The Jamie Oliver Video Game You Never Knew About
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By Karen Hart/Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 11:31 am EST
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But, if you’re a fan of the 1982 classic arcade games BurgerTime and Food Fight, the computer game Pizza Tycoon, or the more recent Fruit Ninja, you’re going to be disappointed — Oliver’s game is nothing like these. Per The Takeout, Oliver’s game was made for the Nintendo DS and released in 2008, but sadly it wasn’t given very many kind reviews. The restaurateur’s game is called What’s Cooking with Jamie Oliver, and via a YouTube video we learned that it’s supposed to have three different modes: Test Kitchen, Cook-off, and Create and Share Recipes. That’s not the kid-friendliest sounding modes in our opinion, so we decided to take a look for ourselves — and sadly, we found the reviews to be both cheeky and honest.
The music might be the best part of the game
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A writer for The Takeout who found himself playing the game during the COVID-19 pandemic noted that even though the game lacks all the elements of a, well, game, its soundtrack might be its only redeeming quality; he called it a bit “karaoke” but still the best part about the game.
