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Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends

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  • User Score (95)
    8.6 8.6 from 95 reviewers
  • Expert Score (26)
    6.6 6.6 from 26 reviewers
  • Gameplay (8)
    6.1 6.1 from 8 reviewers
  • Graphics (11)
    5.7 5.7 from 11 reviewers
  • Sound (10)
    5.9 5.9 from 10 reviewers
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  • Activity: 1/5
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Pros & Cons

  • dirt cheap, decent control set, bright graphics, extremely enjoyable minigames, strangely addictive
  • if male, multiplayer feels unfinished
  1. Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends

    Reviewer: review.vggen.com
    07 May 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Let’s boil this down to basics: I really enjoyed Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends . Of course you should keep in mind the fact that I love most quirky offerings out there in video game land, be they cute and offbeat or dark and gothic. In terms of the former category, this one definitely fits the bill, so I’m happy. Speaking more objectively, if you played the first Cooking Mama , you won’t find much of a difference between the two offerings in the series –... Read more

  2. Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends (DS)

    Reviewer: The Review Busters
    24 April 2009

    Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends has this certain charm to it that makes it a real fun game. I played the hell out of the first game so it made sense to get the second. All I wish is the developers put more new aspects into the game. Earning new costumes is not enough to justify an extra $10. Rating Breakdown Gameplay: 7 out of 10 + I can really cook! - It’s all the same really. Graphics: 7 out of 10 + Some of the food looks yummy. - Are some of these dishes really... Read more

  3. Reviewer: GameBump
    25 July 2008

    Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends offers up most of the same simplistic, addictive gameplay that fans of the series love with a few twists, namely multiplayer action and new recipes. It's a great title for short gaming sessions, definitely tops the cutesy chart, and boasts those same adorable visuals and step-by-step cooking minigames that fans are familiar with. However, Mama's latest expedition feels more like an extension of the original rather than a true sequel... Read more

  4. Reviewer: Game Informer
    20 May 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    | Register More PlayStation Dreamcast Nintendo 64 Game Boy SNES NES NGAGE Genesis Sega Saturn Mac PLATFORM: DS SLIGHTLY OVERDONE his Cooking Mama sequel comes out slightly overdone with some tasty new sauce on top. Most of the minigames are unchanged, with a few new ones (i.e. using a blender) sprinkled in. A new mode has players cooking for “friends” in a challenging non-stop barrage of preparation. New unlockables include kitchens and outfits for Mama – nothing... Read more

  5. Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends Review for the Nintendo DS (NDS)

    Reviewer: Cheat Code Central
    22 February 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
    Graphics 7
    7.0
    Sound 7
    7.0
    Control 6
    6.0
    Addiction 7
    7.0
     

    Cooking in real life may not always be easy or particularly enjoyable, but last year Cooking Mama for DS showed gamers the pleasures and pitfalls of virtual food preparation via crafty stylus-driven mini-games. You don't have to be a marvel in the kitchen to get a kick out of concocting culinary creations with Mama. Despite some quirks, the original game left many players craving seconds. Read more

  1. Not what I expected

    Reviewer: Amazon
    4 weeks ago
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    Fun: Maybe I'm playing this game wrong, but it's dumb. It's like: get the kernels of corn off the cob, so you take your stylus and rub it back and forth and back and forth on the screen. Or you stir a mix and take your stylus and spin it round and round and round on the screen. Or you flatten dough and you take your stylus and tap it 100 times on your screen. ??? How is that fun? It's stupid. And it was expensive. My favorite DSs are Cake Mania, Diner Dash, Touchmaster -... Read more

  2. Cooking Mama 2

    Reviewer: LOVEFiLM
    12 August 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    All in all --- a brilliant game with all sorts of maneouvres using the stylus on the DS! Choose from tons of food, and bake it under the supervision of Mama !!! =] However, to the challenging gamer, it is bland after the first ten minutes. It has NO immediate challenge whatesoever, as even if you screw up the food REALLLY bad, mama fixes it for you!!! (i am 13 though, so younger people may find it more fun! =]) SO ---- listen uup ---- RENT IT, NOT BUY IT. You may love it... Read more

  3. my sister says it sucks!!!

    Reviewer: scubasteve08, GamePro.com
    15 February 2008
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    so my sis saves all her birthday money to buy this game. and she get it and it sucks its just another bad remake of a crappy game anyways my sis said. and i wasnt sure but dose anybody even like this game? Read more

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