A Repackaged Plate of Familiar Puzzles
Following up on the original Fit and Fry, Fit and Fry: Organized Chef is the second release in the Afil Games developed and published puzzle series that involves placing various shapes of food in a grid until every piece fits.
Now for those who are unfamiliar with the first game, these puzzle games are about as mechanically straightforward as a game can be. In fact, that’s almost the exact same wording I used in my review for the first game, because the second game is almost the exact same. The game consists of a series of progressively more complex puzzles, and whilst the game starts at the bare minimum level of complexity, it only reaches a slightly higher level of complexity as things progress.
Mastering the Culinary Grid
These levels consist of grids and you, the player, are assigned with a random selection of vegetables, meats, and other food items of various shapes and sizes that need to be placed on the grid. Some are elongated, others are reminiscent of Tetris blocks, and then there are, of course, just large chunks of food that need to be jammed in wherever they fit. Each piece of food can be rotated to fit into different positions, but beyond that, Fit and Fry: Organized Chef is just a matter of finding out which piece goes where.
As with the first game, there are two other ways to interact with the level. There is a restart button and a hint button. The restart button will do exactly what the name implies and will restart the level with a clear board. This is useful because taking pieces off the board individually is tedious, and these kinds of puzzles are often best approached from a clean slate if you get to the end of them without an answer in sight.
Of course, the actual usefulness of this feature is reliant on how often the game board needs to be cleared to start fresh. But many of the puzzles here are fairly easy to accomplish on the first attempt. Granted, if the player is someone that struggles with puzzles, or is a younger individual, this feature may see more use.
The Hint Dilemma
The second option of using hints also functions in an identical manner to the first game. After a few seconds, the option for a hint becomes available to the player. Using it will highlight an item and where it should be placed on the board. The caveat to using this feature is the game defaults to one solution for each level when using hints. This style of puzzle game, however, can have a variety of solutions to the same puzzle. So failing to follow the game’s expected solution means using the hints can force the player to essentially restart the entire level anyway. Which almost means it’s better to restart the level prior to using the hints.
The gameplay is incredibly simple, and again, it’s essentially identical to the first Fit and Fry. Visually it’s a little cleaner, but It’s still simple.
Echoes of the Original
What’s really frustrating about Fit and Fry: Organized Chef though is just how close it is to the original game; it is virtually the exact same experience. From the way the levels are laid out, to how the game plays, and even the majority of the visual elements having the exact same design.
Like the first game, though, Fit and Fry: Organized Chef does boast an impressive Gamerscore count of 2000. Achievement hunters therefore may be more willing to drop the extra cash, if only to boost their Gamerscore in under an hour.
In fact, several of the achievements require the player to restart levels X number of times, or use X number of hints before unlocking. These achievements are technically the easiest ones to unlock, but due to the lack of difficulty of the game, they can easily be the last ones that are unlocked.
A Gamerscore Boost with a Generic Blueprint
Ultimately, the only real reason to buy Fit and Fry: Organized Chef is the same as the first game: a massive Gamerscore boost for very little effort; there is almost no discernible difference between the two games, just slightly tweaked and repackaged.
I recommend playing the first game prior to this one, as it serves as a perfect blueprint for what you will get here.
Important Links
The Kitchen is Open AGAIN – Fit And Fry: Organized Chef Sizzles onto Xbox – https://www.thexboxhub.com/the-kitchen-is-open-again-fit-and-fry-organized-chef-sizzles-onto-xbox/
Buy, Optimised for Xbox Series X|S – https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/store/fit-and-fry-organized-chef/9MZTNK0ZNHT0/0010
Grab an Xbox One version – http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/store/fit-and-fry-organized-chef-xbox-one/9NTMW9WX1R36/0010
There’s an Xbox bundle too – http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/store/fit-and-fry-organized-chef-xbox-bundle/9NT4RZG9QSQG/0010
