Cooking Mama
Now you don’t need neither food or a kitchen to cook. With the game Cooking Mama to Nintendo DS you can cook in your sofa, on the subway or in your bed. Using the stylys as a kitchen tool you can chop, stir, stew, slice, fry and even more on the touch screen. Is the food too warm? Then cool it by blowing on the microphone. You play the game by choosing a recipe, then you prepare it by following the step-by-step instructions as they come on the screen. The game originates in Japan, which you notice on the rather special recipes. There is a lot of japanese food and I guess that oyster sauce in Spaghetti Bolognese is a special japanese touch :-) It’s funny and easy to play and hopefully you’ll pick up some new ideas as the game contains 76 recipes which you also can combine.
During 2007 a follow up, Cooking Mama: Cook Off, will be released to Nintendo Wii. Thanks to the special Wii remote you’ll basically be able to do anything you do in the kitchen with Wii remote motions that feel close to the real thing. A great thing is the multiplayer mode where you and a friend can compete using the same recipe.
But… the best thing is of course to go to your kitchen and cook some real food. The game won’t feed you, but it’s sure a lot of fun and if you’re a total disaster in the kitchen you’ll probably pick up some cooking skills!
January 9th, 2007 21:42
The follow-up for Wii sounds SOO cool!
January 9th, 2007 22:49
Anne: Yes, the wii version sounds incredible. Make sure to watch the long demo from E3 (at gamespot.com). We must have cooking battles with P and F :-) Girls against boys. *lol*
January 10th, 2007 07:16
My nephew has a Nintendo DS, but keeps losing the cartridges since they’re so small : /
January 10th, 2007 08:11
Haha, THAT’ll be real popular :)
January 10th, 2007 14:52
Coooool! I can’t wait for Wii’s Cooking Mama! Although I still feel wierd moving my arms and moving playing with the Wii, hahahah.
January 10th, 2007 19:08
I LOVE this game! So much fun! :D
January 10th, 2007 19:20
I can’t wait to try this!!!
January 11th, 2007 11:15
Wow! that is sooo cool! I’d love to try that game! :)
January 11th, 2007 11:24
hmm.. what happened to my name? :)
January 11th, 2007 20:10
Scott: Yes, the cartridges are quite small so I guess it can be a bit tricky for the younger ones.
nek0: We’re probably getting our Wii next week, and it will be fun trying playing with the wii remote!
Sera: It’s so basic yet fun and a bit tricky!
Brazilian Linda (or should I call you Bbrazilianrazilian Linda *lol*): The game is great! I hope you get an opportunity to try it.
January 12th, 2007 05:59
Oh my gosh! My husband Johan and I got the Wii in December and I am waiting for this came to come out in March! He makes fun of me all the time, but reviews say that it is a great game to really maximize the Wiimote! I can’t wait1
January 13th, 2007 18:11
Nicolette: I’ve read rewievs and I’ve watched a demo and I think that your husband is totally wrong! :-) I agree that this will be a great game maximizing the wiimote!
June 11th, 2007 19:52
Cooking Mama’s isn’t just virtual. Paula Gaetos have her potato salad recipe a test drive over at Inkling and it wasn’t that bad. Could Cooking Mama be edging in on Irma Rombauer’s Joy of Cooking?
February 28th, 2010 01:03
De l’info merci pour cette article .