If you can’t get enough of Jamie Oliver, the British chef is coming out with his own hand-held video game some time in October. He’s just the latest celebrity chef to get involved in the gaming world. Don't forget there's a Hell's Kitchen video game featuring Gordon Ramsay in the works as well.
Cooking with Jamie Oliver is being described as a serious cooking training game that teaches real-life recipes by the Naked Chef.
The game will include a series of real-time virtual challenges that involve real-life chopping, stirring, and plating; recipe cook-offs with other players; and a timed competition against the clock. All of this will take place in three-dimensional kitchen settings with measures of quality and taste.
The game will feature 100 original Jamie Oliver recipes such as Italian Tomato and Bread Salad, Pea and Goat Cheese Risotto and Mrs. Oliver’s Chocolate Pudding - all accompanied by real-life photographs by David Loftus who has worked on most of Jamie’s cookbooks, space for 100 of your own recipes, a shopping list mode, and competitive cooking game mode.
Cooking with Jamie Oliver apparently doesn't really tell you when you're done, or even when you've failed, although Jamie Oliver’s picture pops up with words of encouragement from time to time. You just cook, like in real life. From the early reviews I’ve read, it sounds like you can actually learn to cook by playing this game.
If you’re still confused about how it works, check out these screen captures for a better idea.
Would you be game (pardon the pun) for Cooking with Jamie Oliver video game? What do you make of celebrity chefs getting involved in the gaming world? I'm imagining a Cooking in The Hamptons with the Barefoot Contessa video game in the future.
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