Restaurant Empire Praised by Software Reviewers Across U.S. and Europe
World's First 3-D Restaurant Management Simulation Named Rolls-Royce of Tycoon Games

Released: Jun 4, 2003

(PARKVILLE, MD, June 4, 2003) – Enlight, a leading entertainment software developer and publisher, announced today that Restaurant Empire is receiving high scores from software reviewers across the United States and Europe. Restaurant Empire, shipped to retail stores around the world in March, captures the true experiences individuals encounter as they build and manage their own restaurant business.

“Enlight has gone the extra mile to create the Rolls-Royce of tycoon games…Restaurant Empire excels and mainstream developers have much to learn from Trevor Chan,” noted AVault.com in its 4 out of 5 star rating of the title.

"The game's lead designer, Trevor Chan, is responsible for acclaimed strategy games like Capitalism II, and his expertise is apparent in Restaurant Empire," said GameSpot's review of the game. "Restaurant Empire should appeal to fans of the Iron Chef television show...it also provides a deep and enjoyable experience for fans of management simulations."

Restaurant Empire, an innovative combination of business simulation and RPG elements, features five different restaurant cuisines, over 30 unique chefs to interact with nearly 180 recipes while challenges players to build and manage prosperous restaurant businesses in Paris, Rome, and Los Angeles. In the game, players control every aspect of running a business, from buying the restaurant to choosing its cuisine, building its staff, and creating the ambiance through the selected decor. Players' business acumen and culinary savoir-faire are tested as the travel and meet people who can help them establish a reputation as the greatest restaurateur the world has ever seen!

“Restaurant Empire blends successful design features from Trevor Chan's past consumer hits along with new features not yet seen in other strategy and simulation titles,” said Paul Lombardi, CEO of Enlight Interactive, the U.S. publishing operation of Enlight. “Restaurant Empire has been well received by reviewers, retailers, and consumers across North America, Europe, and Asia. Because of its intriguing game play, Restaurant Empire brings new life into the business simulation genre.”

Released globally in late March, Restaurant Empire carries an ESRB rating of “E” for Everyone and a suggested retail price of US$29.99. System requirements include a Windows 98/Me/2000/XP operating system, a Pentium III 500MHz or higher, 3D video card and 128MB of RAM. For additional information, visit www.restaurant-empire.com .

About Enlight
Enlight is one of the world's leading developers of entertainment software. The company was founded in 1993, with a goal of creating games that are not only entertaining, but of equal importance, enlightening. Into 2003, Enlight is making an entry into the publishing business, establishing Enlight Interactive Inc., the US publishing arm of the Enlight group as well as consolidating strategic partnerships with distributors the world over. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.enlight.com .

About Trevor Chan
Considered one of the most unique and progressive designers in the gaming industry, Trevor Chan's first title, Capitalism, received global accolades for being one of the best business simulation games ever designed and created. According to PC Gamer, "Capitalism is the most realistic, detailed business sim on the market today, and one of the best economic games of all time." Following the success of Capitalism, Mr. Chan designed Seven Kingdoms, a fantasy real-time strategy game with tremendous depth and previously unseen design features. Seven Kingdoms and the sequel, Seven Kingdoms II: The Frytan Wars, were widely praised by software reviewers for setting the bar for future empire building games. With the release of Hotel Giant and Restaurant Empire, Mr. Chan has shown his commitment to creating unique, challenging, games with a focus on combining entertainment with edification. Mr. Chan, who founded Enlight in 1993, oversees two design studios in Hong Kong and has a North American headquarters based in Parkville, Maryland USA.

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