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| From: Zoo Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $29.36
You Save: $10.63 (27%)
New (23) Used (4) from $25.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 980
Format: Cd
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 10191
Model: 802068101916
UPC: 802068101916
EAN: 0802068101916
ASIN: B00182QCYM
Release Date: July 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Unlock all of the menu items in the current restaurant by earning and spending COIN. Unlock the next new recipe or new high-carbon, razor-sharp, signature series chef's knife. | | • | Create a Chef's Special that is better than any of the current menu items. Attract the attention of the local Food Critic - by completing the previous tasks and gain a favorable review in the local newspaper. | | • | Serve more than the minimum number of plates in one day - number dependent on difficulty level and stage of restaurant in the game. | | • | Spend COIN to buy a new restaurant. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Excellent September 24, 2008
This is an excellent game. I am 33, and enjoy playing on Hard mode (no progress bar on food done-ness) about half an hour every night. It imitates the multi-tasking of real cooking, and it made me more enthusiastic about it. Last night I pan-fried salmon in real life--the thin filet came out overcooked, and the the thick one came out the best I've ever cooked it. Do I owe it to Order Up? Well, I enjoy game cooking and real cooking now.
Keep in mind that, in the game:
- All recipes have a prepared ingredient list ready for you to drag out (you cannot add the wrong ingredients--although you can add all the wrong spices). You do not have to remember recipes, in general.
- Special dishes already have a pre-set list of spices (salt, pepper, etc.) that "work"; you don't get a bonus for adding a spice to something the game isn't programmed for as a bonus (i.e., adding salt to fried eggs gives you nothing, unless it's part of a special recipe already or you are cooking for the guy who likes salty food)
- You have an infinite stock of free ingredients (except spices which you have to buy); there is no penalty if you throw away five filet mignon's in a row.
- It takes forever to check if Ned has special ingredients for you. You can't skip many filler animations. This is probably the worst part of the game.
- You have a lot of time to finish an order, actually. You don't need to rush.
- To peel lettuce, hold down B and swish the control back and forth.
- The opening isn't flashy and gave me a low budget feel when I first started playing, but the gameplay is excellent.
- In Hard mode, besides not having a progress meter, cooking doesn't pause when you are adding spices. This is better, IMO. Not having to watch the meter gives you a more instinctive feel of cooking.
I am embarrassed to say that I consider myself a "serious gamer" too.
 good game September 18, 2008
this game is good, It is not for the young
I am a sometimes gamer and It's a little hard for me but after a couple of tries I got it. Takes a little time to get used to the turns that you have to do and the movements the control has. hope this helps
 Not Quite August 26, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The art style and the dialog is great for kids, the idea is pretty simple, work up the restaurant ladder, get paid, buy more recipes, and propel to being a top restaurateur/chef. Since the idea of a cooking game was originally tried by Cooking Mama, this game borrows a lot of the initial ideas of tasks to complete a dish. The nice part is the ability to re-do portions if the results are Poor and being able to hire sous chefs to help prepping dishes. The game gets repetitive quickly and is single-player game. There's very little replay value since there is no two player challenge mode or online play.
Great Cooking Game!! August 22, 2008
This game was so much fun. I had seen other cooking games and they seemed very boring compared to this one. Instead of just cooking, you own your restaurant, are resposible for keeping your patrons happy and the ability to hire assitant chefs. Plus the market place is a fun addition; allowing you to buy different spices and new recipes. This was absolutely worth the money.
Too Much Fun! August 21, 2008
I bought this game last night and I am addicted! It's what I thought Cooking Mama would have been. I love it!
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