Food Network: Cook or be Cooked

by Namco

Product Features

• Includes over 30 simple and delicious Food Network recipes
• Cook like a Food Network chef in your own home!
• Learn tips and techniques straight from the Food Network Kitchens
• Cook with or against your friends!

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0028A6VKI
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches ; 4.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 3, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,570 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #30 in Video Games > Wii > Simulation > Life
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Stir-up some action and cook like a pro in the first video game from Food Network! Cut, slice and dice your way through 30+ real recipes taught by the experts from Food Network . Learn as you play through fun and delicious recipe challenges that range from breakfast to family meals and even dinner parties. Cook in multi-player mode or on your own. Next Food Network Star Judge Susie Fogelson and Food Network Kitchens Chef Mory Thomas will you hone your cooking skills by offering tips, instruction and feedback on your final dishes. There’s never too many cooks in this kitchen!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Game - Needed More Content, November 20, 2009

By 

E. Simmons "Allspice Books" (Idaho) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Food Network: Cook or be Cooked (Video Game)

I really liked this game, I just wish they had added more content. 30+ recipes is a bit deceiving, as they count all the parts of one meal as separate recipes. For instance, pancakes with bacon counts as two recipes and Cheese Quesadillas with Tomato Salsa and Guacamole counts as three. As you can imagine it doesn't take long to work through all the recipes in the game.

Other than how short it was I had no other complaints and still think it was worth purchasing. The game play is fun and I actually picked up quite a few good tips! I liked that the recipes were real and would actually work in my own kitchen. I recreated the pancakes with nutmeg in real life and they were delicious! Hope they make a sequel - just with way more content.

60 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not enough recipes, November 13, 2009

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bklyngirl (nyc) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Food Network: Cook or be Cooked (Video Game)

This game would be really fun except it is a rip of. It tricks you to say it has '30+ Recipes', but they count each meal as about 3 or 4 recipes. There is only 12 Meals! what a rip off! But for the gameplay it is fun. I am used to Cooking Mama, but this is ment for an older audience than Cooking Mama. Basically, you pay about 3.50 per meal on this game. Fun but a big waste. I wanted to LOVE this game. Too bad. Could've been great, if they included more recipes.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but needs triple the meals to be worth the money, January 13, 2010

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Q (PHOENIXVILLE, PA United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Food Network: Cook or be Cooked (Video Game)

As mentioned by others, this game is fun and I like the real-world aspect of the game.

I was looking forward to finishing the first screen of meals and moving on to really complicated things seen on FN like reductions, bread baking... they could have gone really far with this game and made it wonderful.

I felt completely deflated when I realized the one screen of meals was the entire game.

Food Network should offer every product holder a free download on Wii of more meals to protect their good name. I would not buy a FN game again even though it was fun - because of the lame length of the game.