Having Fun With Online Cooking Games
By Vlad Stivenson
Cooking games are the new online rave. People from all over the world discover the chef in themselves with these games, which allow them to experiment with different ingredients, create new recipes or just prepare their standard dishes in a race against the clock or other gamers. Cooking games come in several varieties, so you can always find something that can entertain you from a few minutes to whole hours.

Regarding the video game console market, Nintendo has made available its new cooking game, appropriately called, "Cooking Mama." The game is available for Nintendo's latest portable video game console, the DS, and it features the console's microphone, stylus and touch screen in order to give you the best cooking simulator so far. Unlike other games, Cooking Mama doesn't require you to press buttons. Instead, you use the stylus to simulate cooking processes, such as chopping, mixing, flipping things, and the like. In addition, you can also use the DS's microphone to cool hot food by blowing at it.

The game features 15 basic recipes. As you progress and complete these, you unlock more complex recipes, so you end up with a little more than 75 recipes to play with. The first ones, as you can imagine, are very simple, while the last ones can be really complex and require several steps carried out with perfect timing and order. And to top it off, you're playing against the clock, so you have to have fast thinking and good reflexes as well. There are many types of online cooking games in the web. Cooking games are really fun and it is very entertaining thing, every girl knows about it!

Dishes come from all over the world. However, since it's a game made in Japan, there might be just a little too many Japanese recipes that Western games haven't heard about. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as it allows players to be exposed to a different culinary art, and gives them ideas on what to order next time they go to a Japanese restaurant.

If this game doesn't appeal to you, there are other options on Internet that you can try out. Unlike a portable video game console cartridge, an online cooking game will be free and as easy to play as opening your e-mail. One type of game requires you to move along a big, large kitchen, flipping pancakes. It's much more challenging than it looks, as you have to flip them both sides in time or they'll burn. If this game doesn't appeal to you, there are other options on Internet that you can try out. Unlike a portable video game console cartridge, an online cooking game will be free and as easy to play as opening your e-mail. One type of game requires you to move along a big, large kitchen, flipping pancakes. It's much more challenging than it looks, as you have to flip them both sides in time or they'll burn.

So, as you can see, no matter what your type of game is, there's something out there for you.

Bio: Vlad Stivenson, creator of numerous cooking games

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Cooking Games - Digital Cooking at Your Fingertips
By Vlad Stivenson

Some people like cooking, and if you're reading this article, you probably do too. However, it's not so easy to have the time it takes to prepare a good meal. Throw in the time you need to get the ingredients and it's something hard to do. Fortunately, there's a new game from Nintendo that will let you prepare your meals anywhere. It's called Cooking Mama.

Cooking Mama is one of the most fun games for Nintendo's latest portable video game console, the DS. You take the role of a chef and try to prepare several dishes, according to "Mama's" recipes. The game is unique in the sense that you don't press any buttons at all. Instead, you use the DS' touch screen and the stylus to imitate cooking movements. For example, if you want to chop something, you tap on the screen each time to cut a slice or a piece off. If you want to stir something, you make circles with the stylus. You can even cool something with your breath by blowing on the microphone.

There are 15 basic recipes you start with, but completing them unlocks over 70. Dishes come from all the world, so there's something for everyone. Don't be surprised if you get hungry after a bit of playing.

Casual Players and Hardcore Players.

One of the great things about this game is that it appeals to both casual and hardcore players. People who don't normally play video games aren't much keen to play games that require pressing one of 6 buttons to throw a punch. It isn't natural to them. But since the stylus reflects the actual movement (for example, chopping from the top to the bottom) it feels much more normal to them. Also, there isn't a "game over" screen. If your performance isn't that great, "Mama" fixes it so you move on. This way anyone can go through the end of each recipe.

For the hardcore games, the game evaluates your performance and gives you a medal based on your performance. While anyone can finish a recipe, it takes great skill to get a medal gold.

Other Cooking Games.

If you don't have a DS, you can still play cooking games on your PC. There are many games related to cooking on hundreds of sites. One of such games is called Better Barbecue Challenge. In this game, there is some meat on a grill and you need to cook it from both sides. If you turn it over too early, it'll be too raw. If you turn it over too late, it'll burn. It's not as simple as it seems, which allows for a fun challenge. One of such games is called Better Barbecue Challenge. In this game, there is some meat on a grill and you need to cook it from both sides. If you turn it over too early, it'll be too raw. If you turn it over too late, it'll burn. It's not as simple as it seems, which allows for a fun challenge.

So, as you can see, there are many options on both consoles and Internet for you to practice your culinary skills. Some of them are simple, and some are complex enough that they'll make you want to try them out in your real life kitchen.

Bio: Vlad Stivenson, creator of numerous cooking games.

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