Cooking Mama: Cook Off
Cooking Mama: Cook Off is a unique 2 player family game designed specifically for the Wii. Mama is whipping up some kitchen competition by pitting chef against chef! Help Mama cook international dishes from 10 different nations and watch as the realistic foods actually change in appearance based on your actions! Practice mode lets you fine tune your cooking skills without being judged Keep up with recipes as they progress - from simple to complex, from small to large dishes you’ll unlock
After her initial DS debut, Mama is whipping up some kitchen competition by pitting chef against chef in Cooking Mama Cook Off – a unique 2 player family game designed specifically for the Wii home video console. Step-by-step, recipe-by-recipe, help Mama cook international dishes from 10 different nations and watch as the realistic foods actually change in appearance based on your actions!
FEATURES
- The Wii Remote is your ultimate cooking utensil, putting you in total control of the cooking action as you chop, grate, slice, stir, roll and much more! Hold and point it in many different ways depending on the task (i.e. upright to mash potatoes, lengthwise to fry in a pan, etc.) to get the real sensation of cooking in a kitchen!
- All-new Cooking Challenge Mode lets you and a friend go head-to-head in the ultimate multiplayer cook off to determine who can cook the fastest with the fewest mistakes.
- Create 55 real world dishes from 10 different nations: Japan, America, France, India, Mexico, England, China, Spain, Germany and Italy. You can even make desserts like cream puffs and pudding too! From hot dogs to pan fried crab to bouillabaisse, Cook Off challenges you to make it all!
- Realistic graphics with real-time effects make you feel like you’re actually cooking. Adjust your timing and make decisions about your next course of action based on what you see on screen (i.e. if food is starting to look burned, quickly remove it from the burner, etc.).
- Keep your kitchen fancy and fresh by earning items that bring your kitchen to life (i.e. seasonings, small utensils, etc.).
- Earn bronze, silver, and gold medals from Mama based on the quality of your cooking.
- Practice mode allows you to fine tune your cooking skills without being judged. Recipes progress from simple to complex, from small to large dishes, so do your best to meet Mama’s expectations as you unlock new dishes.
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars Lame!!!
What a snoozer. Its the same repeative motions throughout the game. You peel a couple of vegetables, then chop them, then fry them with a shake of the Wiimote. And for the challenge segment you touch the salt shaker, wait a few seconds, twist the Wiimote, wait a few seconds, turn the Wiimote, wait a few seconds, click on a leek, wait a few seconds, twist the Wiimote…I think you get the idea.
On a scale of 0 = terrible and 100 = greatest game ever: as a game its a 10 (out of 100), as a cooking tutorial its an 11 (out of 100). The music is the same rehash garbage from every other cutesy Japanese game. But what astounds me is Cooking Mama’s voice sounds a Japanese girl trying to speak English with a German accent. It amazes me how well she pulls that sound off, I sure hope it was intentional.
When I say pass on this game, I mean pass it through the window into the outside garbage can. It will stink up your kitchen if you throw it away inside.
3 Stars Got old fast
The kids played this for a while but it got old fast. Now it has dust on it.
5 Stars Cooking Mama: Cook Off
I gave this to my granddaughter for Xmas 2 years ago; I guess we forgot to do a review then. She still enjoys it. She had no problem understanding it at 6, and as a result at age 8 now, she loves to bake and cook with mommy.
As a grandmother, I certainly recommend it.
1 Stars Nothing like the DS game
We had such high hopes for this game as we LOVE the DS version. My kids & I tried it as soon as we got it and we found it so hard to play. It’s a very frustrating game & we gave up on it after a few times. Really wish we would have gotten another game instead.
5 Stars A great addition to my Wii games collection.
Fun game to play with the family. Haven’t really played any other cooking mama games on the Wii yet but bought it because I heard this was a good one and I’m not disappointed at all.
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