Cooking Quest is a hidden object game from “Big Fish Games”. As with most other games of this type, you will have to hunt for objects through a room filled with clutter. Locate the hidden objects from the list, then touch them to scratch them off your list.
We didn’t know what to expect from The Cooking Quest game, when we first got wind of it, we expected another game, more focused on preparing food ,but found the Hidden Object approach to be quite a refreshing spin brought to this type of game.
In Cooking Quest your goal is to prepare meals in six different locations, each of which offer a different cuisine: Italian, French, Mexican, Asian fusion, seafood and a good old American steakhouse.
In every location you will have to prepare the corresponding meal. Each meal is comprised of four courses, starting with the appetizer followed by the entree and dessert along with the appropriate beverage.
The levels of the game are comprised of the courses. To finish a level you must find the appropriate ingredients and tools (such as a corkscrew, knife or ice cream scoop) to cook with. These items are found scattered amongst a room full of clutter, and in typical hidden object fashion you must clear the room by finding all of the items provided on your list.
You start each restaurant with a budget of $100 and have to spend it wisely, because your money has to last through all four courses so if you splurge too early you might not be able to afford higher quality ingredients in the later stages. You might also run out of hints, because using one to reveal the location of an item costs $20.
Another thing worth mentioning is that Cooking Quest is really strict when it comes to clicking multiple wrong objects quickly one after the other. It takes only 3 attempts for you to lose both time and money, and hints will also cost you money to use. This feature makes the game more challenging and keeps it fast paced.
The good news is that you can earn extra cash through speed bonuses (clicking on more than one item in rapid succession), and time bonuses awarded at the end of the level. If you run out of time, you’ll start the level over again with a new set of object.
The controls are intuitive , Cooking Quest takes advantage of the multitouch screen allowing you to zoom the pictures by pinching and dragging your fingers on the screen. The graphics are appealing, the backgrounds through which you search for items are beautiful but should look a little bit more clear when fully zoomed in. The sounds are specific to each environment and add to the atmosphere of the game but after a while of searching for items they feel repetitive almost annoying.
PRO’s:
- Challenging and adictive gameplay which keeps you glued to the screen
- Intuitive controls
- Fun twist on a classic Hidden Object Game
CON’s:
- Repetitive background music
- When fully zoomed in the pictures should be more detailed
- May leave you frustrated after having to replay a game several times, because of not being able to find one item
PRICE:
It is available at the App Store for 2.99$
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2 Responses
this game is so tasty
i began playing it 3 days ago and i can’t stop since then. the bad news is that the more i play, the more i eat :)))
Posted on May 22nd, 2009 at 2:14 am
The graphics in this game are aweful. When you zoom in (by pinching) everything is pixelated. This is not to the standard of the Big Fish Games graphics (e.g. Everest). It’s a shame.
Posted on October 15th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
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