Cooking Mama: Cook Off

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  • Summary: Making special use of the Wii Remote, Cooking Mama: Cook Off is an entertaining blend of mashing, slicing, chopping and stirring as players create more than 300 real-world recipes from 10 different nations. New realistic graphics and real-time cooking effects lend authenticity to playerMaking special use of the Wii Remote, Cooking Mama: Cook Off is an entertaining blend of mashing, slicing, chopping and stirring as players create more than 300 real-world recipes from 10 different nations. New realistic graphics and real-time cooking effects lend authenticity to player creations and help budding chefs determine when food is overcooked. Best of all, Cooking Mama: Cook Off offers 2-player kitchen competitions to determine who can cook the best meal the fastest. [Majesco]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 37
  3. Negative: 5 out of 37
  1. Just Adventure
    100
    A great family game that gets everyone involved.
  2. 1UP
    75
    Ultimately Cook Off's combination of improved variety, a better interface and multiplayer gameplay were an easy decision over the DS's stylus controls, solo-only play and limited palette -- and palate.
  3. GameZone
    74
    The clever controls, resourceful objectives (there are dozens of unique recipes), and moderately high replay value are a winning combination.
  4. GameSpy
    60
    Cooking Mama: Cook Off has its moments, such as in multiplayer, in which most players will end up on the same level playing field, partly due to some of the flaws of the gameplay mechanic. It seems as though Taito wanted to get a Wii version out quickly, and we wish it hadn't.
  5. Gamers' Temple
    59
    The cooking game concept is off the wall enough to have the potential to be a fun party game, but Cooking Mama is not challenging or deep enough to pull it off. Instead it gives you too much repetition and frustration, kind of like getting stuck eating meatloaf every night.
  6. GameSpot
    55
    Though Cook Off is a lot like Cooking Mama on the DS, something significant has been lost in the translation to the Wii.
  7. Gamestyle
    30
    If you think this is a short review, you clearly haven't played Cooking Mama (and that's the way it should stay).

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 3 out of 14
  1. Barbaro
    Mar 17, 2020
    10
    Words can’t even express this game. When i finished it i cried. This game is too emotional for a human. I’ll play this every day, because noWords can’t even express this game. When i finished it i cried. This game is too emotional for a human. I’ll play this every day, because no one will never make a game like this. I would kiss the ass of the developer for their amazing job… Expand
  2. LauraM.
    May 26, 2007
    10
    Me & my cousins play it all the time!!! it iz really fun, i love cooking.
  4. JessicaC.
    Aug 19, 2007
    9
    Great game! Better played with a friend. You can sit and play for hours and never get bored. I definitly recomend it.
  5. WillT
    Dec 28, 2009
    5
    Fun at first but then becomes a complete drag, graphically phenomenal but wont last you long at all maybe christmas or the same night you get Fun at first but then becomes a complete drag, graphically phenomenal but wont last you long at all maybe christmas or the same night you get it, but you won't play it ever again… Expand
  6. [Anonymous]
    May 22, 2007
    5
    The game is okay as a rental, but I wouldn't buy it. The controls are not precise enough to make it fun and the repetitive voice of the The game is okay as a rental, but I wouldn't buy it. The controls are not precise enough to make it fun and the repetitive voice of the being "better than momma" is annoying and frustrating. With that being said, this is a truly unique game and if a sequel were to be released fixing some of the blatant issues this could be a fun game.… Expand
  7. Radeen
    Aug 25, 2010
    5
    Cooking Mama: Cook Off is the Wii sequel to the popular game Cooking Mama. It now features 55 different recipes with over 300 ingredients toCooking Mama: Cook Off is the Wii sequel to the popular game Cooking Mama. It now features 55 different recipes with over 300 ingredients to prepare the dishes. If you don't know about the Cooking Mama franchise, the main aim of the game is dishes are prepared by completing a series of short mini-games. Each mini-game represents a step in the meal preparation process, with a complete dish requiring anywhere from two to more than a dozen such steps. Unlike its predecessor however, Cooking Mama: Cook Off features a scoring system after every mini-game which actually works really well. The main problem with the game is that the controls haven't been polished well. This leads to a frustrating experience since you fail the mini-games due to the controls. Lovely polished graphics won't make up for the game's downfall and thus it gets a mediocre score. The sequel, Cooking Mama: World Kitchen is much better or just stick to the original.… Expand
  8. SethK
    Apr 28, 2008
    0
    This is the worst game I have played in 25 years. The worst Atari 2600 game is probably better than this game. I rented it with a girlfriend This is the worst game I have played in 25 years. The worst Atari 2600 game is probably better than this game. I rented it with a girlfriend who loved and mastered the cake making version of this game, but we were both completely baffled by this game. For instance, it would tell us to stir and then follow the on screen directions. There were no on screen directions, ever. Just a progress bar or a timer that would run out waiting for us to do some unknown motion and we would lose and then look at each other like "WTF was that?!?" Other times it would tell us to shake the remote to do something, but neglect to mention you need to hold the A button, or the B button, or something else, so every single game was pure trial-and-error. Basically, it was 100% frustration and 0% fun. I can't believe I wasted $8 to rent this POS.… Expand

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Awards & Rankings

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#63 Best Wii Game of 2007
48
#48 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2007
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#25 Most Shared Wii Game of 2007