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Cooking Mama World Kitchen

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2.7 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Majesco Entertainment

Developer: Cooking Mama Ltd.

Genre(s): Simulation

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: November 18, 2008

Summary

Mama is still cookin'! In her Wii sequel, Mama brings a lot more to the table, including all new 3D graphics, new recipes, comedic kitchen minigames, new gameplay modes and much more. The Wii Remote is your universal 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 to get the real sensation of cooking in a kitchen. Mama and friends look glorious in all new 3D graphics. More than 50 all new recipes including: parfait, French fries/Onion Rings, Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies, Ratatouille, pancakes, boiled flounder and many more. New gameplay mechanic integrates Wii Remote utensil play with additional rhythm and motion that makes cooking easier and more enjoyable. [Majesco]

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What The Critics Said

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WonderwallWeb

Good family fun that will keep you entertained for ages.

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Game Chronicles

All in all, Cooking Mama: World Kitchen is a blast, and any gamer with the faintest interest in the micro-games genre will find something to enjoy in Mama’s kitchen.

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Worth Playing

It still needs some improvements in the controls, and it doesn't offer a deeper single-player experience like its counterpart, Order Up. Still, fans of the original and those curious to try the series will find that this version of the game does not disappoint.

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GameZone

More of the same with a few additional spices, Cooking Mama: World Kitchen isn't the freshest game in the market. But fans of the series should be entertained, especially those who can appreciate the silly humor that it provides.

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IGN

So what we have here is a good casual game; what last year's Cooking Mama should have been. World Kitchen is easy enough for anyone to pick up and play (despite the lack of tutorial), and Mama's charisma may even keep cynical hardcore gamers playing longer than they expected.

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GameShark

Really, the biggest issue with the game is the lame multiplayer and lack of enough game modes.

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Nintendo Power

Cooking Mama World Kitchen isn't bad, but it could have been better. [Holiday 2008, p.80]

Extreme Gamer

Cooking Mama: World Kitchen cooks up its best version yet with its second round at seasoning the Nintendo Wii. The game might be a little shallow and strange for some gamers; however anyone who has got down and floury with Mama in the past will enjoy her usually optimistic approach.

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Games Master UK

It's great trying to perfect all of the recipes, but the terrible utilisation of the Wii-mote is tougher to swallow than a week old pork pie. [Apr 2009, p.79]

Official Nintendo Magazine UK

Mama may be smiling away on the box but you certainly won't be if you buy this after playing her old games.

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SpazioGames

Cooking Mama 2: World Kitchen will be loved by users that want to have simple entertainment, but “hardcore gamers” will not feel any interest for this game. Anyway, the title is quite good ad fans will appreciate that first version issues have been resolved.

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Game Revolution

Even with the controller glitches, which seemed not to bother younger players so much anyway, it’s more fun with the Wii remote than with the DS stylus.

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Game Informer

Even serious fans should rent before buying this half-baked cash in. [Jan 2009, p.77]

Vandal Online

Although this installment has achieved to overcome some of the control issues of the first game, and it also offers slightly better graphics than those one, it doesn't bring anything new to the series.

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1UP

World Kitchen tries hard to spice up the already tasty Cooking Mama recipe with new characters, slapstick rescue minigames, and cheesy-in-a-bad-way voiceovers, but the results leave behind a funny aftertaste. It'll do in a pinch, but I prefer Cook Off's well-balanced helpings.

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NGamer UK

A lazy addition to a series that belongs on DS anyway. [Apr 2009, p.70]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 2.7 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Dara S gave it a2:
While the premise is fun for kids, the controls are not. I bought this for my 5 year old, who is new to gaming, upon the reccommendation of a game store employee. He loves cooking on Webkinz World so I thought he'd enjoy it. I played it first to show him how it's done and I knew right away there would be problems. The controls are not intuitive as one would imagine. The timer for each "event" is way too short to allow for a chance to get used to the controls. After scoring a 0 on his first recipe my son never wants to play again. Even the mini-games, which I thought he'd enjoy, are too difficult for a young child. I should have stuck with Wii Sports! Finally, Mama's austrian/asian accented voice and the flames that come from her eyes when you do poorly (even though she says "it's okay, Mama will help") are waaaaaay too creepy. This game is too hard for young players and too boring for anyone old enough to play it properly. I'm sure there's a niche market of cooking interested 8 year olds who enjoy it greatly, but for everyone else it's a huge waste of money.

Steve W. gave it a9:
Very fun game.

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