Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Holiday Gift Guide - Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appétit Is Delicious on Nintendo 3DS





Join Mama, the original kitchen diva who created the cooking genre, in Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appétit and unlock 60+ recipes to perfect a kaleidoscope of foods including appetizers, drinks, main courses, and desserts. Cook your way through classic fare, exotic cultural dishes and sweet treats including: pork cutlet rice bowl, chicken nuggets, barbeque skewers, pumpkin gratin, raisin bread, Hawaiian pancakes, gingerbread cookies, and much more! Step out of the kitchen and help Mama with more than 30 new activities around the Burger Shop and house: feed the pets, deliver orders, serve ice cream, organize crafts, even play word games!




Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appétit features intuitive stylus-based play across six modes, including the new Cooking Dojo mode where Mama slips into her gi for some serious culinary training.  You can also customize your kitchen and Mama’s outfit with decorations and outfits earned through SpotPass. What’s more, single cart download play with up to three friends enables you to cook off with fellow chefs to share the experience.

Developed by Cooking Mama Limited, Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appétit releases this September on Nintendo 3DS. For additional information on the Cooking Mama franchise please visit: www.CookingMamaUS.com



Where to Buy

You can find Cooking Mama 5, Bon Appetit at stores nationwide or online at Amazon. 





My Thoughts

Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit is a great game for little girls with no violence and even some educational value. The game teaches kids all about cooking and encourages them to help out in the real kitchen. There are over 60 recipes included and the more you play, the more mini games you unlock.  In addition to cooking, you can help Mama do the chores, harvest the ingredients, and hostess the shop where Mama delivers her orders.  The Cooking Dojo feature allows you to earn medals for getting the jobs done before the clock stops. Finally, with Sport Pass you can earn bonus items like furniture or decorations to make your kitchen one of a kind.



In addition to single play, Cooking Mama can also be enjoyed with friends. If you select the Let's Play Together mode, up to three additional players can join in the fun by downloading the mini games onto an their 3DS.  They won't need an additional game cartridge, but it will only work if you're playing with someone who does have one.


What I really love about this game is that it teaches my daughter about cooking real food. Since she started playing, she developed a serious interest in helping out during dinner and has even been baking her own desserts (with supervision of course). I think this makes this game a great choice for little girls and even tweens.




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