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Cooking, cooking!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 96 / 100
Date: September 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a very cute game for the DS. A good one if you've just purchased a DS and want a game that really shows you what a stylus can do. ;) Some recipes are kinda easy, while others proove more challenging. I'm still working on peeling potatoes fast enough. The graphics are very amuzing. I laughed out loud as I spilled water all over the place while trying to drain some pasta. The meals are japanese based...and make you want to go out and make your own gyoza! This is very fun for an adult who likes DS mini games, and it doesn't seem too 'kiddish' as I had feared. I'm so glad this unique japanese game made it to the states. Two thumbs up for Cooking Mama!

Fun new innovative cooking game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 49 / 52
Date: September 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I got this for my girl along with one of the new pink DS Lite and she is loving both the machine and the game. I think anybody that enjoys cooking will probably enjoy this game.

It is basically simple stylus controlled fun little minigames (200+) through which you make 76 real world food items.

It has a great progression so it is easy to learn even if you don't know cooking or don't know how to play games. For example first you learn to make boiled rice which is as simple as adding the right about of water to the pot with a simple minigame... and then if you do that successfully then next you can try making fried rice.

I really like the low price of the game. It should appeal to anybody that enjoys Warioware, Feel the Magic, etc type games.

A Surprise Family Favorite!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 14
Date: March 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Having recently purchased a DS lite for my seven year old we let him choose his games. Being like most boys he picked a Mario title and a Sonic title. I jokingly commented to my husband I wanted to try Cooking Mama. The game is mine! Or so I thought when he brought it home for me a few days later.

I started playing right away and was quite amused by the cute little graphics, annoyingly catchy music and Mama's firey eyes when I messed up on my Fried Octopus Balls. The mini-game style and chances to practice each technique before making them kept me entertained to the point of taking the DS with me so I could play at random places outside my home. Until of course I laid it down one night (my thumbs were sore from hours of perfecting my Miso Soup) and my husband picked it up. Hearing him curse at the cheery little Mama and his over-cooked chicken was more amusing than watching him throwing his console controllers. Next my son got his hands on the game, it is HIS DS afterall. Soon it was his favorite, Mario and Sonic long forgotten.

I never thought this game would become a family favorite. I expected it to wind up lost somewhere in the stacks of other games. Instead everyone in our family takes turns preparing all these odd Japanese dishes and earning new ones. While very repetative and at times frustrating we've all really enjoyed it. If you're looking for a family friendly game for all ages I would reccomend this game a thousand times over.

Love to cook but hate messes try this fun game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: March 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a fun game. You can cook many different recipes and unlock many more as well. There are probably a lot of recipes you have never heard of. If you aren't allowed to cook you can play this game without getting hurt or burned.

I almost blew this game away. Literally.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 14
Date: November 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Ok. Now I know I'm not the brightest star in the sky but whodathunk that when the game calls for you to 'blow', while stewing or boiling something, that you are actually supposed to blow into the mic! I failed at so many recipes just because I didn't know what to do when the recipe called for 'blowing'. Yes, I know what you are saying, "Did you read the instructions before you played the game?" Of course not! This game appears juvenile and primative, but it has proven to me at least, to be the most advanced NDS game to date. Even if you don't enjoy puzzle games or you are a Teen/Mature gamer, this game is worth owning just to experience the full capabilities of your DS. I'd hate to know what the Mature Game Developers are doing with this whole 'blow' thing. Yuck!

Fun game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: September 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When I first came home with this game and tried it, I thought it was going to be kind of dumb. But it is lots of fun and kind of addicting. I even got my 11yr old son doing some of the cooking. Plus it is a good price.

Finally a game that really deserves 5 stars

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I find this game to be very fun. It is so cool the way you make many meals and sometimes, you have the option to change them while you make them. There is also a practice option so you can practice a cooking tool or the way to do something before making the real meal. There is also an option to mix two meals together. If you don't know already, there is 75+ meals to make in this game. As I go make more meals and unlock more meals, I get different tasks so the game stays alive and fun. To this day I still play this game and it's so fun to go over meals you have already made and perfect them to get a gold coin for them. You will have hours of fun with this game. Hope you enjoy it. :]]

OMG! BEST GAME EVER!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 32
Date: November 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I just got a Wal-Mart gift cetificate (I HATE Wal-Mart) but, you might as well use it!:) Anyway... i`m SO gonna get Cooking mama with that money! I have downloaded 3 videos for it... IT LOOKS SOOOOOOOO COOL! I LOVE to cook! And i`m about to go on a trip... so it will be good for that! I CAN`T WAIT UNTILL I GET IT! By the way... is it long? It looks short...

Great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: March 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My kids are 4 and 11 (boy and girl) and both love this game! It is a great alternative to the fast, rush, shoot atmosphere that most games have. I thought that the game may be a bit lame due the price and the graphics, but my kids play this game more than ANY of the other games they have (and they have a lot of em...lol). I hope they come out with another one!

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: November 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My 9 year old and 16 year old fight over this game. My 9 year old owns the game. She has asked me to buy her 16 year old sister the game, so she will leave hers alone. It is a great game that will hold your attention.

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