All posts tagged in Cooking Game
Jan 5, 2023
Explore the Story and Cook Up a Storm
Venba isn’t your average cooking game, and certainly doesn’t feature the usual recipes. Instead, the game serves up a delicious array of Southern Indian fare that will make your mouth water. Plus, you’ll embark on a journey through the life of Venba and her family in the 1980s, who have just immigrated to Canada.
Spend time with Venba and her family in this stylistically and visually cozy game as you experience love, loss, and so much more. Cook up authentic Southern Indian dishes, sometimes from memory. Venba’s precious cookbook, her connection to a home left behind, was damaged in the move to Canada. Now, it’s up to her to solve some puzzles and remake the recipes.
Venba also features a soundtrack inspired by Indian Musicals, and poems from Tamil poet Valluvar. Developer Visai Games has left out no details, and Venba feels like it will be an exceptionally immersive game.
Coming Soon!
Developer Visai Games announced on Twitter that Venba will release for Nintendo Switch in Spring of this year. The game will also be available on Steam this Spring, and is currently available to Wishlist!
Check out more cooking games here, or take a look at Yum Yum Cookstar!
- Dec 7, 2022
Cook Colorful Creations
In Yum Yum Cookstar, you’ll join chef Yum Yum in the kitchen to learn and create a variety of wonderful dishes. Take time to learn different cooking techniques from something as simple as cracking an egg, to knife skills, and even frying or grilling. There’s not a shortage of cooking techniques.
Once you’ve learned the appropriate cooking skills, you can make a fairly large assortment of recipes. There’s fun rainbow-color desserts like Rainbow Waffles and Unicorn Cupcake Cones. There’s also some savory dishes to prepare, like Falafel Pita, Sushi Burrito, and Japanese Summer Noodle Salad. Then, you present your creations to the judges to receive a score. It is a competition, after all!
Gameplay
The overall gameplay for Yum Yum Cookstar is fairly easy. You get a few options on what controls to use on the Nintendo Switch, which I found useful. I used the touch screen and Joy-Con controls. So, mixing and the swiping mini games were done via touch screen, while others like rinsing used the thumbstick, and baking used the Joy-Con buttons. While my rhythmic abilities are lacking, the touch screen made it easier for me than trying to use the buttons for everything.
You’ll need to learn some cooking techniques before you can work on recipes. Then, as you complete sets of recipes, you’ll unlock more cooking techniques, which unlocks more recipes to cook. You can learn each technique in a tutorial level with an unhurried atmosphere and no pressure. You can also revisit the technique’s tutorial to replay it at any time if you need a refresher.
After you’ve finished learning the techniques, you’re ready to cook the real recipes! Both The techniques and recipes involve playing a mini game. Many of the cooking techniques are rhythm-based mini games, which is fun. There’s a playful and unique soundtrack for the game that’s both relaxing and upbeat. I unfortunately am not rhythmic, so I never scored perfectly!
I would have liked to see more variety in mini games, though. It gets fairly repetitive the longer you play, because the techniques are always done one specific way. For example, stirring is always swiping left and right, swiping up and down, and making circles on the screen. There’s no change in that, or the order it happens during the mini game.
The Judges
The personalities of the judges are almost as wide an array as the different types of recipes. Max Picante is the fun, light-hearted judge who’s easy to please. Basil Wellington is the snobby restaurant critic who demands absolute perfection and will test your skills. Then, there’s ambrosia, the pop star who is the middle ground between the other two judges and gives a more fair assessment.
What’s fun is that National Lampoon is responsible for the lines the judges say throughout the game. And sometimes, they throw out some funny responses. The disappointment I’ve gotten when I’ve failed tasks has been entertaining.
Final Thoughts
Yum Yum Cookstar is bright and colorful, and a perfectly casual game with the choice to have a no-stress play through. Or if you like a challenge, there’s different difficulty levels to try. It did fall a little flat for me, though.
The cooking techniques were repetitive, though that makes it easy to practice the activities to get perfect scores! Sometimes the number of mini games per recipe made it feel like an eternity making that recipe. My biggest complaint, though, is the long loading screens that occur between each segment of cooking and each segment of cut scenes. That really made the game feel like it dragged on. There’s some really fun art to look at on the loading screens, though!
