Gourmania is a casual game for the PC that Alawar has ported to the iPhone/iPod Touch. The game combines two popular genres of casual games, hidden object games and restaurant business simulation games.

Players have to stir, chop, shake and bake their way to a great restaurant. Players start out slow with owning a small cafe, then move their way up to a sushi bar and eventually make their way to the top chef competition to prove their skills. As players are playing through the game, they attempt to beat 60 different levels.

The game has been adapted to the iPhone/iPod Touch by an internal division that has already brought five successful games to the iPhone/iPod Touch. The game should “fit” the iPhone/iPod Touch and the user interface is easy to use.

“The developers at Alawar Friday’s Games designed a convenient toolkit for fast creation of games in the I-Spy style, enabling us to drastically cut down the time necessary for releasing such titles while retaining all of the great graphics of the original version,” said Kirill Plotnikov, Alawar’s vice president of publishing. “We’re pleased to release Gourmania as the best proof of that efficiency and commitment to quality.”

If you are in the market for a new iPhone/iPod Touch game, check out Gourmania.

Press Release Follows:
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Sept. 24, 2009 – Alawar Entertainment, one of the world’s leading publishers of casual games, today announced that its top-selling Gourmania is now available for download at the deliciously tempting price of only $0.99. This delectable title unites two popular casual game genres into a single experience, allowing players to enjoy both hidden object game play and a fabulous restaurant business simulation at the same time.

Now, owners of the popular iPhone and iPod touch mobile gaming platforms can stir, chop, shake and bake their way to culinary excellence! Gourmania’s key features include:

Eight exciting restaurant locations Start small at a provincial cafe, step up to saving a sushi bar and serving up specialty pies at the Pizza Parlor and then cap it all off with your entry into the Top Chef Competition to prove your culinary skills!

60 levels, numerous upgrades and hidden bonuses Test your gastronomic genius in ever-increasing challenges that take you across town to purchase new kitchen appliances, research new recipes, exploit multitasking shortcuts and seek out secret items to buy extra time as you prepare your signature dishes for demanding customers.

Graphically-pleasing and intuitive interface Building on the already lush and colorful graphics of the original version of the game, Gourmania adds the sensational pleasure of the iPhone’s multi-touch capabilities. To select an object, just tap it with the tip of your finger, then slice and dice to your heart’s content!

Gourmania was brought to the iPhone and iPod touch by Alawar’s Friday’s Games division, an internal studio that already stands behind five successful Apple iPhone products: Magic Ball 2, Tank-o-Box, Treasure of Montezuma, Sprill – The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle and Farm Frenzy.

“The developers at Alawar Friday’s Games designed a convenient toolkit for fast creation of games in the I-Spy style, enabling us to drastically cut down the time necessary for releasing such titles while retaining all of the great graphics of the original version,” said Kirill Plotnikov, Alawar’s vice president of publishing. “We’re pleased to release Gourmania as the best proof of that efficiency and commitment to quality.”

Gourmania has been optimized for iPhone OS 3.0 and has been rated 4+ for distribution in the Apple App Store. Visit http://iphone.alawar.com/?p=79 for more information on the game and http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=325359442&mt=8 to download now.