Kyle Orland writes:
"0:00 I am definitely not a natural in the kitchen, so I'm hoping this game will help make me less reluctant to hover over a range.
0:01 The game starts with an all-purpose warning about raw meat, seafood, eggs, food allergies, letting kids cook and using oven mitts. OK then!
0:02 "Welcome to Personal Trainer: Cooking," says the black-and-white, hand-drawn chef on-screen. "Before we go any further, please adjust my voice to the speed you like." There's a slider on the touch-screen. The slowest and fastest speeds are pretty awful-sounding. The default seems all right to my wife and me."
Games and the act of cooking share similar structures. Both have rules to obey or steps you need to follow. They provide a challenge to the player or cook and provide an interactive experience. They both also feature a goal you're trying to accomplish. But do cooking games actually help us be better cooks or simply be better at cooking games?
I'm glad we're getting such strong news on the site at the moment.
I'm just writing a piece on "how to make Sackboy out of flowers"
Meh.
A look at the world's most popular cooking sims. Which ones will actually teach you something about cooking, and make you a better cook? Which ones were designed purely as entertainment? Which are good and which are bad? The article serves as a side-by-side analysis of all the top cooking games to figure out the above.
It's a light new video game release week, but most of the games won't break the bank. In fact, most of these games are all under $30 price point. Patapon 2 is available at retail stores for the PSP (includes downloadable code, not UMD) and from the PlayStation Network. Klonoa debuts on Wii, back from the PSone days. The new Nintendo DS Lite Green bundle with Personal Trainer: Cooking and a unique carrying case is available starting Sunday, May 3rd as well.
This week's new releases:
(subject to change)
Xbox 360
no new releases
PLAYSTATION 3
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
Wii
Destiny Of Zorro
Klonoa
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
DS & DSi
Nintendo DS Lite Green, Personal Trainer: Cooking Bundle
Jagged Alliance
Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Puzzle Kingdoms
PSP
Patapon 2
I'll be getting Patapon 2 as soon as PSP Go! comes out. Otherwise the only other title of interest is Klonoa.
