Neroli's Opinion: Avenue Flo is a point and click adventure game that has you saving the day as Diner Dash's Flo. If you like adventure games, or are just a fan of Flo, you will enjoy the light-hearted game play. There's plenty to do, and the voice acting and theme song are a lot of fun. 

Game Genre: Adventure

Release Date: October 14, 2009

Platform/OS: Windows XP/Vista

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Game Review:

Avenue Flo is a point and click adventure game that has you saving the day as Diner Dash's Flo. Miss Big's wedding is right around the corner, and Wedding Dash planner Quinn desperately needs Flo's help. The cake is green, the flowers are dead, the dress isn't ready, and the decorations are falling apart. To make things worse, a pair of $50,000 wedding rings are missing. Eager to help out her roomate, Flo dashes around town, finding the items needed to set things right again.

Flo is still really cool, even if she's not waiting tables. I had my reservations, since a lot of cross-genre games fall flat. No fear, gamers – this is a great adventure, especially if you want a game that isn't a dark mystery like so many others. Your first task involves finding a mop to clean up a coffee spill, and then rummaging through Flo's purse to find her ringing cellphone. The environments are interactive, so you can open drawers, talk to people, and pick up things in the usual adventure game style.

The voice acting is a lot of fun, and there's even a country-style theme song. The graphics in the original Diner Dash have been called some of the ugliest in gaming, but thankfully you'll see huge improvements in the more recent Dash games. Avenue Flo manages to keep the same look and feel, while looking a lot more polished and certainly not ugly. Everything is hand drawn in cartoon style, with great animations. You also get plenty of cameos from previous customers and Dash stars, which is fun if you love these games and know them very well.

There are more than a few hidden object sections, which might have you finding all the beads in a specific room, or all the butterflies in each scene. As you play, you'll also encounter other minigames which can't be skipped. These are untimed, so there's no pressure, and they aren't too rough. For example, one game has you completing bead patterns, and another has you sorting clothes by color. If you need help, there's a full walkthrough available on the Big Fish Games blog. Most tasks are intuitive, though, so you shouldn't need much help.

If you like adventure games, or are just a fan of Flo, you will enjoy the light-hearted game play in Avenue Flo. It's one of those relaxing games that's a good way to pass a lazy afternoon.

Where to get the game, or play the free demo:

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BigFish: $6.99

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