Cooking Mama: World Kitchen | |
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Developer(s) | Cooking Mama Limited |
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Series | Cooking Mama |
Platform(s) | Wii |
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Genre(s) | Simulation, minigame |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Cooking Mama: World Kitchen [lower-alpha 1] is the second spin off game in the Cooking Mama franchise and it is the sequel to the 2007 Wii game Cooking Mama: Cook Off . The game was developed by Cooking Mama Limited. It was published by Taito in Japan, Majesco Entertainment in North America, and by 505 Games in PAL regions. The game was released exclusively on Wii in North America on November 18, 2008, in Japan on December 11, 2008, in Europe on February 6, 2009, and in Australia on June 4, 2009.
The goal of the game is to complete a meal of the player's choice. The player cooks in steps, for example, if making sushi, the player will cut the fish in one step, and do the rice in another. Every time a meal is finished, other meals are unlocked, and so are other characters, family and friends.
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 62/100 [1] |
Publication | Score |
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1Up.com | C− [2] |
Famitsu | 29/40 [3] |
Game Informer | 5.5/10 [4] |
GameRevolution | C+ [5] |
GamesMaster | 64% [6] |
GameZone | 7.1/10 [7] |
IGN | 7/10 [8] |
NGamer | 39% [9] |
Nintendo Power | 6.5/10 [10] |
Official Nintendo Magazine | 64% [11] |
The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two eights, one seven, and one six, for a total of 29 out of 40. [3]
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