Levels are timed, so there’s little for error even in the training stages, which was frustrating at first. Timing, size and strength are key to success here, and it took quite a few attempts to get the hang of some of the gestures. Even in tutorial mode, however, it took us quite a long time to figure out what the underlying aim was in each case. Cooking actions such as dicing vegetables, mixing batter and filleting fish are carried out using one of 8 basic Wiimote gestures indicated in the bottom left of the screen.

‘Cook With Mama’ is the game’s tutorial mode, although it gives little actual tutelage, leaving much of the gameplay to trial and error. World Kitchen can be played in two modes. Mama, the adorable chef with the impenetrable accent is back in the kitchen, serving up new-look 3D graphics alongside 51 fresh international recipes ranging from hamburgers to tempura. Masterchef may have left our TV screens, but its spirit is alive and well in this follow-up to last year’s Cooking Mama: Cook-off.

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