Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends

 DS
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 39
  3. Negative: 1 out of 39
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  1. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    82
    While it's not a huge step up from last time, the added modes make it a more complete experience. [Mar 2008, p.72]
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  2. GamingTrend
    81
    Even if you haven't played the original, this title is worth a look unless you are completely adverse to minigames and/or bright colors and cute graphics.
  3. AceGamez
    80
    Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends is much like its predecessor - it is perfectly tuned for non-hardcore gamers and therefore frustrating to those used to evaluating games designed with that audience in mind.
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  5. Gameplayer
    80
    A sugar rush of mini-game madness.
  6. Worth Playing
    80
    Mama herself is a charming guide through the apparently one-room world of cooking, and each challenge she throws your way will have you poking and prodding until you're beside yourself with glee.
  7. Games Master UK
    78
    Simple and more-ish, Cooking Mama 2 serves up a universally playable challenge. [Apr 2008, p.66]
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  8. Nintendo Gamer
    77
    An improvement on the first. [Feb 2008, p.63]
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  9. 1UP
    75
    Even with its quirks, I find it hard to put the game down -- it's so easy and fun to hop back in and whip up a couple quick, satisfying dishes. In its silly simplicity, Cooking Mama does what many can't: keep me heading back to the kitchen for one more snack.
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    75
    In its silly simplicity, Cooking mama does what many can't: keep me heading back to the kitchen for one more snack. [Holiday 2007, p.86]
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  11. Gamers' Temple
    75
    Offering tons of variety and some nifty cooking controls, Mama is ready to challenge our stylus skills once again through her cooking mini games... and this time, she has brought along her friends to test us and see if her meal guidance is paying off.
  12. Destructoid
    75
    As much content was added, it still feels like beneath it all, it's more or less the same game: High quality, but eventually, you're going to get over it. I'd say it's a buy it or rent it title based on your love of the series itself.
  13. Game Chronicles
    75
    A great, fun, and family friendly game.

Awards & Rankings

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#58 Best DS Game of 2007
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#41 Most Discussed DS Game of 2007

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User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. TataA.
    Jan 13, 2008
    10
    Lots of fun. At first you won't believe you are addicted to this little pathetic game, and then you fall head first into it and can't stop.
  2. [Anonymous]
    Nov 22, 2007
    10
    Excellent successor to the first game and is really fun.
  3. AtarixMo0n
    Nov 29, 2021
    10
    Nada se puede comparar con este juego, sin duda este juego es todo un clásico, por ello le doy una puntuación de 10, desde el punto de vistaNada se puede comparar con este juego, sin duda este juego es todo un clásico, por ello le doy una puntuación de 10, desde el punto de vista grafico, esta muy bien basandome en la fecha de creación del mismo, las mecánicas de este juego son bastande buenas, con respecto al tipo de juego que es.… Full Review »
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