Hell's Kitchen getting game reduction

  • By Tim Surette, TV.com, GameSpot
  • Posted Oct 26, 2007 12:05 pm PT

Ludia to fry, sauté, julienne Fox's abuse-driven cooking reality show for multiple gaming platforms.

Oh, to be one of those poor saps on the wrong end of one of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's fiery tirades! Don't fret, soon anyone with some extra cash to drop can be one of those helpless culinary novices getting a verbal beatdown from the famous chef...in their own living rooms.

This stuff's made in...New York City?!?!

Montreal-based gamemaker Ludia today announced that it has signed a deal with television production company Granada America and is taking Fox's reality show Hell's Kitchen interactive. The video game will be available next year on "all major platforms including PC, console and mobile." Ludia is targeting the premiere of the fourth season of Hell's Kitchen for the game's debut.

Ramsay will be lending his voice and likeness to the game, which should give gamers a good target to throw their controller at when he tells them their soufflé tastes like cow excrement. The game will also have some of Ramsay's favorite recipes, which can be printed out (presumably only in the PC version).

Hell's Kitchen is a reality show which pits up-and-coming chefs against one another in a cooking competition. Presiding over the show is Ramsay, a former soccer phenom and hotheaded, expletive-spewing maniac who just happens to be one of the UK's most popular men in the kitchen. Ramsay has leveraged his fame into other shows, including the new Kitchen Nightmares.

126 Comments

  • bored_gamer

    Posted Jun 17, 2008 11:10 pm PT

    I would play it because I watch the show and I like it.

  • HolteEnder4Life

    Posted May 20, 2008 2:51 pm PT

    i cant believ that someone actually thinks that this is a good idea

  • R-Force

    Posted Nov 7, 2007 2:24 pm PT

    Hey, I didn't know Tim was still here. :O

  • x-2tha-z

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 3:54 pm PT

    Hells Kitchen is a great British tv show. Don't think it'll make a good game though. What's next? Super Nanny: The Game!

  • noambartouv

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 2:11 pm PT

    Hmm why not make a game where u play a whore and u know the rest Actually thats sounds like a great idea

  • superveka

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 12:30 pm PT

    most stupid video game idea ever

  • Zerosumgame

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 12:17 pm PT

    It is a perfect recipe for a delicious disaster.

  • wesker1005

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 12:15 pm PT

    brings a whole new meaning to the Phase "This game has bad language".
    but really, this is going to be rubbish.

  • chupamelpo

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 10:46 am PT

    MOVE OUT HALO 3. this game will totally dominate all the consoles. I just hope the game suports sistem link, or online gaming because I'm certantly going to play this game for a very long time. I shall be counting the days for the release.

  • jaredcrazy3232

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 8:22 am PT

    THIS GAME WILL BE TERRIFYING!!!

  • Raeldor

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 8:08 am PT

    Lol, they could call it Cooking Mutha-f!Ck3r rather than Cooking Mama.

  • WeWerePirates

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 8:00 am PT

    It hasn't suddenly come round to April again has it?

  • lsny

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 5:08 am PT

    Celebrity/reality show games...ugh.

  • assault120

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 4:23 am PT

    what the hell???

  • Ra-Devil

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 2:30 am PT

    You know what would be really REALLY funny? It's entirely impossible, but still funny.

    If this game didn't suck Cartman's balls.

  • Devvy01

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 9:52 pm PT

    Obviously this one will be banned from OZ, cause it'll have words far worse than oops and bugger!

  • swizzlar

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 5:45 pm PT

    please no dont even go there

  • HeroxOfxThexDay

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 3:53 pm PT

    this is what cooking mama has done, you create one thing good game and about 50 bad games come out. this is the start of the 50 bad games

  • ollie456

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 3:17 pm PT

    How would this work? The only way I could se it work would be if they made it crappy?

  • pugkiller

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 2:30 pm PT

    I'll probably get this game just for the lulz. Seriously? a Ramsey cooking simulator? The strange thing is I can see it having some potential, especially on the PC, but lets see how it turns out.

  • playstation_wii

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 1:43 pm PT

    Hell\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Kitchen

    what's up with the title?

  • ClassicPlayer

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 1:29 pm PT

    I'm not sure about this guys. I mean, I've seen Cooking Mama, and played it (yes I am a boy) and it's a decent cooking game. Also, if Ludia Inc. are going to make the TV show into a game, then wouldn't they include like the teams, blue V red, and maybe a possible character design?
    Other companies have done the same thing, think of Colin McRae games, and Tiger Woods games. Those have been good, so hopefully this will be good too.

  • secher_nbiw

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 12:45 pm PT

    mfp16 is right- top buying this crap!! I like watching ramsays kitchen nightmares, but this is a moronic idea

  • OqueasyO

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 12:00 pm PT

    Achievements.

  • trojan211

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 11:39 am PT

    I wonder if there's a "cry" button for after you get an expletive-laden lashing from Chef Ramsay.

  • Alwaysrun

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 9:50 am PT

    How to prepare "the dog's bollocks" Add 1 generous portion of has-been foul mouthed ex footballer turned abrasive lout of a chef. Add equal portions of low end game company and poor game concept. mix well and cook in rubbish bin for six months. let stand on store shelves for a year and then recycle.

  • doomdiver_16

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 9:13 am PT

    Sounds terrible.

