hear growling stomach, the age old question of birth. "What for
dinner? "Well, he might have been satisfied with the roots and fruits, but
These days most of us have a little more refined tastes (and slightly
larger waist circumference). And that, my friends, is why a good cook will never
go unappreciated!
But, if you enroll in Cooking Academy,
You already know this. As a new student, you have to cook your way through a variety of appetizers, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. If you can navigate through all of your class, and pass the exam, you will graduate and earned a coveted culinary (and a great chef hat to boot).
Mouse is used for all your cooking tasks, from cutting to cut for stirring and frying. If you are a fan of Cooking Mama
on the Wii or DS platforms, some of these tasks will seem very familiar. You will grating cheese, peeling potatoes, slicing bread, chop the garlic, and sauteeing all sorts of materials in much the same way as in Cooking Mama. To combine the ingredients together, you will show obfuscated version of the following items are needed, and should
try and choose the right materials to match.
There is also the same boiling technique stove, where you are asked to perform certain actions such as instruction over the bar at the bottom of the screen. This includes adjusting the temperature of cooking, stir the pot, and add ingredients. You also will crack a lot of eggs, and spread the butter in a frying pan, although it is much easier to use a mouse precision than ever with the Wii controller.
Despite these similarities, Cooking Academy adds some unique tasks as well. You may be required to assemble food such as burgers or ice cream, which is done by avoiding the falling items naughty and capture only those that match the picture of your order. Mashing is done by finding the shadow hovering over certain objects, and click on target. There is a fine precision tasks such as separating eggs, and peeling lettuce, which may take a little practice to master. For many recipes, you will be asked to squeeze or mix the dough, which is done by tracing through the channels of rounded edges to the arrow tip. There is plenty of food and folding assembly tasks, such as sealing on spring rolls or form burritoes or crepes. To resolve this, you follow the instructions on the screen, which generally means explore more arrows and click on specific points as you go.
Recipes itself also set the game apart Cooking Mama. Instead of food governed by ethnic origin, Cooking Academy break in the classification of eating recipes. Recipes include both
ordinary (like spaghetti and pancakes) and exotic (like gyoza and creme brulee), but all are interesting and detailed.
If there is progress in difficulty as you progress, it is difficult to see while playing. Exams are generally more difficult, but not much. Recipes may include another step, but not always, and you use the same skills at the beginning of the game as you do in the end.
Variety is provided by the recipe itself, and constantly switching between different mini-games.
What's cool about cooking academy is that you really can learn a thing or two about real cooking. While the recipe will not give the right proportions, they are quite accurate in terms of materials and general cooking process. Plus, there are many interesting facts thrown before each recipe.
Mouse proved to be a decent controller, and it is actually much easier to control than the Wii remote in Cooking Mama, making it easier to be precise and get better results. It helps if you have a large mouse pad or open space, because you will need to do a lot of scrolling back and forth.
Some tasks seem too difficult, because they ask you to guess the things you can not possibly know unless you've played before. For example, when cutting shapes in dough, you have to be careful you do not overlap or cut to the edge, but you do not display size
of the cutout you before you make your first attempt. Also, when adding ingredients in the mixing mini-games, some look too similar, like baking powder and sugar are both white powder in a spoon. There is no practice mode, unfortunately, until you've played through the recipe and have been assessed.
Despite the occasional frustration, however, most are fairly easy task to complete while still maintaining a good score. If there is, it can be said that the Cooking Academy is a game that is easy to beat, and most of the players should have no trouble passing all courses and exams. If you fail, or just get a lower score than you want, you can replay any recipe and improve your score.
If you're looking for a cooking game for your PC that is much more difficult than Hot Dish and more interesting than Family Restaurant, Cooking Academy is a good bet. All together, expect between 4-5 hours of game play solid, with decent replay value if you want better value on your prescription. Who knows - you might even pick up some ideas for dinner.
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