Product Description

• Improved graphics and real-time effects make you feel like you`re actually cooking
• Recipes progress from simple to complex, from small to large and so do the expectations
• If you friends think your dish is delicious you`ll unlock another new friend
• Earn bronze, silver and gold medals from Mama based on the quality of your cooking
• Keep a diary of your best creations and add earned seals to dress it up and share with your in-game friends

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #707 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: 505 Games
• Released on: 2008-02-15
• Platform: Nintendo DS

Amazon.co.uk
Cooking Mama 2 is the sequel to the best-selling cooking simulation game, Cooking Mama. Cooking Mama 2 promises even more culinary fun and even tastier game play as Mama cooks up a spicy storm with new recipes based on cultural delicacies, twice as many mini-games and an all-new multiplayer mode to challenge other players to a 'cook off', Mama style. Other new additions to Cooking Mama 2 include a customization mode to change the look of the game using graphics and stickers acquired through the game and a personal diary mode where players can save pictures of completed recipes building into a completely unique log of your cooking activities!

Manufacturer's Description
Cooking Mama 2 is the sequel to the best-selling cooking simulation game, Cooking Mama. Cooking Mama 2 promises even more culinary fun and even tastier game play as Mama cooks up a spicy storm with new recipes based on cultural delicacies, twice as many mini-games and an all-new multiplayer mode to challenge other players to a 'cook off', Mama style. Other new additions to Cooking Mama 2 include a customization mode to change the look of the game using graphics and stickers acquired through the game and a personal diary mode where players can save pictures of completed recipes building into a completely unique log of your cooking activities!

Customer Reviews

The Number 1 Cooking Game Just Got Better!
Hi, I got this for someone's birthday but we were expecting it to come out on the Nintendo Wii, we were a bit upset about that but when we got a chance to actually play the game we really enjoyed it.
Here are all the good features.

1. Lots more recipes.

2. Now you can also dress Cooking Mama and decorate your own kitchen in your favourite colour.

3. You can cook for people related to Cooking Mama or cook for Cooking Mama and watch them try your dish and see if they like it.

4. More realistic.
When you burn something or for example you don't hold the lid down on the blender you will get a try hard (this is when you are cooking for someone) and Cooking Mama will say: 'presenting' so and so and you will hear some bad tune and the medal you get, lets say a silver will have a dent at the back of it + you will see the blender with the lid off, a dull screen and the person looking rather upset.

5. When you have cooked something for Cooking Mama or someone else you can also record this in diaries + if you want to decorate the page in the diary you can, for example if you wanted Cooking Mama to look funny you could put snouts for her nose to make her look like a pig, this would go well when making pork or beef, etc.

6. Nice and easy to control by using the stylus.

Oh and now the bad things, here we go... NOTHING!
Overall I would say this is a fun game for 1 player but at 2 players or more you cannot cook recipes against each other but you can do different cooking activities which can get a bit boring.
Otherwise this is fun for all ages, would be really good for a present.
As the other reviewer said: 'probably one of or the best game on the Nintendo DS.'
I would recommend buying this game.

Even better than the first
This game is one of the best for the DS and is addictive. Although cooking is a strange concept for a game it is a lot of fun. The main part is cooking different dishes for "Mama" who then gives you a score depending on how well you did. Cooking the different recipes unlocks new ones and so forth. Another fun part is cooking for friends but be aware as Mama is not helping you cannot screw up. A lot of the controls and actions are similar to the first game so if you didn't like that one this is not for you. A really great addition to this game is more western dishes like ice-cream and cakes etc but some old favourites like Oden are back. 10/10

Step into Mama's magical kitchen.....
Cooking Mama 2 was the first game I got for my lovely new Turquoise DS Lite. This game was top of my list and I must say - it doesn't disappoint! I'm grown up and I love this game - I can only imagine how crazy about it I would have been when I was younger!

There are three main areas to navigate around on the main menu. You can choose to `Cook with Mama', who will give you step-by-step instructions on recipes (great for introducing you to the game). From making Ravioli and T-Bone Steaks to pressing waffles and decorating iced cakes with strawberries and chocolate houses, Mama has the best recipes!!! Once you've mastered all of the whisking, blending, pouring and chopping techniques you think you'll need try cooking for a friend in `Let's Cook!' The recipes are the same but you won't have Mama helping you along and fixing things if they go wrong in the kitchen. Don't mess up!!! There is also a `Cooking Contest' option where you can play at mini challenges to win ribbon-wrapped pressies and lovely surprises. How many apples can you peel in two minutes? Know how to cut corn from the cob or wrap bamboo rice?

The magic that really makes this game special comes from the joy of unlocking new recipes, winning new friends to cook for and enjoying its whimsical aesthetics (swooshing rainbows and dancing gingerbread men anyone?) You can earn bonuses that give you new accessories and clothes for mama, and even new kitchen designs. From the colour of the wall clock to the style of the kitchen units, yup yup, you can change it all!!! My mama now lives in a wooden log cabin with a brick fireplace and a window looking out onto trees covered in winter snow. These may be trifling details that don't actually affect gameplay but they really give the game a charming appeal and make it so much more fun to play!!!

This game comes highly recommended, and with all the things you now know - how can you resist?