The guys behind the hit “Dash” games (Diner Dash, Hotel Dash, Wedding Dash, etc) on the iPhone, PlayFirst Inc, have announced the launch of a fantastic looking new game titled Chocolatier: Decadence by Design, for the iPad, right on time for Valentine’s Day. This game is allows players to build up their chocolate making empire and also to savour highly decadent chocolate designs through the iPad’s high resolution screen. Check out the following press release for screenshots and more details:

PlayFirst Brings Chocolate Empire Building Game to iPad. Chocolatier: Decadence by Design Hits the App Store In Time for Valentine’s Day

SAN FRANCISCO – February 3, 2011 – PlayFirst® Inc., a leading publisher of engaging interactive entertainment, today announced its Chocolatier®: Decadence by Design App is available on the App Store for iPad™. Delivering the most delectable game in time for the most popular chocolate holiday of the year, Chocolatier: Decadence by Design utilizes iPad’s large, high-resolution display to deliver highly decadent chocolates and empire building gameplay, taking players on a tantalizing trip into the world of artisan chocolate making.

“Our goal for Chocolatier on iPad was to find entertaining new ways to deliver what we already know is a deeply engaging experience,” said Chris Williams, Vice President of Mobile for PlayFirst. “Utilizing the Multi Touch, graphics and display capabilities of iPad, we’ve made it more satisfying than ever for players to produce chocolates and explore the decadent world of Chocolatier.”

In Chocolatier: Decadence by Design, players build, maintain and grow their own global chocolate empire. Visiting exotic locations worldwide, players find and buy ingredients, haggle with merchants and scour markets for items to create new, more luscious chocolates. Following recipes they unlock along their journeys, players combine exotic ingredients to make decadent chocolate creations like never before.

Additional features of the Chocolatier: Decadence by Design App include:

  • Hours of highly immersive game play.
  • More than 70 tantalizing recipes for chocolates, truffles, coffee and more.
  • Twenty exotic ports to travel to for discovery of rare ingredients.
  • Five meta-quests and hundreds of sub-quests available to play.
  • Customizable chocolate creations; design, create, and name customized confections.

The Chocolatier: Decadence by Design App is available for $6.99 from the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore. For more information, visit playfirst.com or the Chocolatier page at playfirst.com/game/chocolatier.