|
|
 |
Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends (Nintendo DS)
|
|
|
| Description:
Cooking Mama 2 is the sequel to the best-selling cooking simulation game, Cooking Mama. Cooking Mama 2 promises even more culinary fun and even tastier game play as Mama cooks up a spicy storm with new recipes based on cultural delicacies, twice as many mini-games and an all-new multiplayer mode to challenge other players to a 'cook off', Mama style. Other new additions to Cooking Mama 2 include a customization mode to change the look of the game using graphics and stickers acquired through the game and a personal diary mode where players can save pictures of completed recipes building into a completely unique log of your cooking activities!
|
|
 |
|
 |
5/5 |
Fun for all ages!!
(October 03, 2008) |
|
I got this game for my daughter last year and we still play it now, There's something quite therapeutic about peeling veg with your stylus, chopping onions etc. There are many things to do and many recipes to unlock. Me and my kids love it. |
|
|
4/5 |
Cooking Mama 2
(September 30, 2008) |
|
I really liked cooking mama 2 but in my opinion it is quite short. Although you can change mama's clothes and decorate her kitchen! There are tons of recipes, at first you start of with 2 characters and only a few recipes but as you play the game you can unlock more characters and recipes, but if you don't like cooking or prefer adventure don't buy this game. This was my first nintendo DS game. I liked it but I completed it in a week. In my opinion you should get this game but it isn't very adventurous. |
|
|
3/5 |
A great game...for awhile...
(September 19, 2008) |
|
First of all, can i just say that on Cooking Mama 2, the actual game play is very, very good. It's a classic game for all ages that takes full advantage of the DS's touch screen. The mini-games are fun and the graphics are not amazing but are suitable for the type of game.
Now we come to the let downs. Firstly, as i find with a lot of games like this, it is just too short! OK, so it has more than the original, and the new deserts that are not in CM1 are a deffiant bonus, but after i had completed it, i found myself wondering what to do.
The Cooking with Mama mode is simply easy because anything you do wrong, mama will fix, and you carry on, but once you have mastered the all mini-games (which does not take longer than a few hours of gaming) the Cooking with Friends mode (where mama cannot fix your mistakes) is a breeze.
Some people may argue that getting gold in all the recipes takes up along time, but personally, after doing all the recipes, i had no motivation to go through them all over again. Quite simply, I got bored. The mini-games got repetitive, mama's voice drove me insane and in the end, I gave up.
I'm really sorry but I just can't bring myself to give this 4 stars, what i would like to say is that Harvest Moon and Pokemon Diamond are bot fantastic and well worth the money, so save your pocket money and buy them, because they are worth the extra cost. |
|
|
5/5 |
Purchased it again from my local supermarket and completed it once.
(August 31, 2008) |
|
I purchased this game in Feb of this year and completed it once but I started to find it quite hard and a bit boring. I traded it in at my local game store to buy myself another 2 DS games. I really wish I hadn't parted with it now as I could have persevered with it to complete it loads more times. I purchased this game again brand new from my local supermarket called Tesco and took it on the vacation I've just returned from. While on vacation I completed the game with flying colours. I'm very happy with the game once again and hope to complete it more and more. |
|
|
5/5 |
Step into Mama's magical kitchen.....
(August 06, 2008) |
|
Cooking Mama 2 was the first game I got for my lovely new Turquoise DS Lite. This game was top of my list and I must say - it doesn't disappoint! I'm grown up and I love this game - I can only imagine how crazy about it I would have been when I was younger!
There are three main areas to navigate around on the main menu. You can choose to `Cook with Mama', who will give you step-by-step instructions on recipes (great for introducing you to the game). From making Ravioli and T-Bone Steaks to pressing waffles and decorating iced cakes with strawberries and chocolate houses, Mama has the best recipes!!! Once you've mastered all of the whisking, blending, pouring and chopping techniques you think you'll need try cooking for a friend in `Let's Cook!' The recipes are the same but you won't have Mama helping you along and fixing things if they go wrong in the kitchen. Don't mess up!!! There is also a `Cooking Contest' option where you can play at mini challenges to win ribbon-wrapped pressies and lovely surprises. How many apples can you peel in two minutes? Know how to cut corn from the cob or wrap bamboo rice?
The magic that really makes this game special comes from the joy of unlocking new recipes, winning new friends to cook for and enjoying its whimsical aesthetics (swooshing rainbows and dancing gingerbread men anyone?) You can earn bonuses that give you new accessories and clothes for mama, and even new kitchen designs. From the colour of the wall clock to the style of the kitchen units, yup yup, you can change it all!!! My mama now lives in a wooden log cabin with a brick fireplace and a window looking out onto trees covered in winter snow. These may be trifling details that don't actually affect gameplay but they really give the game a charming appeal and make it so much more fun to play!!!
This game comes highly recommended, and with all the things you now know - how can you resist?
|
|
|
|