What’s that you say? You don’t really want to play a video game about Alaskan crab fishermen?
Well, maybe you’ll appreciate this: a forthcoming video game for the Nintendo Wii and DS based on Iron Chef America!
Unlike yesterday’s video game mention, this one is 100% for real and on the way to an electronics store near you. There’s not a ton of information in this brief game site news piece, but my guess is that the game is heavily based on the very popular “Cooking Mama” series for Wii and DS, where you have to chop, slice, grate, fry, and get your dish on the plate before time runs out. Except it will feature Mario (Batali, not THAT Mario), Bobby, Morimoto, and the voice of Alton Brown.
We have “Cooking Mama” for both the Wii and the DS, and it’s a great concept for the Wii. It’s a little less challenging on the DS, because the motion is pretty much always the same. Charlotte likes to play the game, and the TV tie-in is very smart (although I personally would prefer a game based on the original Japanese show), so this one is likely to find its way to our house, too.
Now, somebody needs to come up with a “MythBusters” game (explosives sold separately) and a “Dirty Jobs” game and all my TV show game needs would be complete. (On second thought, the “Dirty Jobs” game would probably involve something very gross, so maybe ixnay on that one)
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