IGN: Hell’s Kitchen Review

IGN writes: "There’s a classic episode of Frasier where the Brothers Crane open a fancy restaurant and, as you would expect, everything goes hilariously wrong. Frasier and Niles, joined by Daphne, Roz, and Martin, must do everything themselves, from waiting tables, mixing drinks, cooking, and keeping the guests happy. Hell’s Kitchen is a lot like that episode, only devoid of any semblance of fun and where the entire staff of the restaurant consists of just you.

I’ve never really watched the television show the game is based on, but I do know that it’s based on some wannabe chefs needing to please the world-class chef Gordon Ramsay, who is one part Simon Cowell and another part George S. Patton. Unfortunately, Ramsay’s fiery temper doesn’t really show in the game; he just spouts a line or two at you before the start of every day, like, "Let’s go, Yes?" And with that, you’re dumped into an unending time-balancing game that doesn’t teach you anything about how to cook or run a restaurant. Instead, all it will do is teach you how to tap on the DS screen with the stylus. A lot."