Stumbling it's way onto the Wii, Cook Off is a sheer delight despite some wonky controls

User Rating: 8 | Cooking Mama: Minna to Issho ni Oryouri Taikai! (Dream Age Collection Best) WII
Fans of the series know to take Cooking Mama's gameplay controls with a grain of salt. This notion is most prevalent on Cooking Mama: Cook Off; Mama's first venture on the Wii console.

The game arguably features the most content out of the 5 Mama games (to date), with 55 enormous meals to perfect (The meals themselves generally require many more steps in Cook Off, than in CM and CM2) and a complete head-to-head cook-off mode (hence the name).

The 2-player split-screen mode is where the game soars. You and a friend (real or A.I., in case you have no friends) can see who can cook any of the 55 recipes the best. A complete recipe showdown, if you will, as opposed to the simple-task showdowns featured in the other games.

Bottom line is, if you liked Mama's meals and Japanese accent on the DS, there's no reason why you wouldn't want it for the Wii. Just make sure not to let the iffy controls get the best of you.