Everything but the kitchen sink

Advantages: Nice casual game. New two-player mode, improved controls and 3D graphics.
Disadvantages: Possibly just a bit too offbeat for most gamers.

...Cooking Mama was one of those surprise hits on the Nintendo DS; based on the exploits of a Japanese domestic goddess, it's an essentially casual game that allows you to fill in a few minutes here and there, but also one that quietly becomes addictive as you play it over time. Sequels followed and the series inevitably branched out to the Wii with a somewhat lacklustre port that did little to improve on the DS version and made some rather erratic use of the Wii-mote. However, I'm glad to say that they've made a much better fist of it with this second attempt which features many new features and a new global recipe book. Gameplay is relatively straight forwards; you use the Wii-mote as a universal cooking utensil that chops, stirs, flips, etc. This is all done via gesture controls that, for the most part, tend to work rather well; this...

Phantom_Wombat 05.04.2009 (13.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Cooking Mama: World Kitchen (Wii)

cooking mama!!

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 to play it is 3+ it is easy like i have said but some parts are difficult to do. ~How to cook~ theres is many diffrrent ways to cook such as cutting and you have to move the knife one side and it cuts. ~other ways to prepare to cook~ tenderizing= you hate to move it from side to side as quick as you can but the meat is really tough to cut, slicing...

Paigeoleary 11.12.2007 · Read review
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Review of Cooking Mama (Nintendo DS)

Cooking Mama

Advantages: Fun & Addictive
Disadvantages: Repetitive For The Older Gamers

...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 not put it down because its so addictive to play. My favourite part of the game has definately got to be dicing and slicing different foods, however, I find peeling the shell off the boiled eggs really hard to do and still have yet to complete it! I don't know whether thats just me though that finds it so difficult!! Haha. Overall, it is very good value for money and I recommend this...

wondergirlxx 07.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Cooking Mama (Nintendo DS)

Get Cooking!

Advantages: See Review
Disadvantages: See Review

...I've never been a good cook but after my friend let me 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 as slicing, mixing, pressing food , grating & even pouring! All these actions are done with the Stylus by swiping, tapping, or scribbling on the DS screen. When finishing the action, 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...

Julia95x 15.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Cooking Mama (Nintendo DS)

Cooking Mama Review

Advantages: Innovative use of the DS controls
Disadvantages: If you're not a fan of cooking, you probably won't like it

...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 friends! This a break from traditional games as there are no levels to complete, no boss to beat and no power ups to collect, instead you cook a wide variety of dishes 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...

Walter_Kovacs 14.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Cooking Mama (Nintendo DS)

Cooking Mama DS - A Game For Everyone

Advantages: Bright - Vibrant and easy to play
Disadvantages: tedious, very tedious.

...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 Cooking Mama will always rate how well you have done in creating different parts of the dish and how well you bring it all together. You go through the game doing different techniques such as pouring, chopping, slicing, frying, boiling, 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...

Gemshaw 26.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cooking Mama (Nintendo DS)

Cooking but not as we know it

Advantages: a large variety of different activities/techniques to try
Disadvantages: A lack of apparent depth and ultimately not very fulfilling

...imagined that although on the surface the game seemed 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 good thing, I'd find it hard to recommend this game to older people because there is a lack of obvious depth to it, giving it a rather short life span. Summary: If you want something that's fun involving food...head for your kitchen not for this game...

valve90210 16.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Cooking Mama (Nintendo DS)

TheCoopsters Kitchen Nightmares - Not Cooking

Advantages: Good quality product. Value for Money
Disadvantages: None existant Customer Service

...Early in 2006, the one in our house who likes to be called 'The Boss' decided that we needed a new kitchen - I don't for the life of me know why, because she only ever goes in to put the kettle on, but she is 'The Boss' so my mind was made up (for me!). Anyway, wanting to take a structured and sensible approach to this we did a little bit of homework and decided that we wanted a good quality kitchen, made to a higher standard than the offerings to those on display in the local DIY stores, or MFI. In fact if we had our choice we wanted a solid wood kitchen with high quality appliances - I only drew the line at Granite worktops when I saw the actual price of them - we have a galley kitchen (runs down both sides which are nearly 4m long each). So having set ourselves a budget (£10,000 to do everything) we started the long...

TheCoopster 09.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Di Lusso Kitchens

David Cook

Advantages: Current American Idol winner, a musician
Disadvantages: None

...This...... is the current American Idol Winner. David Cook is the American Idol that nearly never was. He actually was not initially going to try out for the television talent show, he was at the auditions to support his brother but, after some pushing from his brother, decided to audition too. A good decision, because he became the winner of the seventh season of American Idol in 2008. David Cook is classified as a Rock, singer-songwriter. His sound is definitely very rocky, but in my opinion quite soft rock. He has a very deep, raspy voice that lends itself very well to this type of music. What I really like about him is that he can actually play an instrument, unlike a lot of the new pop stars out there today who are just manufactured. He plays the guitar and actually used it quite a lot when he was performing on Idol. If you look...

Spottydog11 05.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of David Cook - David Cook

What's cooking?

Advantages: great cookery show for kids
Disadvantages: none

...related to their customer. Once it is finished it is served through the hatch to their customer. At this point Little Cook Small always wants to play but he is always reminded that first they have to tidy up and put everything away. They always do this as they sing along to a very jaunty little ditty: Wash, wipe scrub and clean, Make the kitchen sparkle and gleam, My names Ben,and my names Small, We've got the cleanest kitchen of all, Tidy all the bits and bobs, the things that help us do our jobs, Ingredients we put away, Ready for use another day, Pots and pans will start to smell, if we don't wash them really well, now it's clear, let's all smile We'll be ready in a little while I really like this as it is instilling good habits in children and making them realise that part of all the fun of cooking has to be the cleaning...

kingfisher111 16.10.2008 · Read review
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