Underplayed Gems

Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends (2007)

Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends cover
Developer
Cooking Mama Limited, Office Create
Publisher
Majesco Entertainment, 505 Games, Taito
Platforms
Wii, Nintendo DS
Genres
Simulator
Rating
3.9 of 5, 3 player ratings
Where to get it
Website

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How it feels

Use the DS stylus to chop, mix, and cook through 80 recipes in this charming touch-screen cooking minigame collection.

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About

As in the original The Cooking Mama, players in The Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends, prepare various culinary dishes using the Nintendo DS's touch screen. 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. 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. Failing to accomplish a step in Let's Cook mode or getting a "fail" within steps (in various ranges), the player will receive a "Broken Silver" medal, in which the medal is similar to that of the Silver medal with an addition: a crack. 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.

Screenshots

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