Title: Order UpPrice: $39.99System(s): WiiRelease Date: July 22, 2008Publisher (Developer): Zoo Games (SuperVillain Studios)ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for Comic MischiefPros: It expands upon the “cooking” game genre by adding in restaurant management.Cons: Strange character art isn’t for everyone. Cooking can quickly become a chore. Instructions for using new items isn’t always provided. Occasional loading glitches.Overall Score: Two thumbs sideways, 70/100, C-, ** out of 5

Order Up! is a game that will often be mistaken for a Cooking Mama rip-off. While the minigames have some similar elements, they go in two different directions when it comes to gameplay and execution. Also, while Cooking Mama can actually be entertaining, Order Up! becomes quite tedious. Order Up! tries to be lighthearted and offer a new gaming experience but it gets old quick…

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The cavalcade of cooking games continues – Zoo Games has just released Order Up! for the Wii. The new game will allow players to multitask and focus not only on cooking, but also on manage a restaurant and hire more chefs to help out.

It seems like Order Up! is a collection of cooking mini-games, organized in a manner that offers some story for players. Perhaps it will impart a sense of purpose which the Cooking Mama games didn’t possess. The game comes with 80 different recipes to cook up and four different restaurants to manage.