

World Kitchen starts the fun fires but it never hits a boiling point. Combine that with a slight learning curve and you’ll be teaching others how to cook before anything else. There isn’t a lot of meat on the multiplayer bone to really sink your teeth into. It is possible to play with others, just prepare to set aside more time to let all the chefs to get their fill. The slow as molasses pacing puts the largest dent World Kitchen’s pots.įor a mini-game title, there isn’t a strong multiplayer component. While some of the steps to make a meal are really rapid and frantic, there is an awful lot of downtime between steps. You need to get into a different frame of mind for World Kitchen even compared to other mini-game titles. At the end of the day, you may have made a delicious virtual entrée but it isn’t very satisfying gameplay. The Wii-mote movements are funny and will have a room full of people laughing as you leaf lettuce.ĭon’t look to World Kitchen to spice up your life because the game’s temperature is more warm than hot. It’s fresh, it’s original and it makes you hungry for chocolate chip cookies. In terms of mini-game games, World Kitchen rises like a cake in the oven compared to some other games of similar genre aren’t much taller than pancakes. It’s a charm that is hard to force in a game and World Kitchen nails it. If it weren’t for that quirky cartoon presentation, the game wouldn’t be as much fun because you know it doesn’t take itself seriously. These scenarios are where using the Wii-mote actually enhances the fun with the mixing and chopping motions. First you might have to mix some dough or chop some veggies then move on to adding spices and finally cooking, grilling or deep frying the finished dish. It starts with the mini-games to create meals. It doesn’t shy away from that but instead, embraces it with open arms. You don’t actually play as Mama this time around but a budding young assistant.Ĭooking Mama is a strange game with a strange premise. Breaking down recipes from cultures all over the world with mini-games is the key ingredient to serve world class cuisine. This is why we’ve split our reviews into four sections: What the Game’s About, What’s Hot, What’s Not and Final Word, so that you can easily find the information you want from our reviews.Ĭooking Mama: World Kitchen puts you back in the kitchen with the PETA outlaw, Mama. Our goal is to write honest, to-the-point reviews that don’t waste your time.


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