Order Up! | |
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Box art for Wii version
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Developer(s) | SuperVillain Studios |
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Director(s) | Lee Cummings |
Composer(s) | Robb Mills |
Platform(s) | Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii |
Release date(s) |
Wii PlayStation 3
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Genre(s) | Cooking simulation |
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Single-player, Multiplayer (PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS versions only) |
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Aggregator | Score |
GameRankings | 76.90% (based on 26 reviews) |
Metacritic | 76 out of 100 (based on 25 reviews) |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
1UP.com | B |
GamePro | 4.3 |
GamesRadar | 7 out of 10 |
IGN | 7.7 out of 10 |
Nintendo World Report | 8 out of 10 |
ONM | 80% |
NGamer | 75% |
Order Up! is a cooking simulation-styled mini-game compilation developed by SuperVillain Studios and published by Zoo Games and Funbox Media. It was released on July 22, 2008 in North America and October 24, 2008 in Europe for the Wii. An enhanced port titled Order Up!! was released for the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS on December 9, 2011. The game has been released on iOS and Android as Order Up!! To Go.
The player assumes the role of a budding chef who has landed in Port Abello, one of the most important locations on the culinary map. After learning the trade in a local fast food joint, the player decides to buy his/her own diner. But, being a proud owner of a restaurant isn't the player's only goal. The Fortified Chef Competition is about to visit town and winning it would launch the player to the centre of the culinary stage.
The game sees the player purchasing and managing various restaurants and trying to earn 5 stars at each by completing goals such as unlocking recipes or impressing a food critic. Certain customers that appear frequently will have special requirements for their meals and the player will have to buy different spices and seasonings to get a bigger tip from them.
The cooking portion of the gameplay sees the player using the motion controls of the Wii Remote (or PlayStation Move control and 3DS touchscreen, respectively) to prepare dishes for customers. Although similar to the gameplay in the Cooking Mama series, Order Up! focuses more on speed, multitasking and time management to ensure a table's order of multiple dishes is sent out on time rather than to simply successfully complete a single dish. In addition, there are a number of non-cooking minigames such as washing plates and shooing away rats.
In addition to those mentioned above, the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS versions also have additional features: