Cooking Mama

Advantages: fun, addictive, pick up and play anywhere!
Disadvantages: too easy in places

When I picked up Cooking Mama in Game in Reading, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. The box proclaimed that it was the most unique game ever, and I certainly believe that it lives up to that! In Cooking Mama, you basically prepare a meal in several different stages, getting a mark (fail, good, very good) for each stage and then an overall mark out of 100 and a grade of fail, bronze, silver or gold. The meals are prepared using the DS touch ...
...a grade at the end. Cooking existing dishes unlocks new ones, and with new dishes come new skills, like making sushi rice and barbequing. In Combine mode, you can mix two meals from a limited selection of meals from cook mode. Unlocking more meals in cook mode allows for more combinations, however, your work isn't graded, so your grade isn't saved (in cook mode it saves your best grade and displays a gold, silver or bronze medal under each meal). ... Read review

Advantages: original concept, great for passing time or for short bursts
Disadvantages: lack of story line, can become repetitive.

I was quite excited about this game as i enjoy role playing and simulation game. In the game you have a variety of different dishes and you have to complete the steps to prepare and cook them, from cutting, slicinging sauting and stewing. You are given a set time for each step and once the meal has been prepared you are scored and given either a fail or bronze, silver or gold medal. This game is fun for a while and great just to oick up for a few ...
...could play for hours on end in one go as although there is quite a variety of dishes to cook there are only really a few skills needed between the lot of theme.g cut, slice, stew, saute, mix etc. therefore the game can get very repetitive. In addition to this there is absolutely no storyline, you are basically given a choice of dishes and you cook it and move onto the next one. In my opinion a storyline would give the player more goals and make ... Read review

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...have a go on her Cooking Mama game I had to buy it for myself! Basically, you have to make a dish and at the end you get a grade from cooking mama, depending on how well you make the dish. The grades are Gold, Silver & Bronze with Gold being the best, Bronze the Worst. Cooking Mama is similar to games such as Wario Ware because of the fact you will be given a short amount of time to complete simple actions which can be anything in Cooking Mama such ...
...if you finish it perfectly, Cooking Mama will tell you, you are Very Good with a small gold badge underneath it , If you did okay she'll tell you, you did Good with a silver badge underneath it, and if you didn't finish it or do it right, Cooking Mama tells you, you have failed with a bronze badge underneath it. As well as the Very Good, Good and Failed messages, Cooking Mama will say "Just as good as Mama!" if you get Very Good, "Good Job" if you ... Read review

Advantages: Cooks 120 diffrent recipes.
Disadvantages: there is a timer and you have to do it before the time runs out!

Cooking mama on ds is kind of easy to play, just follow the rules really. This game has not been out for that long i thought i would buy it cause it looks quite good i always play it so be warned it addictive, u can get this game from any game store and tecso and adsa and stores like that, Gamestation,Eplay and game there really good store you can buy this game from. This game is round about £20-£30 now and is worth the price, the game age around ...
...everyone is a expert on cooking mama! Thank you for having the time to read my review and i hoped you liked it. Paige ... Read review

Advantages: Big range of recipes, jolly music and sounds, easy to play, very interative
Disadvantages: Sometimes a bit repetitive

I'm 20 years old and I bought this game only the other week and I have to say it's very addictive! When you start the game you get the choice of dishes to cook, ranging from plain boiled rice to things such as steak and fish and allsorts. Upon selecting a dish you then proceed to make it step by step - tasks include chopping, making sauces, battering and breadcrumbing, frying, stirring, kneading, grating.... You can even blow on hot food by blowing ...
...a time limit for each task and you get graded on how quickly you do it, and at the end of the dish you get given a score out of 100 - the higher the score the more efficiently you cooked! A medal is also awarded - bronze, silver or gold - and this is applied to the dish in the menu. Most of the time you also get given a new dish to add to the menu to cook. There are a total of 76 things to make in the whole game. All I can say is what a beautifully ... Read review

Advantages: Great fun, almost like the real thing!
Disadvantages: Catchy, annoying music! A little childish

...I got this game a few months ago and played it non stop at first. It seems like quite a childish game, being from 3+ but I have to say I was hooked! There are many recipes to complete, and depending on how well you manage to do the recipes you get different medals. You can also play against your Cooking Mama 'friends' to see if you can beat them. It has quite catchy music, but it is quite repetitive and can get a bit annoying! The recipes are varied and from different countries which makes it quite exciting. I quite like the graphics, they are quite basic but work with the game well. It is not hard to control the game and would be good for any age group. It's not quite like cooking in real life but I found this game really really fun, and some of them are even quite challenging! I recommend this game, it is quite good for hand-eye co... Read review

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...**** COOKING MAMA **** What is the game about? Basically in cooking mama you get to- "Cook 55 international recipes and desserts with 300 different ingredients. Make food not war" One of the better things about the game is that you can play in two player mode,meaning you can challenge your friend to a cook -off or rather see who is better at using the wii remote. Life-span/gameplay- i don't think this is very good.I doubt it will keep children occupied for long as all they have to do is cook recipe after recipe.How exciting is that? (not).Saying that my best friend loves the game and she is twenty!!!.I don't think many people feel the same as her especially serious gamers. Graphics etc. I would say the graphics are average.One thing i really hate about the game is the voice of mama-it also dosn't always translate that well... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Very interactive
Disadvantages: Some really complicated recipies

...My husband bought this game for me as i liked it on the ds and thought it would be just as good on the wii. It is very challenging to play on the wii as you have to be able to turn the controlers in all directions, which can be quite difficult. It is a good way for people to learn how to make the recipies on this game, it helped me, some of the recipies i hadn't even heard of. You can play multiplayer on this game but this is quite hard to do as most of the screen is cut off so you dont know what buttons to press and when to press them. Entertaining for kids cause of the graphics, it's cartoony, thats all i can say about that. The only annoying thing with this game is mama's voice, i havent been able to work out what accent it is and i've had it since it come out!... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful