Cooking Mama 2

Cooking Mama is among the top 4 best Nintendo DS games for girls. It is the first game of the series Cooking Mama, and the first in a long line of cooking games. The game is also fun for the boys and adults, but it is very popular among young girls. Read this review to experience pleasure.

Play the game
Cooking Mama is a simulation game where you pretend to prepare and cook different dishes. Your culinary skills are judged by a chief named Cooking Mama, which is also your guide during the game.

It tells you what to cook and how to cook. Then it gives you a score between 0-100 depending on your performance. To get a high score, you must complete each task before time runs out.

The faster you are the best. Completion of a task before the halfway mark earns you bonus points. Practice each recipe before trying to score well because of mistakes cost points. In the end, you win a bronze, silver or gold medal.

The game is played with the stylus and microphone. You never have to use the buttons on Nintendo DS with this game

You move on food and utensils around with the stylus on the Nintendo DS touch screen. When a recipe calls for boiling the pot cool off by blowing into the microphone.

Revenues
This game has 76 recipes in total. Some menu items are fried chicken, potato salad and vegetable curry. There are also some Asian dishes such as soba and shumai wonton.

You can create revenue by combining unique menu items. And there are mini-games that separate income test your culinary skills.

Helping young players
This game is good for all ages and requires some reading.

The only way to prepare is to read recipes that Cooking Mama says to do. This means that young players will need a senior they read.

My niece, 3-years and I play this game all the time. I read the instructions while she cooked dinner. The only time I take more, if a task is too difficult for her.

Cooking Mama I recommend to parents looking for a game to play with a young child. It is also a good non-violent game that the older children, adolescents and adults can play. This is one of the 4 best Nintendo DS games for girls.