Order Up!

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, October 23 in Australia, and October 24 in Europe for the Wii. An enhanced port titled Order Up!! was released for the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS on December 9, 2011 in Europe and June 21, 2012 in North America.

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 purchases a diner. 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. Non-cooking minigames include washing plates and shooing rats. The PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS versions add a turn-based multiplayer option and extra restaurant. Order Up!! features higher resolution textures, enhanced scene lighting and more.