Friday, December 16, 2011

Cooking Academy - How to become a Master Chef

By Jessy Pilken


As a new student of Cooking Academy, you must cook your way through a variety of appetizers, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts. If you can navigate through all of your classes, and pass the exams, you'll graduate and earn a coveted culinary degree (and a nifty chef's hat to boot).

When you're chopping, frying, or stirring in the game, the mouse will be used for all of them. It's possible these tasks look familiar, because it's quite similar to the Cooking Mama game on the Wii. Everything from sauteeing and peeling potatoes will be performed, as well as grating cheese and slicing bread. In order to combine these ingredients you must select the right ingredients to make your course.

While parts of the game are similar, the cooking academy game offers several unique tasks. A couple of them would be making burgers or ice cream cones while dodging ingredients you don't need. You will also have to separate eggs, peel lettuce leaves, and various other delicate areas. Mashing will be another part of the game to learn, which revolves around clicking on items with shadows. Oh, and don't forget about all the kneading and mixing that will need to be done to dough. There will also be food assembly tasks with crepes, spring rolls, and the ever so popular burrito. Success will be easy to find if you simply follow the directions.

When advancing through the game you won't find it too difficult. The only thing that gets harder will be the exams, but not by a lot. The recipes will offer plenty of variety, and the game play will constantly have you going from one mini-game to the next. If you look at the ingredients they are pretty accurate, as well as the cooking times. Plus, there are several facts in between that will help you with each recipe.

Cooking Academy is an easy game to beat, and most players should have no trouble passing all of the courses and exams. Should you fail, or simply get a lower score than you'd like, you can replay any recipe and increase your grade.

If you're looking for a cooking game for your PC that is much less difficult than Hot Dish and more exciting than Family Restaurant, Cooking Academy is a good bet. All together, expect between 4-5 hours of solid game play, with decent replay value if you want better grades on your recipes. Who knows - you might even pick up a few ideas for dinner.




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