Courtesy of Ian Bogost's "where are the election games" panel, a nod to Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals.
What a beautifully produced critical response!
If Mama knew what happened to animals on factory farms, she very well might want Majesco Entertainment to make a new Cooking Mama game that is much more animal-friendly. And while we're excited that Mama is more vegetarian-friendly in Cooking Mama: World Kitchen, we'd love to see a game with all vegetarian recipes.
Please give Mama a voice—write to Majesco and politely ask that it create a game with all vegetarian recipes, Cooking Mama: Vegetarian Kitchen!
I would absolutely buy that.
That was pretty fun!
The final level was a little boring though, no knives or animal blood... :)
Posted by: Henry | March 24, 2009 at 00:00
Those PETA guys are totally crazy and their ideas are absurd. I respect vegetarians, but I don't respect vegetarians who want to impose their ideals or change everything to satisfy them. You're vegetarian? Okay, so eat vegetables and be proud, but don't criticise me for eating chicken or pork or whatever, because I have a right to eat anything I want, and having a varied diet is much more healthy.
Posted by: David M | March 24, 2009 at 01:49
That game is actually quite good fun! But then I thought the same about the real Cooking Mama. And you know what? The information I learned while playing doesn't bother me in the slightest.
Meat is murder, tasty tasty murder.
Posted by: Mr Tom | March 24, 2009 at 06:50
Sure, you have a right to choose to eat what you want, but where animals are tortured and mistreated as well as killed in order to fulfil your choice, maybe things need to change in the system.
If going vegetarian is too hardcore for you, you might feel more able to at least support the ethical treatment of farmed animals via organisations and sites like factoryfarm.org or the Humane Farming Assoc..
Posted by: Alice | March 24, 2009 at 16:39
You're right, it might be a good idea to petition for the ethical treatment of animals.
Unfortunately PETA undermine their case by their hilarious over-reaction to everything and borderline criminal activies in some cases.
I almost want to eat more horrible factory farmed chicken just to wind those crazies up.
Posted by: James | March 25, 2009 at 03:10
Copyright infringement?
Posted by: Cooking papa | October 05, 2009 at 22:13
Cooking Papa: dunno. Not a lawyer. I expect it'd filed under Fair Use: Criticism, but then again Fair Use is often contestable?
Pretty obvious criticism tho !
Posted by: Alice | October 06, 2009 at 07:05