Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends
Developer(s)	Office Create
Publisher(s)	Taito (JP) Majesco (US) 505 Games (EU)
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release date	November 13, 2007 November 15, 2007 February 15, 2008
Genre(s)	Simulation, Mini-Games
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: E

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Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends is the sequel to the Nintendo DS video game Cooking Mama and its Wii successor, Cooking Mama: Cook Off. The is a dual-screen Handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Cooking Mama ( クッキング ママ) is a Video game for the Nintendo DS developed by Office Create and published by Taito Cooking Mama Cook Off ( Cooking Mama Minna to Issho ni Oryōri Taikai!) is a Video game for the Wii that was developed by Office Create The game has twice as many minigames as the original, all new recipes, and a new multiplayer "Cook Off" mode. A minigame (also spelled mini-game or mini game) sometimes called a subgame, is a short Video game often contained within another

Gameplay

As in the original Cooking Mama, players in Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends, prepare various culinary dishes using the Nintendo DS's touch screen. A Touch Screen is a display which can detect the presence and location of a touch within the display area Following the on-screen instructions of the titular "Mama", the player uses the stylus to perform various activities such as chopping vegetables or mixing ingredients. The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however Each of these tasks is performed by completing a short minigame, with a number of minigames strung together to form an entire dish from a catalog of 80 different recipes.

After completing a dish, the player's cooking performance is evaluated and given a numerical score (out of 100) along with a corresponding medal. Unlike in previous Cooking Mama titles, bonuses earned during minigames do not influence the overall score, but instead accumulate as "bonus stars". For every 5 such bonuses which are earned, the player earns an unlockable item upon completion of the recipe.

Other modes

In the (marginally) more advanced Let's Cook! mode, the player is tasked with preparing a recipe without instructions between steps and without making a major mistake. This is done ostensibly at the request of Mama or one of 9 different "friends", who "taste" the dish and provide feedback such as "It's Delicious!" if the recipe is completed without failing any individual step. Assuming the dish is edible, the player may then be rewarded with an unlockable item or introduced to a new friend who was not previously available.

Lastly, in the Cooking Contest mode, Cooking Mama 2 supports wireless multiplayer, with up to 4 players able to play using a single copy of the game (leveraging the DS "Download Play" feature). The is a dual-screen Handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. During such a contest, players compete in individual minigames without actually working towards completion of dishes.

Reception

Continuing in the same vein as previous titles in the series, reviews appear to indicate that Cooking Mama 2 is still entertaining but does relatively little to move beyond existing gameplay elements. Awarding the title a 7. 0 out of 10, the IGN review noted that the title was extremely similar to the previous offering, stating that "Cooking Mama 2 is just as fun as the previous game. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video In fact, it pretty much is the previous game. "^[1] The GameSpot review echoed this, noting that the graphics were re-used and that "It's more Cooking Mama for people who just want more Cooking Mama". GameSpot is a video gaming Website that provides News, Reviews Previews Downloads and other information As a result, GameSpot rated the title a 6. 0 out of 10 ("Fair"). ^[2]

As of March 2008, Cooking Mama 2 has a review average of 70% at Game Rankings. Game Rankings is a Website which keeps track of Video game reviews from other sites and combines them to present an average rating for each game ^[3]

In their "Best of 2007" Awards, 1up. com awarded Cooking Mama 2 Best Console Casual Game.

References

External links

• Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends Official Majesco Website
• Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends Official Japanese Website
• Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends reviews at Metacritic