Crafting Mama, known in Japan as Craft Mama (クラフトママ Kurafuto Mama) and in the PAL region as Cooking Mama World: Hobbies and Fun, is a crafting simulation-styled minigame compilation video game developed by Cooking Mama Limited that was released on Nintendo DS during October 2010. It is a spin-off from the Cooking Mama series.[1]
| Crafting Mama | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Cooking Mama Limited |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Composer(s) | Sara Sakurai |
| Series | Cooking Mama |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Simulation, minigame |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
editCrafting Mama is a mini-game collection themed around handicrafts. The player selects an object to craft, such as earrings or paper planes, and plays various mini-games representing the process of creating it. The objects crafted by the player can then be further customized or used for additional mini-games.
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 75/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Famitsu | 29/40[3] |
| IGN | 8/10[1] |
| Nintendo Power | 7/10[4] |
| Common Sense Media |   [5] |
The game received "favorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two eights, one six, and one seven, for a total of 29 out of 40. One of its editors wrote,
It's a simple game with no story aspect to it, but this no-frills approach makes it easy to lose yourself in the gameplay. You do have arrows pointing out what to do, but otherwise there isn't a ton of guidance, which really makes it feel like you're crafting something original.[3]
Others, however, disagreed, saying,
It's a little weird to get penalized for failing to do things that have nothing to do with actual craftwork, like tapping the screen at the right moment. Some of the minigames are too hard to follow, and it seems like you're judged too harshly on them as well.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Tanner, Nicole (4 November 2010). "Crafting Mama Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Crafting Mama for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Gifford, Kevin (3 November 2010). "Japan Review Check: Tactics Ogre, God of War PSP". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Crafting Mama". Nintendo Power. Vol. 261. December 2010. p. 86.
- ^ Bell, Erin (2010). "Crafting Mama". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.