Cooking Craze - Big Fish Games

This review of Cooking Craze was completed by the Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) on 29 January 2018.

About the app

This section contains details about the app provided by an ACCM Reviewer.

ACCM review

This review of Cooking Craze contains the following information:

• The level to which the game was reviewed
• App description
• Reviewers comments
• In App purchasing
• Online information
• Gambling
• Advertising and product placement
• Gender stereotypes and sexual references
• Coarse language
• Game playing behaviour which may be of concern to some parents
• Other

The level to which the game was reviewed

90

App description

‘Cooking Craze’ is a speed based entertainment game where players juggle cooking and serving food before the time runs out. In each level players must either serve a certain amount of customers or earn a certain amount of money. Players must manage their time effectively as each food item takes a different length of time to cook. Players click on the food to cook and then serve it. Parental guidance is recommended for ages 5-8 due to in app purchasing, online information, and advertising.

Reviewers comments

In each level, the player must cook and serve the food before the restaurant closes or before the customers get angry and leave. The speed of the customers arrival and the complexity of the food orders increases. The player must reach certain goals: serve a specific number of customers and meals, earn a certain amount, or receive a number of ‘thumbs’ up. If the player fails the level, they lose a life. Each player gets 5 lives, which can be renewed over time or by buying more. This game is primarily for entertainment purposes and unlikely to offer educational benefits to children. However, some players may find the game helps with time management skills and an understanding of the cooking process.

In App purchasing

-    Players can buy spoons for real money.
-    Spoons can be used to buy more lives, power ups, more time, food and equipment.
-    Turning off the internet prevents in-app purchases.

Online information

• Photo/Media/files
• Wi-Fi connection information
• Device Id & Call Information
• Other: receive data from the internet.
• Connectivity with social media

Note:

• The player can connect with their Facebook. Doing this will give them extra money and spoons.
• Once connected to Facebook, the player can request extra lives from friends and compare scores. 
• The game can still be played without internet access. Turning off internet capabilities on your device will prevent social media networking, in app-purchases and advertisement

Gambling

At the time of review, the reviewer found no simulated gambling content.  

Advertising and product placement

-    The game infrequently offers the option of watching an advertisement to earn extra in-game money.
-    The advertisements are full-screen, 30 second, un-skippable, videos of similar app games.
-    Turning off the internet will prevent these advertisements being shown.

Gender stereotypes and sexual references

At the time of review, the reviewer found no gender stereotypes or sexual references. 

Coarse language

At the time of review, the reviewer found no coarse language. 

Game playing behaviour which may be of concern to some parents

N/A.

Other

N/A.

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