"Majesco’s Mama is nothing if not prolific; with nearly a dozen main titles and spin-offs on DS, 3DS, Wii, and iOS, spanning genres as diverse as gardening, babysitting, and crafting, it’s easy to forget that it all started with a whisk in 2006’s Cooking Mama for the DS. Mama may have branched out since then, but her flagship title’s stayed a steady course of cooking fun across several sequels, including Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appétit, the newest 3DS release in the series. A serious lack of challenge means it won’t be for everyone, but kids and foodies with a taste for cute cuisine and simple, stylus-based mini-games will find plenty to like in Mama’s latest culinary adventure."
The 3DS is dead! We keep hearing this. Is it true? Well…sort of. It’s certain that new 3DS games are very thin on the ground these days. But even if the amount of NEW games coming to 3DS is scanty, the existing library is already ENORMOUS!
It’s a very busy month for Mama, then. When not in the garden, tempting youthful minigame fans of a green-fingered persuasion,she is back in the kitchen for a game that revisits the series’ culinary roots. Fortunately, we are here to help with the workload.
Nick Gillham: "Unfortunately Bon appétit isn’t a gourmet wonder but more like fast food. It’s good in small doses, kids love it, and you can garner some enjoyment, but it’s cheaply made and lacking in sustenance. If you’ve played previous iterations and want more, then you can’t go wrong with more Mama. But new-comers or those suffering with Mama fatigue won’t really find much here to hold them for long."
My kids like food and the 3DS. Condidering a buy. Seems like a decent title.