However, the variety of recipes Yum Yum Cookstar has is wholly welcome and enjoyable. The vastly different personalities of the judges made their scenes entertaining, and it gives the game a competition feel. Overall, it’s a pretty good game to just pick up and play when you have a moment to fill, or are bored but aren’t looking for something more involved.
Epic Chef is another cute cooking game to checkout!
- Oct 15, 2022
Chop, Fry, and Bake
From Cooking Mama: Cookstar comes an exciting and cute new addition to the Cookstar lineup. Yum Yum Cookstar by Planet Entertainment is a colorful game where you play as an ambitious new chef and learn cooking basics in the kitchen while accompanied by Chef Yum Yum . Level up your skills as you learn and compete in cooking show competitions.
Players will stir, fry, chop, and bake their way through 70+ new and creative recipes. Rainbow Waffles and Unicorn Smoothies, as well as Sushi Burritos and French Toast, players will discover a fantastic new variety of recipes to cook through. Players will also complete recipes in entertaining rhythm games where you cook to the beat of a lively new soundtrack.
Enter competitions where you will encounter a cast of judges who are fully voiced with distinct personalities and comedic remarks. Players will also get to choose from several different game modes and difficulty levels. Play in Relaxed mode, Casual Mode, Pro mode, or Cookstar mode. Take on the Daily Cooking Challenge or earn kitchen and appliance customization by competing in Invitational Tournaments. After all, your kitchen should match your tastes!
Yum Yum Cookstar Release Date
Yum Yum Cookstar is now available on the Switch. It is currently listed on their shop, along with PS4 and Xbox One versions.
For a look at the previous Cookstar game, check out Cooking Mama: Cookstar, and for even more cooking fun, take a look at Epic Chef.
- Feb 29, 2020
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is bound to be the top of every Nintendo Switch owner’s game wishlist this month. However, here are four other great games that are also coming to the console this month.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is a remake of the 2005 matched pair of Pokémon games Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team. The remake will release on Nintendo Switch on March 6th, and will be available to purchase as both a digital or physical copy for USD$59.99.
About
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, you will wake up in a village as a Pokémon including the likes of Pikachi, Eevee, and Charmander. Whilst getting to explore a magnificent reimagined world, your objective is to solve a strange predicament and build a rescue team to find and rescue lost Pokémon from a variety of dangerous dungeons. The game can be downloaded from the Nintendo eShop for USD$59.99 or purchased as a physical copy.
Features
- Begin the game by taking a personality test to determine which of 16 Pokémon you will become.
- Try out the first few levels of the game in the free demo version. If you want to continue playing, you can carryn over your save data to the full version of the game.
- Experience living as a Pokémon in a bustling village and interact with other NPC’s living there.
- Solve the mystery of your strange predicament by befriending others and taking on a variety of missions to find and rescue lost Pokémon from dungeons.
- Build a rescue team who are up to the challenge of saving the world from a variety of natural disasters.
- When not rescuing lost Pokémon from perilous dungeons, return to Pokémon Square to prepare for your next challenge.
Half Past Fate
Half Past Fate is an upcoming 3D Pixel-art-stylised rom-com adventure game developed by Serenity Forge and set to be published by Way Down Deep. The game is set to release on March 12th 2020 on a variety of platforms.
About
In the game, you follow the lives of 6 different individuals who find each other in unusual ways. Half Past Fate is described as a time-jumping saga, from eight days to eight years, that will change how you feel about fate forever. The game will release on a variety of platforms including PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and of course, Nintendo Switch, where it can be downloaded for USD$19.99.
Features
- A heartwarming and relatable present day narrative.
- Jump through time and discover how six ordinary people find each other in extraordinary ways over eight years.
- Immerse yourself in a beautiful 3D Pixel-art-stylised world.
- Change a flat tire, eat some spicy ramen, and learn the difference between green and black tea.
- Most importantly, enjoy relatable stories about life and love, and how fate can bring people together.
A Street Cat’s Tale
A Street Cat’s Tale is an emotional pixel-art-stylised adventure game about the survival of a stray kitten. The game is both developed and published by feemodev, and was first released on PC and Mobile last year in 2019. The game will be published and available to download on the Nintendo Switch eShop by CFK for USD$7.99 on March 12th 2020.
