| Cooking Mama is among the top 4 best Nintendo | | | | into the microphone. |
| DS games for girls. It is the first game in the | | | | The Recipes |
| Cooking Mama series, and the first in a long-line of | | | | This game has 76 recipes in all. Some items on |
| cooking games. The game is also fun for boys | | | | the menu include fried chicken, potato salad, and |
| and adults, but it is most popular with young girls. | | | | vegetable curry. There are also a few Asian |
| Read this review to find out about the fun. | | | | dishes such as soba and shumai wonton. |
| Playing the Game | | | | You can create unique recipes by combining items |
| Cooking Mama is a simulation game in which you | | | | from the menu. And there are mini-games |
| pretend to prepare and cook various meals. Your | | | | separate from the recipes that test your cooking |
| cooking skills are judged by a chef named | | | | skills. |
| Cooking Mama, who is also your guide during the | | | | Helping Young Players |
| game. For more details She tells you what to | | | | This game is good for all ages and requires some |
| cook and how to cook it. Then she gives you a | | | | reading. |
| rating between 0 to 100 based on your | | | | The only way to prepare the recipes is to read |
| performance. In order to get a high score, you | | | | what Cooking Mama tells you to do. So that |
| must complete each task before time runs out. | | | | means young players will need an older person to |
| The faster you are the better. Completing a task | | | | read to them. |
| before the half-way mark earns you bonus points. | | | | My 3-year-old niece and I play this game all the |
| Practice each recipe before trying for a score | | | | time. I read the instructions while she cooks the |
| though because mistakes cost points. In the end, | | | | meals. The only time I take over is if a task is |
| you earn a bronze, silver, or gold medal. | | | | too hard for her. |
| The game is played with the stylus and the built-in | | | | I recommend Cooking Mama to parents looking |
| microphone. You never have to use the Nintendo | | | | for a game to play with a young child. It's also a |
| DS buttons with this game. For more details | | | | good non-violent game that older kids, teens, and |
| moves the food and utensils around with the | | | | adults can play. This is one of the 4 best Nintendo |
| stylus on the Nintendo DS touchscreen. When a | | | | DS games for girls. |
| recipe requires boiling, you cool the pot by blowing | | | | |