Reception
Continuing in the same vein as previous titles in the series, reviews appear to indicate that Cooking Mama 2 is still entertaining but does relatively little to move beyond existing gameplay elements. Awarding the title a 7.0 out of 10, the IGN review noted that the title was extremely similar to the previous offering, stating that "Cooking Mama 2 is just as fun as the previous game. In fact, it pretty much is the previous game." The GameSpot review echoed this, noting that the graphics were re-used and that "It's more Cooking Mama for people who just want more Cooking Mama". As a result, GameSpot rated the title a 6.0 out of 10 ("Fair").
As of March 2008, Cooking Mama 2 has a review average of 71% at Game Rankings, making it the best received game in the series to date.
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