Cooking Mama: Cook Off: Nintendo Wii

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Cooking Mama: Cook Off (Wii)

After her initial DS debut, Mama is whipping up some kitchen competition by pitting chef against chef

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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 Use 250+ foods to 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! Play against 10 unique computer controlled international characters to earn unique items for your kitchen 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.). 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. 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 Use 250+ foods to 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! Play against 10 unique computer controlled international characters to earn unique items for your kitchen 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.). 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.

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Cooking Mama: Cook Off (Wii)

Step back into the kitchen with Cooking Mama as you prove your exceptional culinary credentials in a

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fast-paced Cook Off.Step back into the kitchen with Cooking Mama as you prove your exceptional culinary credentials in a fast-paced Cook Off. Mama is back with 55 international recipes hailing from such countries as England, China, Spain, Germany, and Italy. You will use over 300 different food items to create dishes that range in difficulty and include such specialties as cream puffs, pan-fried crab, hot dogs, and bouillabaisse. The tutorial mode invites both beginning and professional chefs to explore the controls of the Wii-mote and how movement affect what happens on the screen. Single-players can challenge ten virtual competitors and then cook against them for top prize. Real-time cooking is designed to simulate the creation of an actual meal, and you must make snap decisions based on the information provided on the screen. Winning unlocks additional items and recipes to expand your kitchen. Each meal you make is graded by Mama herself, and based on the quality of food, you can earn a bronze, silver, or gold medal. Playing against friends, you must finish a meal first to win, however, low quality and burnt items can drop your overall score. Cooking Mama Cook Off Wii Other Video Games Majesco Nintendo Wii UniversalStep back into the kitchen with Cooking Mama as you prove your exceptional culinary credentials in a fast-paced Cook Off. Mama is back with 55 international recipes hailing from such countries as England, China, Spain, Germany, and Italy. You will use over 300 different food items to create dishes that range in difficulty and include such specialties as cream puffs, pan-fried crab, hot dogs, and bouillabaisse. The tutorial mode invites both beginning and professional chefs to explore the controls of the Wii-mote and how movement affect what happens on the screen. Single-players can challenge ten virtual competitors and then cook against them for top prize. Real-time cooking is designed to simulate the creation of an actual meal, and you must make snap decisions based on the information provided on the screen. Winning unlocks additional items and recipes to expand your kitchen. Each meal you make is graded by Mama herself, and based on the quality of food, you can earn a bronze, silver, or gold medal. Playing against friends, you must finish a meal first to win, however, low quality and burnt items can drop your overall score. Cooking Mama Cook Off Wii Other Video Games Majesco Nintendo Wii Universal

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Cooking Mama: Cook Off: Nintendo Wii

Pros: Good use of the wiimote Multiplayer (Not network btw)

Cons: Not really that exciting/fun

I got this game for $30 about a month ago. I think I should of just went with Wario Wares for $50.

This game's alright, it's kind of like Wario, where you do different things with your wiimote. You chop, serve, fry, butter pans, roll dough, etc...

But after a while, it kind of gets boring because you do the same stuff for like every recipe, and I've heard that this is nothing like the DS version which everyone seems to love.

If you're not really into video games and just want an easy game, or wanna play with the family or something, I guess this would be a good game for you.

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21 price(s) | 235 days ago by mountaindew

Mama's Menu Satisfies But Her Portion Sizes Leave Something to be Desired

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Cooking Mama: Cook Off: Nintendo Wii

Sizzling off the Nintendo DS burner, Mama is back for second helpings with Cooking Mama: Cook-Off for the Wii. What can easily be called an import-with-modification, this kitchen simulation emulates the DS version almost identically and although several key distinctions can be made between the two titles, it's a safe wager that if you enjoyed the portable Mama, you'll love her just the same when grounded to Nintendo's new console.