About:
A Street Cat’s tale is a game where you play as an orphaned kitten. The aim of the game is to survive thirteen days as a kitten on the streets alone, after the tragic death of your mother. In the game, you will have to find your own food (which can be healthy or unhealthy and affect your health) and forge relationships with other animals and humans. But beware, not all of the NPC’s you encounter will be nice. Will the poor little kitten survive? And will it end up continuing to roam the streets, or find a loving home?
Features:
- Roam the streets as a stray kitten and obtain food in order to avoid starvation and survive.
- The game features a variety of NPC’s each with their own personalities.
- Like in real life, some NPC’s dislike strays and will get angry if you attempt to interact with them.
- However, some people will like you and may give you something to eat.
- If you get close enough to certain NPC’s, they may tell you details about themselves.
- There are 11 different endings in this emotive narrative-driven adventure game.
Cooking Mama: Cookstar
Cooking Mama: Cookstar is the sixth mainline game of the cookery simulation-styled Cooking Mama series. Whilst a specific release date has not been announced, the game is set to release on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 at some point in March 2020.
About
Cooking Mama: Cookstar is the first ever HD Cooking Mama game. It is also the first Cooking Mama game to release on a platform besides Nintendo or mobile. The game has been praised by PETA for featuring a vegetarian mode. screenshots of the game were first leaked back in August of 2019.
Features
- Live out your culinary dreams and become a virtual Cookstar with Mama as your mascot.
- Collect and master over 90 brand new recipes.
- Re-create a variety of dishes from previous games in the series.
- Choose between traditional and vegetarian options for the first time ever.
- Play by yourself or with a friend in the game’s multiplayer mode.
- Take photos of your dishes and apply filters and stickers.
- Share pics of your creations with friends and family on Facebook and Twitter.
- Feb 18, 2020
Cooking Mama was one of the most beloved franchises ever made. With an unprecendeted amount of charm, cute gameplay and adorable graphics fans were extremely sad when the Cooking Mama franchise was put to rest… until now – Cooking Mama is back!
It was last year August when I first heard about a new Cooking Mama and rumors have been spreading and going around ever since. Today a first gameplay trailer has been revealed for Cooking Mama Cookstar and it is coming to Nintendo Switch!
About Cooking Mama Cookstar
Cooking Mama is back with their awesomest and funniest video game adventure ever. Cooking Mama CookStar is a brand new Cooking Mama experience designed specifically for console.
Cooking Mama CookStar offers over 90 incredible new recipes for players to master. The menu ranges from classic Japanese recipes to the most delicious home cooking and the culinary soul comforts of today.
Cooking Mama Cookstar Vegetarian Mode
Cooking Mama offers something for every taste. Not a carnivore? No problem! For the first time, Cooking Mama offers both traditional and vegetarian recipes: Burritos, Bibimbap, Bubble Tea, Baked Alaska, Poke Bowls, and much more.
Explore the diverse menu to find out what suits your taste. Don’t think you have what it takes to become a master chef? Don’t worry, Mama will take care of it! Just follow Mama’s instructions to create delicious and decadent treats that you can share with your friends.
Chop, mince, cut, and dice! With Mama’s help, you can become the greatest cook in the world.
Cooking Mama Cookstar Release Date
According to the recently released reveal trailer Cooking Mama Cookstar Release Date will be sometime in March 2020 for $39.99!
- Nov 28, 2019
With the recent news of Cooking Mama coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 I have gotten so hungry for more cooking games. I am so delighted to see that yet another game can fill my cavity for more sweet food on Nintendo Switch. WAKU WAKU Sweets aims to please fans of cooking games with many recipes and unique motion controls to prepare baking goods in a realistic way. Now WAKU WAKU Sweets gets a physical release on Nintendo Switch.
About WAKU WAKU Sweets
WAKU WAKU Sweets is a cooking game where you will need to master the expertise of pastry making. You can roll, mix, bake and create more than 100 recipes. Each recipe features unique baking goods special to countries from all over the world. Want to make some French Eclair? No problem! Some Belgium waffles? Yum, yum go for it!