    Also gamespot obviously forgot that the PS3 can be hooked up to a usb printer

  • the_monkey_god

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 8:11 am PT

    This game sounds stupid. Who in the world even watchs the show enough to want a game?

  • Agermemnon

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 7:30 am PT

    Lol why all the no no no it could be like cooking mama with bad language..................hmmm im thinking here could be like cooking mama pffffffffffff bin it now bad bad idea sorry Mr Ramsay but NOOOOO.

  • Olly464

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 5:51 am PT

    "hotheaded, expletive-spewing maniac who just happens to be one of the UK's most popular men in the kitchen."

    as apposed to the lovey dovey chefs that work at, oh say, McDonalds???

  • Alucard7321

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 5:31 am PT

    ****ing rubbish. Put it in the bin!

  • chay2005

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 3:17 am PT

    A few comments, 1/ whats the age rating on this going to be, 15+, although cant be as discusting as what was seen in the recent Hells Kitchen in Britain, so many animals killed

    2/ Why, just why does this need to be turned into a game

    3 /Ramsay, a former soccer phenom, thats complete BS Ramsay had huge potential until he had a horrible injury, he never even made a first team start for Ranger

    I do like Ramsay but i wonder if even he is happy bout this game being made

  • the_undisturbed

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 8:49 pm PT

    we got one hell of a hardcore cooking game

  • Lord_Artix

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 5:49 pm PT

    No. Just no. I like Hell's Kitchen, but this game has MASSIVE SUCKFEST written all over it...

  • Mecamatt

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 5:40 pm PT

    Can anyone say "next big rigs"?

  • Tokyo90

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 5:17 pm PT

    ridiculous

  • GrimBee

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 4:30 pm PT

    A Wii version would be great -

    My ideal version of a Hells Kitchen game would be for you to start out with some very basic skills (chopping, frying, stirring etc) with the wii remote.
    You have to use the wii remote correctly and very fine movements are your skills (like real chefs have), like finely chopped things etc. Or using the A and B button so squeeze out mash in a pretty pattern onto a pie or something.

    You can also create your own recipes, or download some from the wii internet connection. Or send good ones to your friends, or post successful recipes onto the message board to try out yourselves.
    But practice them virtually. You could learn basic techniques, see how its done, try them out virtually - and because they are based on real-life recipes and ingredients and methods - it would be cool to have the knowledge to try them out in real life.

    Anyways - if you have a bad technique, or just a bad recipe, or were not concentrating on the multiple jobs at hand (burning something whilst doing something else etc)... then you fail to make the ratings as you could of, or get kicked out of the "show" altogether!
    Sounds could come from the wii remote to let you know how things are getting on etc whilst cooking, and if you don't manage to do well in one evening - you have to clean up the kitchen at the end, using the wii remote to scub things down, mop, dry up, carry things etc.
    I reckon something like this would be fantastic, cooking is one of things which nobody really has a good go at because the results can be terrible. But if you learned excellent techniques by practising them on a game, it could benefit you as a gamer - but also it would help you be more knowledgable about cooking, like how long to fry a perfect egg, or cooking several things at once and knowing how long each one should take to cook, etc.

    A wii version with such depth would be amazing to play, and because its based on real things - the output of knowledge could be very awesome too.

    .... However, developers these days are very lazy. And it will probably be like dance-dance revolution where you have to sway the remote to the beat, or press A when you hear a "bing" sound..
    You know, a total lack of ideas an imagination.

  • mfp16

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 4:27 pm PT

    Here's an idea... whoever the freaks are out there who are buying crap like this... stop it... maybe then they will stop making this drivel

  • XanderKage

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 3:06 pm PT

    As much as I enjoy watching Ramsey yelling at some idiot, this game will be abysmal. I just can't see a successful translation of the show into a good gaming experience.

  • NandoSupes

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 2:14 pm PT

    why would I buy game to have this idiot talking? lol

  • stanger277

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 1:12 pm PT

    HOW DARE YOU F*** UP THE VIRTUAL WELLINGTON!!!!! GET OUT OF MY COMPUTER GENERATED SIGHT!!!!!

  • carpathianrogue

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 10:58 am PT

    Do you think this'll be modeled on Cooking Mama? Except you get bawled at loads, when you mess it up, as you inevitably will because it gets really tough? If you get too bad, he probably yells "SHUT IT DOWN!" or "get out!" then the screen fades to black, and you hear him kicking something in anger, lol!

    Definitely watching this, because it could be a good laugh! Lord_Tigger's comparison to Diner Dash also could hold true, though because the feedback of the diners is a big part of the thing.

  • rolento88

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 10:51 am PT

    you can play a game that will give you chef ramsay's recipes... thats just amazing...

  • Grant_Guy

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 10:34 am PT

    wtf do you do in this get yelled at virtually?

  • kavadias1981

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 9:27 am PT

    I can see this becoming the next Pokemon......... bwah ha ha ha!

  • fuzzibluedude

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 8:56 am PT

    Really how good can this game be ! Its got FLOP all over it.

  • rockko666

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 8:36 am PT

    could be good...but probaly wont

  • jameeler91

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 7:54 am PT

    LuminosityBlaze - so ure saying that a printer is an advantage in the gaming industry?
    bah take your critisizing to system wars u fool
    no one cares for a printer function
    MS was smart not to

  • jhonson

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 6:30 am PT

    Nothing will beat cooking mama!

  • SonyGameHolder7

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 6:25 am PT

    this is gonna be a quick cash-in, a really bad game

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