Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends

Dinner With Friends tastes like reheated leftovers.

"The number of mini-games is impressive, and the DS's touch screen is consistently put to good use as you tap a sieve to sift flour, or draw lines to slice up items and turn handles on a variety of devices."

Cooking Mama 2 is just as fun as the previous game. In fact, it pretty much is the previous game. The new stuff in Dinner with Friends is so arbitrary that they don't warrant the purchase for people that already whipped up meals a year ago. But for those that came late to dinner, Cooking Mama 2 is a slightly more presentable version that is fun for the casual gaming crowd.