Thanks to the amazing abilities of the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers, players can look forward to using all sorts of motion controls to bring the recipes to life and bake up some delicious pastries. Aksys Games says that “players can sharpen their skills using realistic motions that have been designed t mimic real-life recipes, like sifting, pouring,baking and frosting.”
WAKU WAKU Sweets Giveaway
To celebrate the upcoming WAKU WAKU Sweet Physical release ion Nintendo Switch Absys Games is currently giving away a few copies of the game on their official Twitter page! If you want to participate in the giveaway head over here.
WAKU WAKU Sweets Release Date
WAKU WAKU Sweets will be released this Winter just in time for the holidays. If you want to pre-order your copy right now, you can do so on the official Aksys Games Store! If you want to learn more about WAKU WAKU Sweets, check out the adorable announcement trailer right here.
- Oct 30, 2019
Ever since I first discovered publisher Planet Digital’s article on their new acquisition of Cooking Mama, with a upcoming Switch game titled Cooking Mama: Coming Home to Mama and found that the Australian Classification filed for the rating of Cooking Mama: Cookstar by publisher Planet Entertainment and developer First Playable Productions, there has been some confusion with other news outlets scrambling for more information.
I have been in contact with the CEO of Planet Entertainment, Steve Grossman, and have received confirmation that Cooking Mama is coming to both PS4 and the Nintendo Switch in 2019 and that they will be publishing a press release in two weeks from now with new footage and a trailer. Hopefully this will clear everything up. Unfortunately, the European Amazon site has leaked some screenshots and information about the game as it is listed right here for pre-order. Although the information within the listings has since been removed, see below for the details and gameplay features from Google’s German-English translation I was able to get.
About Cooking Mama: Cookstar
Cooking Mama is back with their awesomest and funniest video game adventure ever. Cooking Mama: CookStar is a brand new Cooking Mama experience designed specifically for console. Cooking Mama: CookStar offers over 90 incredible new recipes for players to master. The menu ranges from classic Japanese recipes to the most delicious home cooking and the culinary soul comforts of today.
Cooking Mama offers something for every taste. Not a carnivore? No problem! For the first time, Cooking Mama offers both traditional and vegetarian recipes: Burritos, Bibimbap, Bubble Tea, Baked Alaska, Poke Bowls, and much more. Explore the diverse menu to find out what suits your taste. Don’t think you have what it takes to become a master chef? Don’t worry, Mama will take care of it! Just follow Mama’s instructions to create delicious and decadent treats that you can share with your friends. Chop, mince, cut, and dice! With Mama’s help, you can become the greatest cook in the world.
Key Features
- Brand new Cooking Mama game designed specifically for console.
- Completely new Vegetarian mode.
- A total of 90 recipes in traditional and vegetarian mode.
- Classic and fun new recipes like unicorn food.
- Mix of traditional and motion control.
- Multiplayer and co-op party games.
- Up to two players.
- Challenge Mode for experienced chefs.
- Share your great creations with friends on Facebook and Twitter.
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I’ll continue to keep in touch with our contact and post when I have more information and when the official announcement is made!
- Sep 12, 2019
Food preparation games have been popular for a very long time, with a new Cooking Mama game coming to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch this fall, there doesn’t seem to be an end to the trend in sight. Food Fantasy aims capture the hearts of those who look for something more than just food preparation.
Food Fantasy is a mobile game currently available for iOS and Android and features an extensive food menu inspired by dishes from all around the world. Choose from hundreds of recipes and prepare delicious meals.
In addition to creating yummy meals, you will also have the option to run your very own restaurant. Food Fantasy includes a full restaurant simulator game where you can cook and serve your meals. Decorating and managing your establishment is also a big part of your success story, so make sure you put your creativity to good work when building up your diner!
Food Fantasy also features some light RPG elements where you explore the surrounding world in order to gather ingredients for your meals. Engage in light combat to earn food souls that will further enrich your recipe book!
Food Fantasy is inspired by games like Fantasy Life and its sequel Fantasy Life Online. If you want to give it a try, it is currently available to download for free on iOS and Android. Check out the introduction trailer for the game below!
