Cooking Mama

"This game is a good example a DS-specific game, made for the crowd that Nintendo's aiming for. Cooking Mama for the parents, grandparents and girlfriends of the Super Mario crowd, and the game never tries to be anything more than a simple bunch of mini-challenge tasks for the non-gaming population. Cooking Mama does what it sets out to do very well, even if its concept will never be a true gaming classic. It's a really good niche-filler that utilizes the DS well."

"For $20, you can’t really knock Cooking Mama. It’s a simple, cute game that I can guarantee for any younger or female DS owner. As mentioned before, the Wii follow-up is coming soon with even more Mama to go around, so DS owners with a Wii might consider waiting for that instead."

"Cooking Mama is a cute, charming little cooking-themed minigame collection, but it lacks direction and depth."