sbdash.jpg So, we (and by we, I mean I and especially my wife!) really like gameLab and PlayFirst's modern update of Tapper, Diner Dash - and it's obviously been a big smash in the casual gaming world.

So, we weren't so surprised to see Diner Dash 2, a straightforward but fun sequel in which you "Join Flo as she returns from Nirvana to help four fellow restaurant owners defeat the greedy tycoon, Mr. Big." A recent Detroit Free Press review of it notes: "Like the original, the sequel is full of quick, mindless, engaging fun" - and while we think it's actually good for the brain, we agree in principle.

But we _were_ surprised, though delighted, to see a completely apposite licensed applied to the game - yep, SpongeBob Diner Dash has just launched. Apparently: "Mr. Krabs is expanding his Krabby Patty kingdom one restaurant at a time. Slippery sturgeon, antsy anchovies, and even Bubble Bass keep everybody's favorite fry cook-turned-server on his tip-seeking toes." Oh em gee, we're so there - whoever thought of this tie-up should get a medal.