Hell's Kitchen [Download]

by Ludia

Product Features

• Spicy Gordon Ramsay Commentary.
• Play In The Kitchen And Dining Room.
• Unlock 35 Recipes From The Show.
• Can You Take The Heat?

Product Details

• Downloading: Currently, this item is available only to customers located in the United States and who have a U.S. billing address.
• Note: Gifting is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B001L5TJ5K
• Release Date: July 7, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,491 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

In Hell's Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay puts aspiring chefs through a culinary boot camp! Experience the show's pressure-cooker atmosphere as you advance through kitchen and dining room challenges. Success depends on how well you cook and serve meals, so master each time management test on your way to becoming a 5-star chef! You can even unlock 35 amazing recipes from the show to try at home! See if you have what it takes to beat the heat of Hell's Kitchen!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars Junk software buggy video locks-up, December 14, 2009

By 

Kelley (Phoenix, AZ.) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Hell's Kitchen [Download] (Software Download)

Save your money, this game is junk.
The game locks up with a video error. As it is downloaded software there are no instructions or patches available to get past the error. It should be removed from Amazon. The company that wrote this junk should be ashamed of this product... Well that is only if it weren't for idiots like me that purchase unsupported software lining their pockets with money. The Hell's Kitchen trademark takes a big hit here for allowing the name to be used on this junk.

3.0 out of 5 stars An okay game, July 27, 2009

By 

K. Silva "Kris" (Los Angeles, California United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hell's Kitchen [Download] (Software Download)

As a fan of Hell's Kitchen, I was eager to play this game. Thankfully I didn't have to pay for it as a friend had it on her computer, but I would have wanted my money back on this had I paid for it.

Taking into consideration that I am very bad at computer/video games, this game was easy for me to play through without a problem. There are two types of games: 1 cook, serve, and wait tables and 1 challenge section where you have to cook the meals within the allotted time. The majority of the levels are like the former. When you lose a level, computer Ramsey yells, but it is definitely toned down from what is broadcast on air.

There are 32 "days"/ levels and with each rise in rank (from 1 star to 4) a new ingredient is given which really complicated things for a few minutes. Also added as your rank increases is the number of tables to be waited and the number of meals to be made at each table. After getting a number of stars, on day 32 you finally rise to the challenge of a 5 Star restaurant.

This combination game of time management and challenge was interesting, but I played through the entire game in one day. I was expecting the game to continue and get a little more varied in menu items, challenges, etc., but the game was over after level 32.

Overall, this game (though short) was engaging and had some very nice recipes that you could print out and try on your own.

4.0 out of 5 stars Engaging. Exciting. Not a real "cooking" game., May 13, 2009

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May R. "maybo" (SEATTLE, WA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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I enjoyed this game quite a bit. It kept me engaged the entire time. If you like time management game, this one may be right for you. The challenge in this game is to serve customers quickly and time the prep work of various ingredients as well as the cooking of the food so that they are completed all at once. (Cooked food that sits for too long will lose its quality.) The downside of this game is that there really is no "cooking" involved. All you do is prep the ingredients and then throw them in pots on stovetops or in the oven so the recipes that appear at each stage is really irrelevant. Overall, it is an engaging time management game.