Nintendo DS cover art of Cooking Mama •: •: •: Series Cooking Mama Release Nintendo DS •: March 23, 2006 •: September 12, 2006 •: December 7, 2006 •: December 8, 2006 •: September 11, 2007 •: December 14, 2007 iOS •: February 26, 2009, Mode(s) Cooking Mama ( クッキング ママ, Kukkingu Mama) is a -styled compilation for the and platforms, developed by and published by,, and. It was awarded 's 'Best Of ' award for 2006. It was followed by a sequel for the DS,. Two games have been made for the: and. ![]() ![]() ![]() Contents • • • • • • • • • • • Gameplay [ ] In Cooking Mama, the player is tasked with cooking various meals using the device's. Following the instructions of the titular 'Mama', the player uses the stylus or their finger to perform different kitchen tasks, including chopping, slicing meat, flipping food in pans, and arranging the final items on the plate. The version of the game for iOS also takes advantage of the in its devices with some similar gameplay to. Each of these tasks is performed by completing a which usually lasts less than 10 seconds. The gameplay structure consists of the player progressing through a series of short minigames. PETA's Thanksgiving-themed parody of the popular Majesco video game series Cooking Mama, only with a twist—Mama is evil and thirsty for blood! Cooking Mama Let's Cook is an Android version of the classic game for Nintendo DS and Wii that lets you enjoy an almost identical experience to that of the consoles, but completely free and directly on your mobile. That said, as usual in free-to-play games, in the beginning you have just a few of them unlocked. Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals!, Mama has had it up to here with all of your lousy cooking! She's tired of you ruining all of her delicious recipes and she just wants to get her next class over with. You'd better be ready to deal with her pent up rage while she tells you how to cook these totally adorable and very tasty. The game features a total of 96 different dishes. Each minigame represents a different activity in the meal preparation, such as mixing, frying, or chopping the provided ingredients. The minigame mechanics themselves range from quickly drawing parallel lines in order to chop items, to a where ingredients are added to a skillet or the heat is adjusted at precisely the right time. In many cases, players must look at the top screen of the DS for guidance on what to do next and then perform the task on the bottom screen. If the player makes a serious blunder or time expires without sufficient progress being made, that step in the cooking process is considered a failure. When this happens, a graphic of an angry 'Mama' with flames erupting from her eyes is displayed, along with the caption 'Don't worry, Mama will fix it!' Completing a dish can require playing one minigame, or as many as a dozen. The player's performance is rated when each dish is finished, based on the average result of each minigame. Depending on the final score, the game may award the player a bronze, silver or gold medal. The highest medal earned for each dish is recorded and displayed next to each item on the selection screen. A screenshot of the 'Let's Cook' mode, where a player is cutting a tomato for a dish Game modes [ ] Let's Cook [ ] The main game mode where players cook dishes. Players initially start with just a few simple recipes to choose from, with additional recipes unlocked as the earlier ones are mastered. Each recipe requires players to play through a short, timed minigame for each ingredient or group of ingredients. For example, to make a, the player would first be required to chop a into slices before the time limit elapses. When cooking a recipe which has previously been mastered, the player sometimes has the option to change the dish being made 'on the fly' between two minigames. If completed, this new recipe is then unlocked for future play. A player also has a choice to practice a recipe. Let's Combine [ ] In this mode, players can take the recipes which have been unlocked and combine them to make something new. For example, the 'Fried Eggs' recipe can be combined with the 'Rice' recipe to make an entree. Use Skill [ ] In this mode, players put their minigaming ingredients, peeling, stewing, tearing, and more. The player is ranked at the end of each task. Reception [ ] Reception Review scores Publication Score 6 of 10 N/A 28 of 40 N/A 6.5 of 10 N/A N/A 6.9 of 10 N/A N/A 7 of 10 7.3 of 10 7 of 10 N/A Nintendo World Report 6.5 of 10 N/A N/A N/A Aggregate scores 68% 67% 67 of 100 N/A The DS version received 'average' reviews according to video game. In Japan, gave it a score of all four sevens, for a total of 28 out of 40.
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