Kids can learn about the overall process of cooking and that it is possible to enjoy helping out around the house. The game encourages kids to assist 'Mama' not only in the kitchen, but also in completing other household tasks as well. And the 'helping is good' message is by far the biggest lesson here. Kids can also glean a bit about the steps that go into making different dishes and will learn about dishes from around the world.
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This cooking sim turns the process of preparing food into a game about performing activities in the most efficient manner possible. Parents need to know that Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic is a time management game that simulates cooking. The animated Cooking Mama leads you through the various steps of making a recipe.
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Kids won't really learn how to make any real food from the game, but they can get a general sense of the kinds of steps that go into preparing a dinner. A new feature also allows kids to help Mama do chores around the house. Two players can challenge each other via wireless play, if both have a 3DS. Please note that Nintendo recommends that children under 6 play the game in 2D, as the 3D effects can damage developing vision. Parents can turn off the ability to see in 3D in the console's parental controls section.
Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic doesn't do much to improve the series or even build upon its previous successful entries. It's still fun to rapidly chop veggies or delicately pour out pasta water without dumping your spaghetti in the sink, but a lot of the new dishes here seem to contain steps that are pure video game, bearing no resemblance to real cooking. For instance, you might need to catch falling food in a basket or tap fast-moving dishes as they pass by on conveyor belts.
It's simply not as novel or interesting as, say, wrapping rice in a banana leaf.Also, the 3D capabilities of the 3DS are squandered. Every so often, something will fly around on the upper 3D screen, supposedly to distract you - but you're focused only on the touchscreen while playing, so you barely notice the rare 3D effect. For newcomers, this addition to the series is fine. But veterans may not be impressed.
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