<s>
Chocolatier	B-Language
is	O
a	O
casual	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
elements	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Big	O
Splash	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
PlayFirst	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
release	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
chocolatier	B-Language
,	O
who	O
must	O
navigate	O
14	O
cities	O
around	O
the	O
globe	O
while	O
buying	O
ingredients	O
,	O
manufacturing	O
chocolate	O
confections	O
,	O
and	O
selling	O
them	O
to	O
chocolate	O
shops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
are	O
available	O
:	O
in	O
story	O
mode	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
rebuild	O
an	O
almost-bankrupt	O
chocolate	O
empire	O
and	O
acquire	O
64	O
chocolate	O
recipes	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
;	O
in	O
free	O
mode	O
players	O
start	O
out	O
with	O
scant	O
resources	O
and	O
must	O
become	O
successful	O
chocolatiers	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chocolatier	B-Language
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Splash	O
Games	O
,	O
founded	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
designers	O
who	O
developed	O
a	O
prototype	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
spare	O
time	O
while	O
still	O
employed	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prototype	O
was	O
rejected	O
by	O
publishers	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
Chocolatier	B-Language
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
signed	O
up	O
by	O
PlayFirst	O
and	O
completed	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
:	O
reviewers	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
action	B-Application
minigame	O
which	O
is	O
played	O
when	O
chocolates	O
are	O
manufactured	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
Victorian-era	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
chocolatier	B-Language
in	O
1880	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Victorian	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayFirst	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
prototype	O
,	O
issued	O
the	O
team	O
a	O
request	O
for	O
proposal	O
for	O
an	O
economic	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
hoping	O
that	O
Big	O
Splash	O
could	O
produce	O
another	O
proposal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chocolatier	B-Language
was	O
designed	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
women	O
aged	O
between	O
35	O
and	O
55	O
,	O
a	O
different	O
market	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
previously	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
trio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Journalists	O
were	O
sent	O
Chocolatier-branded	O
chocolate	O
bars	O
and	O
"	O
golden	O
tickets	O
"	O
which	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Chocolatier	B-Language
2	I-Language
:	I-Language
Secret	I-Language
Ingredients	I-Language
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chocolatier	B-Language
:	I-Language
Decadence	I-Language
by	I-Language
Design	I-Language
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Great	O
Chocolate	O
Chase	O
:	O
A	O
Chocolatier	B-Language
Twist	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
by	O
PlayFirst	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chocolatier	B-Language
was	O
awarded	O
Gamezebo	O
's	O
Zeeby	O
award	O
for	O
best	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
delightfully	O
challenging	O
business	O
tycoon	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
challenging	O
but	O
not	O
frustratingly	O
so.	O
"	O
</s>
