Cooking Mama (Nintendo DS)

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). ...

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...rent me a copy of Cooking Guide so I was a bit surprised when she came home with this. I did question the choice the response was ?It?s got cooking in the title hasn?t it??. Since I had paid to rent it I thought I would give it a go, after all, I had little else to do that evening. ****What do you do?**** The aim of this game is to prepare a variety of meals in a step-by-step manner. Each stage is marked a fail, good or very good and once you have ...
...The stylus is the ?ultimate? cooking utensil of the Cooking Mama kitchen and as such it can slice, peel, chop, knead, stir, mix, de-scale, operate the blender, operate the oven and break eggs amongst many other things. It would be a utensil that Gordon Ramsey would be proud to own. You are clearly guided by an annoying cartoon character and instructions on the screen. As you are presented with the instruction you simply tap, scribble or swipe with ...

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...a long period of time cooking but then once it was gone it was gone but maybe I should have realised by the low price in comparison to other DS games that this would be the case. The music was also quite repetitive and annoying and if I had a child playing this with the sound on next to me on even a short train ride I would want to throw it on the floor and stamp on it! If you wanted to buy this for a child to learn about cooking, I don't think it ...
...left alone in a kitchen after playing this game may have disastrous consequences! It does teach what goes into the various recipes but beyond that and there is not a lot else it teaches as the recipes are so basic. I think that maybe this game is ok for children around the ages of 8-14 but beyond that and it just gets monotonous and you want to progress to a more interesting level but you can't. I think they should have made it more challenging as ...

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I purchased Cooking Mama when it was released around Christmas time in 2006. It was not a game that I had asked for Christmas and while shopping it caught eye with its brightly designed and cartoon graphics on the front cover. I quickly picked up a copy and purchased it with delight. Cooking Mama is a cooking themed game that offers the player a chance to make 76 different recipes with an anime chef called cooking mama - Once you have made your recipes ...
...grating all the ingredients and cooking them correctly they give you t up and down. All is clearly shown to you and you can be shown various he instructions of how to do the techniques in making the recipe, You do all these technique by using the DS Stylus, such as dragging it back and forth and moving it up and down etc... you can of course practice all you want before doing the whole recipe all together and become graded on the recipe by Cooking ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Cooking Mama challenges players to use their stylus as a master kitchen tool to cook lots of real world dishes ranging from pepperoni pizza to cabbage meat rolls. The game makes good and inventive use of the DS stylus and microphone with players use the stylus to chop, slice, pan fry, knead, grate, mash and peel. You can even share recipes with your friends via the DS's WI-FI settings, this gives the game extra depth as you try to out-cook your ...
...hoping to get approval from Cooking Mama. Each stage is timed adding excitement and even frustration at times as you try to make the best dish possible. Some of the tasks you wonder why you have to do them as they're so simple (putting things in the microwave) but this doesn't detract from the other tasks, which are fun and enjoyable. I would recommend this game to anyone who likes cooking and who wants a different game from the norm. ...

Walter_Kovacs 14.12.2008 · Read full review
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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 ...

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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 ...

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...a simple set of mini cooking related games, that it would have more depth once I'd started playing it, but aside from earning extra recipes and new techniques to try, I didn't really feel like I was getting anything out of the game. My interest soon vanished and it ended up sitting on the shelf unplayed. Whilst it might be a good game for younger children as it might encourage to take an interest in food and cooking, which I firmly believe is a ...

valve90210 16.07.2008 · Read full review
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Cooking Mama. How i wish i could boil her. The mama drives me insane with her demands. Peel eggs, chop onions and boil this. When has your mother told you off for not chopping onions quick enough!? Why destroy my mind and will to cook by having HITLER as in game mother! The gameplay is boring, has no story line or plot, has no real difficulty and is repititive, repititive, repititive! The Good. Cooking Mama is definetly origional. You can't find ...
...eight could possibly enjoy this. Cooking Mama is far too easy. There is no challenge, apart from trying to stay awake when you're playing. And once i've carried out the Fuhers orders all i get is a gold bage underneath my dish. sigh *excellent* sigh# Once i've played the game and made pointless dishes, i'm actively encouraged to hang myself as i'm forced to do chores again and again for my cooking dictator. the game is extremely repetitive. The ...

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Cooking Mama is a brilliant game for any age, however, it can get repetitive for the older gamers after a while. The game involves you making meals for Mama and she gives you a score out of 100 on how well you did, and depending on your score you can get a bronze, silver or gold medal. When you complete a meal it unlocks others for you to complete, and you can also combine different meals to make a new one. When I started to play this game I could ...
...as adults. I hope that Cooking Mama 2 adds some more excitement to the game, as I have already said it can become very repetitive completing the same cooking tasks. Reading other reviews on Cooking Mama 2 I do believe that it now enables you to connect with other DS players, and there are new meals to make. Now there is a new Cooking Mama out, you can get this game for a really good price. My game was £17 from Zavvi, but is just under £15 in ASDA. ...

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Cooking Mama! a random name for a completely random game. this game is completely out of the blue with nothing else like it on the market, you have no storyline or plot etc. and you Just Cook! You have to pick a recipe and then follow it through to the end. This involves: chopping up meat and vegetables, simmering, frying, boiling, creating little "parcels" or spring rolls, decorating and as such with your ingredients, you then get rated on how ...
...for your efforts (bronze, silver, gold). The food you can make varies in difficulty from easy things such as "Cup O' Ramen", The "Pot Noodle" equivalent, to beef stew, spring rolls, soups, steaks, rices, pasta, spaghetti and a wide range of seafood dishes. One of the great things about this game is it allows you to mix recipes, pick some recipes, like the outlook? click the mix button and boom, new recipe to your list to go and make. Another innovative ...

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...you first attempt a recipe Cooking mama shows you what to do. After completing the recipe she gives you a rating ( either fail, bronze, silver or gold). Usually on completion you will unlock a new recipe. An easy to follow self explanatory game. In addition to the array of activities you can carry out with the stylus (such as chopping, peeling, grating, controling hob, kneading, etc, etc) you also can cool down food by blowing in the microphone.There ...
...handful of western foods. Unfortunately the game does get a bit boring after a while Advantages: Its a decent game which makes excellent use of the stylus. Definitely worth the £10 - £12 paid for it. Would certainly recommend it for value for money. A good addition to a young persons collection. On the whole a good well priced game. Disadvantages: The gameplay is quite easy and quickly becomes dull and repetitive. Definitely for a younger audience. ...

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Heh.. well what can I say. I LOVE this game. It appears quite babyish but is very addictive and fun! It is simple to understand for young kids, but is fun for all ages. I bought mine for £24.99 a while ago, I think its about £19.99 right now though. Definitely worth it. Fantastic gameplay and outstanding graphics. A very enjoyable game and is definitely value for money! The bright and simple cartoons make it very easy to see and understand what ...
...but takes skill and patience to master. This is a game for boys and girls, but i wouldnt recomend it for boys over the age of 10 because they would probably see it as more of a girls game. You only use the stylus in this game, no buttons needed, so it makes it much more simple than games where both must be used simultaniously. The game consists of lots of different dishes that you must cook, and each dish contains lots of minigames such as chopping, ...

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