Cooking Mama is a cooking simulation game for the Nintendo Wii console. Players select recipes and complete them by succeeding at various mini-challenges that mimic real-world cooking tasks using the motion controls of the Wii remote. The game has several modes, including a single-player career mode to unlock recipes, a competitive two-player mode, and a mode to play against computer opponents while gaining decorative items for one's virtual kitchen. While innovative as one of the only cooking games to utilize motion controls, the game is limited by its repetitive mini-challenges and lack of online/extended gameplay beyond local multiplayer.