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Cooking Mama: Cookstar

Released: 3/30/2020

If you can’t stand the heat, get into Mama’s kitchen! Cooking Mama is back with her most fantastic and fun video game adventure ever!!! Introducing Cooking Mama: Cookstar. A brand-new Cooking Mama experience. Cooking Mama: Cookstar features over 80 fun and fantastic new recipes for players to master including over 50 recipes new to the Cooking Mama franchise. Cook everything from classic Japanese recipes to today’s most tasty comfort foods. Cooking Mama Switch truly has a taste of everything. Not a carnivore? Not a problem! For the first time ever Cooking Mama will feature both a traditional cooking mode and a vegetarian cooking mode. Burritos, Bibimbap, Bubble Tea, Baked Alaska, Pokebowls, Unicorn Food and so much more. Explore the diverse menu to find what suits your taste. Don’t think you have the skills to become a master chef? Don’t worry, Mama will fix that! Just follow Mama’s instructions and create delicious and decadent treats that you can share with your friends. Chop, mince, slice, dice and roll! Precision motion controls immerse players right into the action. With Mama’s help, you will become the world’s greatest culinary artist. - Over 80 recipes - All new Vegetarian Mode - Classic recipes and fun new recipes like Unicorn Food - Blend of traditional and motion controls - 2 player Potluck Party Mode - Cookstar Challenge mode for expert chefs - Share your amazing creations with friends on social media

If you can’t stand the heat, get into Mama’s kitchen! Cooking Mama is back with her most fantastic and fun video game adventure ever!!! Introducing Cooking Mama: Cookstar. A brand-new Cooking Mama experience. Cooking Mama: Cookstar features over 80 fun and fantastic new recipes for players to master including over 50 recipes new to the Cooking Mama franchise. Cook everything from classic Japanese recipes to today’s most tasty comfort foods. Cooking Mama Switch truly has a taste of everything. Not a carnivore? Not a problem! For the first time ever Cooking Mama will feature both a traditional cooking mode and a vegetarian cooking mode. Burritos, Bibimbap, Bubble Tea, Baked Alaska, Pokebowls, Unicorn Food and so much more. Explore the diverse menu to find what suits your taste. Don’t think you have the skills to become a master chef? Don’t worry, Mama will fix that! Just follow Mama’s instructions and create delicious and decadent treats that you can share with your friends. Chop, mince, slice, dice and roll! Precision motion controls immerse players right into the action. With Mama’s help, you will become the world’s greatest culinary artist. - Over 80 recipes - All new Vegetarian Mode - Classic recipes and fun new recipes like Unicorn Food - Blend of traditional and motion controls - 2 player Potluck Party Mode - Cookstar Challenge mode for expert chefs - Share your amazing creations with friends on social media

If you can’t stand the heat, get into Mama’s kitchen! Cooking Mama is back with her most fantastic and fun video game adventure ever!!! Introducing Cooking Mama: Cookstar. A brand-new Cooking Mama experience. Cooking Mama: Cookstar features over 80 fun and fantastic new recipes for players to master including over 50 recipes new to the Cooking Mama franchise. Cook everything from classic Japanese recipes to today’s most tasty comfort foods. Cooking Mama Switch truly has a taste of everything. Not a carnivore? Not a problem! For the first time ever Cooking Mama will feature both a traditional cooking mode and a vegetarian cooking mode. Burritos, Bibimbap, Bubble Tea, Baked Alaska, Pokebowls, Unicorn Food and so much more. Explore the diverse menu to find what suits your taste. Don’t think you have the skills to become a master chef? Don’t worry, Mama will fix that! Just follow Mama’s instructions and create delicious and decadent treats that you can share with your friends. Chop, mince, slice, dice and roll! Precision motion controls immerse players right into the action. With Mama’s help, you will become the world’s greatest culinary artist. - Over 80 recipes - All new Vegetarian Mode - Classic recipes and fun new recipes like Unicorn Food - Blend of traditional and motion controls - 2 player Potluck Party Mode - Cookstar Challenge mode for expert chefs - Share your amazing creations with friends on social media

Critics
47
Metacritic
69

Score Breakdown

46.9

Critic Average

8 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

69

Metacritic User Score

25 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
-22.1
Combined Disparity
-22.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

7 launch window (88%)1 late (13%)