Cooking Academy 2: World Cuisine Demo

Even if you might consider yourself a good cook in the comfort of your own home, the world is quite big, and there are millions of recipes around the globe that you haven’t tried yet. On the other hand, it was quite difficult to learn how to properly cook them, at least until the Internet came around and every bit of information is readily accessible from wherever you might be.

Cooking Academy 2: World Cuisine is more of a time management game than a cooking simulator, although it certainly has influences from both genres. In essence, the game aims to strike a balance between fun and education, given the fact that the recipes presented are real, as are the preparation processes for them. However, the goal is to prepare them as quickly as possible and not mess up the steps.

To begin with, the game is structured in a couple of levels, which, in this case, are different restaurants. Each restaurant is based on recipes from a specific corner of the world, such as Asia or South America. Thus, the food you cook while you train there originates in countries from that part of the globe, which makes the adventure that much more interesting and exciting. Whether it’s Sushi or Mexican Tamales, you get to learn something new every time.

In order to complete a dish, you need to go through a variety of mini-games, all of which emphasize on dexterity and the ability to react quickly. Hence, almost every step is a different mini-game, including dicing the onion and setting the temperature for the oven. Thanks to this, you never really get a chance to be bored, nor does the game get repetitive too quickly.

Speaking of which, the visual quality is commendable, and you definitely won’t last too long before being hungry. Each dish has been drawn by hand and they look delicious, as do the individual ingredients you get to play with on a regular basis. The restaurants and the tools you employ are quite fancy as well, although the music is not always in tune with the atmosphere.

When it’s all said and done, Cooking Academy 2: World Cuisine has what it takes to teach you something new every time, while also providing you with many hours of fun. Hence, if you do not mind a challenge and you can stand the sight of delicious food for hours on end, this is one of the best out there.