IGN writes: "There's a classic episode of Frasier where the Brothers Crane open a fancy restaurant and, as you would expect, everything goes hilariously wrong. Frasier and Niles, joined by Daphne, Roz, and Martin, must do everything themselves, from waiting tables, mixing drinks, cooking, and keeping the guests happy. Hell's Kitchen is a lot like that episode, only devoid of any semblance of fun and where the entire staff of the restaurant consists of just you.
I've never really watched the television show the game is based on, but I do know that it's based on some wannabe chefs needing to please the world-class chef Gordon Ramsay, who is one part Simon Cowell and another part George S. Patton. Unfortunately, Ramsay's fiery temper doesn't really show in the game; he just spouts a line or two at you before the start of every day, like, "Let's go, Yes?" And with that, you're dumped into an unending time-balancing game that doesn't teach you anything about how to cook or run a restaurant. Instead, all it will do is teach you how to tap on the DS screen with the stylus. A lot."
This week, DesertEagle, Samurage, and BlueSwim offer impressions of Call of Juarez: The Cartel, Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten, Chase Ace: Off-World Leagues, as well as a slew of Android diversions. Despite momentarily lapse where a Gordon Ramsey-smitten crew member contemplates the virtues of Hell’s Kitchen for the Nintendo DS, we venture further into the realm of gaming by hosting Certain Affinity’s Tom Potter, who talks about upcoming XBLA title, Crimson Alliance. Of course, it wouldn’t be an episode of the Tech-Gaming podcast with trivia, responses to reader mail, and a dose of sophomoric humor.
Hell's Kitchen has the worst intro of any show I have ever seen! Every year it gets worse. They should fire those that put that crap together!
A game based off the smash Channel 4 television show, Come Dine With Me? Absurd. Why even suggest such a thing?...
NZGamer writes: "Full kudos to David Frampton, a local chap from Wellington who has managed to crack that ever elusive US iTunes market. After he burst onto the scene with the original Chopper for the iPhone, which went on to sell hundreds of thousands of units, Frampton has spent the last few years working on the sequel. Already within a week of launch, Chopper 2 has rocketed to the top of Apple's US Top 100 iPhone apps list and is still going strong. Considering the first Chopper paid for his house, it’s fairly safe to say that Frampton will be able to retire off his follow-up title."
