Cooking Quest

by AcTiVision

Product Features

• PC Games Software; for PC
• Game Genre: Family; Game Sub-Genre: Casual
• Published by Activision
• ESRB Rating: Everyone

Product Details

• ASIN: B0018IKIE6
• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,722 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Secret Recipes Hidden IngredientsProduct InformationCook your way to great reviews with Cooking Quest.  Earn the cash buy theingredients and prepare the meal... No one likes an overcooked meal. Especially the local food critic.  The restaurant industry is a cutthroatbusiness.  Will you dazzle the judges with taste and presentation or willyou crack under pressure?  Choose your recipe for success!Product Features 24 levels with 6 meal preparation mini games. More than 1500 hidden objects throughout the game. Different objects appear on the screen each time the game is played. Use cash for object hints or to improve the ingredients to your meal. Each 4 course meal will be put up for review by the food critics to determine your score.Windows Requirements Windows 2000 XP Vista Pentium 500 MHz processor or better 128 MB of RAM 100 MB Hard Drive space DirectX 9.0a with compatible 16 MB Video Card DirectX 9.0a with compatible Sound Card CD-ROM drive MouseMacintosh Requirements Mac OS X (10.3 or higher) G3 400 MHz processor 128 MB RAM CD-ROM Drive 

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy, casual fun, October 27, 2009

By 

pdever (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooking Quest (CD-ROM)

I was looking to see if there might be a sequel to this game (boo hoo, no Cooking Quest 2 yet), but had to put my two cents in because of the negative reviews.

Yes, this is primarily a hidden object game. Yes, a few of those objects are -- horrors! -- cigarettes, beer mugs, and suchlike, but given the vocabulary and syntax of the dialogue boxes, the game was clearly designed for grownups, not kids. You have the option of playing in full-screen or windowed mode, but I've never had to switch modes to click an object like the reviewer below; I've had no issues whatsoever running it on a Dell Optiplex (a business, not gaming, PC) with WinXP and a mere 1G of RAM.

The game is short and easy compared to many popular hidden object titles. I mastered Cooking Quest after completing it twice. That being said, in the year that I've owned this game I've played it at least 100 times, know where every single object is, and can complete it in 10 minutes or less. Yet I'm repeatedly drawn to Cooking Quest because the graphics are appealing, the meal-prep mini-games are unique, playing it is extremely relaxing, and it doesn't demand huge blocks of time or your undivided attention the way more complex/challenging games do.

I've gotten far more enjoyment and replay from this inexpensive little jewel-case game than I ever expected, and would love to have more just like it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Game for Hidden Object Gaming Fans, February 3, 2009

By 

Anthony W. Snow "Snowman" (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cooking Quest (CD-ROM)

The story of the Cooking Quest game starts after you're awarded with an entry to take part in the Chef's Challenge contest staged by Foodville's chain of high-class restaurants. Your objective is to gain the most star ranks as you satisfy several food critics by serving them full-course meals depending on a restaurant's specialty. But where does the Hidden Object element comes into play, you say? Well, before you get cooking, you also have to prepare your tools, search for basic food add-ons and spices, and buy your main ingredients too. You'll be given a limited budget for each level to take hold of these necessities, and the amount of money you have dictates the quality of your main ingredients. Basically, the Hidden Object game aims to find your tools and depending on how smart you play, may also increase your budget for each level.


The graphics are very nice, the music has a fun ring to it and the unique game play is very much welcome to my taste. You can already say goodbye to the annoying mixing and mouse-rotating actions during food preparation because this game only involves straightforward mouse-dragging and timing fun. And since this game is more on the Hidden Object side, the only things that will baffle you would be the hard-to-find objects blended well with the messy kitchen and dining surroundings.




Well, before you get cooking, you also have to prepare your tools, search for basic food add-ons and spices, and buy your main ingredients too. You'll be given a limited budget for each level to take hold of these necessities, and the amount of money you have dictates the quality of your main ingredients.

Basically, the Hidden Object game aims to find your tools and depending on how smart you play, may also increase your budget for each level.
I find the Hidden Object approach to be quite a refreshing way to introduce games of this type and honestly, I loved the new game atmosphere!

5.0 out of 5 stars daughter loves it, December 5, 2009

By 

Kimmy "mom of five" (PAWLING, NEW YORK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooking Quest (CD-ROM)

My 7 year old daughter who loves hidden pictures games loves this game. I also enjoy helping her find the items and put together the meals. It is a fun, doable game. I was hoping for a Cooking Quest 2 also.