The premise of the game is ridiculously simple which no doubt enhances the title's adorable flair as well as minimizes its already insignificant learning curve. Mama (a ridiculously excitable Japanese woman) has once again decided to open her cheery country-style kitchen to gamers who, under her unblinking supervision, will cook, slice, and dice their way through fifty-five international entrees and desserts.

Each of the missions is further deconstructed into several objectives, all of which can be successfully completed through simple motion-driven minigames.

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Say, for instance, a gamer chooses to melt and mold chocolate truffles. After confirming his or her selection, a screen will appear detailing the numerous step-by-step activities one must perform in order to properly prepare the cocoa-crunchies. Once briefed, the first minigame will begin with a simple 3-2-1 on-screen countdown. An unwrapped chocolate bar appears on a digital cutting board and the gamer is instructed to flick the Wiimote up and down rapidly to "dice" the dessert. Once chopped, the chocolate must then be boiled, an activity which requires the gamer to monitor oven settings and be vigilant against charring the mixture. After each minigame, a results screen appears, chronicling one's numerous successes or failures. From this evidence Mama renders her verdict which is relayed through a series of annoying, mispronounced "Engrish" phrases (`Better than Mama!,' `No Good!,' `That's Okay. Keep Going!'). Upon accepting her analysis, the instructions screen reappears and another minigame launches.

The title features three primary `game modes' - `Let's Cook,' `Friends and Food of the World,' and `Friends and Food.' In highlighting the first option, Mama's recipe book bursts open, thereby enabling the gamer to access a myriad of single-player entrée-selections, all of which can be independently prepared. `Friends and Food of the World' offers a competitive user-versus-computer challenge during which an exotic e-pal races you to prepare a specialty entrée from his or her own unique nation. The human contestant must not only cook quickly but accurately as both time and precision determine your final score. Lastly, "Friends and Food" allows two human chefs-in-training to compete against one another in a food preparation dual; utilizing a split-screen configuration, both players are given the same tasks to complete but, as expected, their performances can vary greatly.

As for its performance and execution, Cooking Mama: Cook Off provides gamers with a light-hearted, atypical experience, no more, no less. This isn't a game which enthralls its user at the onset and demands his or her undivided attention. You won't have to cancel your social obligations with the excuse that you've "just gotta create those virtual creampuffs." In the same breath, don't underestimate this title to be a useless throw-away deserving of dust collection; Cooking Mama can be a delight, in so long as one keeps his or her expectations in check. This game won't significantly impact your worldviews and mindsets nor will it violently augment your real-life culinary abilities; what it will provide is casual amusement and entertaining escapism from the harsh realities of life. When shoot'em ups get you down and puzzling mysteries confound you, Mama's always there with a gentle smile, sparkling kitchen, and exotic entrée to be prepared. Bon appetite!

PROS -
+ Effervescent environments, entrees, and activities.
+ Excellent and innovative use of the Wiimote as an all-in-one kitchen utensil.
+ Guaranteed to charm even the most cynical of gamers.
+ Easy to play but truly difficult to master.
+ Lovely soundtrack and realistic audio effects; battles between global e-pals feature music tracks unique to the given region.
+ Overall, an addictive oddity; how many cooking simulations have this much depth and diligence?

CONS -
-- Entrees and edible ingredients are beautifully rendered; environments and cell-shaded utensils however lack detail and definition. Too many jagged edges and not enough vectors are integrated.
-- Mama's vocalizations are annoying, repetitive, and sometimes incomprehensible.
-- Literally no "options" exist within the game's options menu; customization is oddly absent.
-- A few Wiimote movements are difficult to perform; mixing becomes exhausting whilst peeling virtual vegetables is actually more challenging than the real thing!
-- Niche-marketed; some gamers will adore this title but many will unfairly treat it with disdain.

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21 price(s) | 572 days ago at

Wii - Game purchased for 6-9 yr olds

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Cooking Mama: Cook Off: Nintendo Wii

Has a small learning curve, but now my children love it. The onscreen directions can be confusing at first, but keep trying and you'll quickly get the hang of it. Very pleased with our purchase.

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