I can only assume that, the game being an older one, modern AV heuristics are unaccustomed to the file and give false positives. However, the game does not seem to produce any malicious behavior when run: it doesn't drop any unusual files, it doesn't modify registry keys, it doesn't try to access the network, and the game runs fine. (You can see a report here for diner_ dash.exe which the disc installs, 34(!) different AV vendors found something objectionable about it: ) Trophy hunters take note: you get a shiny trophy just for buying Diner Dash.The "virus" mentioned is present on the original disc, I have compared this ISO to a copy of the disc I own and the checksums match, as well as the files on the own disc reporting similar issues on VirusTotal. This mode is particularly satisfying and it's a shame two people can't play through the regular story together. Here, you have to communicate and divvy up tasks with your co-worker – just like, I don't know, a real restaurant. There are a variety of strategies you can try: should you focus your attention on the demanding business women? Should you linger at the hostess station and chat up guests that are waiting in line? Is it worth it to run coffee to that table that is about to leave? Chaining one particular task gets you a higher score, so should you wait for the next table to be done or just go ahead and take a few more orders? It's a lot for one person to handle, which is why I particularly like the two-player co-op mode. The most impatient people on the planet tend to visit your restaurant and scarcely five seconds will have gone by before they're wondering where their food is. Even though Diner Dash is the epitome of what we consider to be casual games, it does become wickedly challenging. You can do so in the multiplayer games, but not the single-player career. But these upgrades are all automatic and it would have been more compelling to let the player customize their restaurant and decide which improvements they want to purchase. For example, once you have a coffee pot customers will be willing to wait longer for their food if they've got a cup of Joe to sip on. As you reach your monetary goals Flo will purchase upgrades to her restaurants that give you more options for keeping customers happy. Diner Dash actually looks better in the 2D original on PC and iPhone. All of these doppelgangers, along with the drab restaurant interiors, make for a bland visual experience. The same problem appears in the multiplayer game, where Flo's twin sister shows up to help out. There is only one old person, one business woman, and one college student, so your restaurant is filled with clones. I could definitely use more variety in the patrons' appearances. Why else would the player be concerned what color people are sitting where? There are six types of customers, each with their own behaviors: senior citizens aren't impatient but they're not great tippers, for instance. So, basically, Diner Dash is an exercise in segregation. Customers are color coordinated and you'll earn more tips if you continually seat people of the same color in the same seats. What could be more ordinary than waiting tables? But there is a part of the design that doesn't make a bit of sense. Whereas many videogames indulge our fantasies by giving us supernatural powers or allowing us to explore other dimensions, Diner Dash is planted right in the middle of our reality.
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