Rat and Louie: Cook from the Heart

Running a restaurant is a tough business, since you have to keep a lot of people happy for a very long time. In fact, the restaurant itself must evolve and stay up to standards, because customers come back if they enjoy the food and the ambiance. Decent staff is needed to keep everything in order, so the problem is even more complex than it appears at first.

Rat and Louie: Cook from the Heart is a match-three game in which you have to work in a restaurant and make sure you are doing a good enough job to attract customers. There are also a few puzzles in there to mix up the experience, but most of your time is spent moving food-themed tiles around in an attempt to clear them from the board and get as many points as possible.

The story revolves around a very high-class restaurant in France that is run by a successful family for many years. However, something terrible happens and the main character is left in charge of the establishment, and he doesn’t do a very good job, losing almost all the customers in the process. Thankfully, a helpful rat shows him the ropes, and your goal is to win back the public’s respect.

The match-three sequences are fairly straightforward, but they are fun enough to keep your mind busy for hours on end. Most of the time you have to clear the highlighted tiles or collect a certain number of ingredients from the board, but other times you have to get items to the bottom of the board by clearing the way down. You can score combos and use power-ups to make your job easier.

Lastly, the graphics are not too bad either, although you shouldn’t expect anything spectacular. It’s nice to see that the designers gave it their best when it comes to the cutscenes and background artwork, but the special effects are pretty decent too. There’s a jolly soundtrack playing in the background at all times to keep you engaged.

All things being equal, Rat and Louie: Cook from the Heart is far from an original concept, but it sports enough fun content to keep you busy for a while. Moreover, the story is quite intriguing as well, even if it’s just Ratatouille all over again. NOTE: This is a downloader for the game. Once run, the application will automatically download and install the game on your computer.

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