There have been more than 20 Cooking Mama games since Mama first appeared on Nintendo DS in 2006.
With so many games and spin-offs, the Cooking Mama series has had its ups and downs. Despite some not-so-great sequels and strange adventures that weren’t about cooking, Cooking Mama has always kept its charm.
Now, almost 20 years later, Cooking Mama has grown a lot since it started. Whether they’re cute or even a bit weird, here are some of the best Cooking Mama games ever made.
5. Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop
Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop focused on making delicious desserts. It followed the formula of previous Cooking Mama games but with a bakery theme. One of the best parts was discovering new desserts you might not have known about.
In this game, there was also a mini-game where you managed a shop. You could show off the desserts you made with Mama in your sweet shop. Customers would come and buy your desserts, and you’d earn special currency to buy cosmetic items. It added an extra fun part to the game.
4. Babysitting Mama
Babysitting Mama was a game that came with its baby doll. You could put your Wii Remote inside the doll to play the game. It was a very strange spin-off from the Cooking Mama series. Instead of cooking, you were taking care of a baby.
Some people wonder if Babysitting Mama taught kids how to take care of babies well. It did teach things like bouncing, burping, and feeding the baby. But one thing it was very clear about: you should never, ever shake a baby, no matter what.
3. Cooking Mama (DS)
You can’t forget the classics. The first Cooking Mama game was a big hit on the Nintendo DS. It had a casual and sometimes crazy feel. It didn’t have all the extra features of later Cooking Mama games, but there were lots of recipes to learn. There was even a mode called “Let’s Combine” where you could unlock new recipes by mixing old ones.
In the first game, Mama didn’t talk. We didn’t hear her cheerful exclamations like “even better than Mama!” until later games.
2. Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends
When Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends came out, it was the ideal sequel to the first game in the series. It added lots of new recipes and two new modes: Challenge Mode for perfectionists and Cooking Contest Mode where you could play with up to four friends.
Plus, this game introduced Mama’s family and expanded the story of Cooking Mama. It was a fun twist on an already great game!
1. Cooking Mama 5
Cooking Mama 5 added a lot of new things to the series. It kept the “Cooking Dojo” challenge mode and added more modes and mini-games. You could run Mama’s Burger Shop, farm ingredients, do chores with Mama, and play math and word games in “Let’s Study”.
Among all the Cooking Mama games, Cooking Mama 5 had the widest variety of activities. There was something fun for every kind of casual gamer to enjoy.
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