lighthearted and cute atmosphere of the game.
“The British characters sound hilarious!”
“The graphics are amusing and adorable.”
“A neat little bonus: all customers and employees have been voiced and provide funny comments in their native language depending on which city you are in!”
- optimization3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has been widely criticized, 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 improvements.
“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.”
“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.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % 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 adds to the overall enjoyment.
“The tastes are slightly randomized each game, which creates replayability and forces you to invent new pizza recipes—one of the funnest parts of the game.”
“Each playthrough offers a unique experience, making you want to dive back in and try different strategies.”
“The variety of challenges and outcomes keeps the game fresh, encouraging multiple runs to explore all the possibilities.”
“The game lacks meaningful choices, making each playthrough feel repetitive and dull.”
“Once you've completed the main story, there's little incentive to replay, as the side quests are uninspired.”
“The randomized elements don't significantly change the gameplay, leading to a lack of true replayability.”
