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Restaurant startup game app launches

Players can build their own fine dining, family restaurants and fast food places in Restaurant Bigwig 2.0 for the iPad.

December 22, 2014

Austin, Texas-based Bigwig Games announced the launch of Restaurant Bigwig 2.0 for the iPad, a game app where players try their hand at building their own dining empires.

The game has received 5 out of 5 stars in the Apple App Store.

"We have players in 203 cities in 32 countries. Our average play time of 39 minutes indicates the engagement level of the game. Players range from 9 years old to 70. Most players have already played between 5 and 50 times," Bigwig CEO Gary Hoover said in a company press release.

Restaurant Bigwig 2.0 is the first of a planned 100 industry-related games for Bigwig Games. The company's games use data and dynamics of each industry they model.

Product features include:

• Build fine dining, family restaurants and fast food places.
• Play games with friends in pass around mode.
• Compete against bots with different skill levels.
• See and share pictures and company results in the annual newspaper.
• Compete on Apple Game Center leaderboards with top scores.
• Win best restaurant awards or lose revenues on bad health inspection reports.
• Over 119 variables for player strategy, with several twists.

The game is available through Dec. 31 for an introductory price of $2.99, 62-percent off the regular price of $7.99.