<s>
Cooking	B-Application
Mama	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cook	I-Application
Off	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Office	O
Create	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
505	O
Games	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
Cooking	B-Application
Mama	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
sequel	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
Cooking	B-Application
Mama	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Kitchen	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
November	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
mimic	O
real-life	O
cooking	O
movements	O
such	O
as	O
rolling	O
,	O
slicing	O
,	O
chopping	O
,	O
and	O
stirring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
minigame	O
involving	O
grinding	O
up	O
raw	O
beef	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
might	O
be	O
instructed	O
to	O
move	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
a	O
circular	O
motion	O
as	O
if	O
grasping	O
the	O
handle	O
of	O
a	O
meat	O
grinder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
motion	O
sensing	O
and	O
positional/pointing	O
capabilities	O
may	O
be	O
utilized	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Cook	O
Off	O
includes	O
fewer	O
total	O
recipes	O
than	O
Cooking	B-Application
Mama	I-Application
,	O
recipes	O
have	O
a	O
greater	O
average	O
number	O
of	O
steps	O
and/or	O
ingredients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Cooking	B-Application
Mama	I-Application
,	O
the	O
best	O
total	O
score	O
is	O
stored	O
as	O
a	O
high	O
score	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
continue	O
to	O
try	O
and	O
surpass	O
their	O
previous	O
performance	O
on	O
a	O
dish	O
even	O
after	O
winning	O
a	O
gold	O
medal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
new	O
play	O
mode	O
(	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Cooking	B-Application
Mama	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
Friends	O
and	O
Food	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
players	O
play	O
simultaneously	O
(	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
)	O
using	O
a	O
split-screen	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
55	O
recipes	O
such	O
as	O
pan	O
fried	O
lobster	B-Protocol
,	O
pierogie	O
,	O
cream	O
puffs	O
and	O
sushi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
early	O
press	O
generated	O
a	O
certain	O
level	O
of	O
excitement	O
,	O
with	O
Wired	O
proclaiming	O
Cooking	B-Application
Mama	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cook	I-Application
Off	I-Application
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
CES	O
2007	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
reviewers	O
,	O
a	O
simple	O
action	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
can	O
be	O
difficult	O
to	O
perform	O
successfully	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
frustrating	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
