Cooking Mama: Cook Off is a game that nobody should buy before renting it first. This is a OK game... nothing more.

User Rating: 6.4 | Cooking Mama: Minna to Issho ni Oryouri Taikai! (Dream Age Collection Best) WII
The idea of Cooking Mama: Cook Off for the Wii is great! It is a virtual kitchen with virtual foods and you can make tons of recipes! Unfortunatly, the result is not as good as what I would expect.

Using the Wiimote in this game is cool. You gotta chop, stir, shake and bake but at some point you just feel you are doing the same thing over and over again. The good thing is, there is alot of recipes to choose from but it very easy to unlock them all... It just takes alot of time. The graphics are very poor. I am not usually picky about the graphics but it almost looks like a N64 game! The sounds... "Mama" will keep on saying:"Wonderhul! Better than Mama!" (She can't pronounce the F in wonderful) and her voice is just irritating. Otherwise, the sounds are OK. I suggest you rent this game before you buy it... definitly. It can be fun for a while if you're with friends but solo gaming will become boring really fast. Overall, Cooking Mama: Cook Off can be fun game to rent. The only good things about this game are the gameplay, the multiplayer and all the recipes... but don't expect anything special from the rest. Happy gaming, Chef!