Order Up!

{{Infobox video game

| title = Order Up!

| image = Order Up! Coverart.png

| caption = Box art for Wii version

| developer = SuperVillain Studios

| publisher = {{vgrelease|WW|Zoo Games, Ignition Entertainment (PS3), Chillingo (iOS)|PAL|Funbox Media}}

| director = Lee Cummings

| composer = Robb Mills

| designer =

| series =

| engine =

| released = Wii
{{vgrelease|NA|July 22, 2008|AUS|October 23, 2008|EU|October 24, 2008}}PlayStation 3, 3DS
{{vgrelease|EU|December 9, 2011{{cite web |url=http://www.funboxmedia.co.uk/?p=875 |title=Order Up!! (PlayStation 3) |website=Funbox Media |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425142236/http://www.funboxmedia.co.uk/?p=875 |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 24, 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://www.funboxmedia.co.uk/?p=868 |title=Order Up!! (Nintendo 3DS) |website=Funbox Media |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425142640/http://www.funboxmedia.co.uk/?p=868 |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 24, 2023}}|NA|March 1, 2012 (PS3)|AU|May 23, 2012 (PS3)|NA|June 21, 2012 (3DS){{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/tXNaZkKEHnjb9ERASLi-nZdgl7z9ehuw |title=Order Up!! |website=Nintendo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624054600/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/tXNaZkKEHnjb9ERASLi-nZdgl7z9ehuw |archive-date=June 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 24, 2023}}}}iOS, Android
January 19, 2012

| genre = Cooking simulation

| modes = Single-player,
multiplayer (PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS versions only)

| platforms = Wii
PlayStation 3
Nintendo 3DS
iOS
Android

}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://orderupgame.com/ |title=Official Order Up! Website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530062816/http://orderupgame.com/ |archive-date=May 30, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 8, 2008}} An enhanced port titled Order Up!! was released for the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS on December 9, 2011 in Europe{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} and June 21, 2012 in North America. The game was released on iOS and Android as Order Up!! To Go.{{cite web |url=http://www.chillingo.com/games/order-go/ |title=Order Up!! To Go |website=Chillingo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120153355/http://www.chillingo.com/games/order-go/ |archive-date=January 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 24, 2023}}

Plot

The player assumes the role of a budding chef who has landed on the island of Port Abello, one of the most important locations on the culinary map. After learning the trade in a local fast food joint, the player then purchases five different restaurants across the island, each serving food from different cultures. The Fortified Chef Competition is about to visit town and winning it would launch the player to the centre of the culinary stage.

Gameplay

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.

Development

On April 23, 2008, Order Up! was announced by SuperVillain Studios and was dubbed as "Cooking Mama meets The Sims meets Diner Dash" by some critics.{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/supervillains-secret-wii-title-order-up-announced/ |title=SuperVillain's secret Wii title, Order Up!, announced |last=Chester |first=Nick |date=April 23, 2008 |website=Destructoid |publisher=Gamurs |access-date=January 24, 2023}} Lee Cummings, who was previously creative director for the games Grand Theft Auto and Bully was working as director for Order Up!.{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendic.com/news/2292 |title=Order Up! announced for Nintendo Wii |last=Macarthy |first=Andrew |date=April 23, 2008 |website=Nintendic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080426233843/http://www.nintendic.com/news/2292 |archive-date=April 26, 2008 |url-status=usurped |access-date=January 24, 2023}}

On May 20, 2010, SuperVillain Studios released a teaser image for a possible sequel to Order Up!. It was later confirmed on March 9, 2011 that an enhanced port of the original game would be released for the PlayStation 3, for the Nintendo 3DS as Order Up! 3D, iOS and Android as Order Up!: Take Out Edition and another "TBA" platform.{{cite web |url=http://www.svsgames.com/?p=667 |title=2011 marks the return of Order Up! |date=March 9, 2011 |website=SuperVillain Studios |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211181537/http://www.svsgames.com/?p=667 |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 24, 2023}} The final title for the port was later confirmed to be Order Up!! on May 18 alongside promotional images for the game.{{cite web |url=http://www.svsgames.com/?p=680 |title=Exotic! Delicious! Flame-Throwing Shark? |date=May 18, 2011 |website=SuperVillain Studios |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211181832/http://www.svsgames.com/?p=680 |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 24, 2023}} It was also announced on June 20, 2011 that Robb Mills would be composing an original soundtrack for the game after composing the music for the games Fat Princess and its sequel.{{cite web |url=http://www.svsgames.com/?p=700 |title=ALL NEW whistles, toots, and honks! |date=June 20, 2011 |website=SuperVillain Studios |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211175805/http://www.svsgames.com/?p=700 |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 24, 2023}}

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| MC = (iOS, Wii) 76/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/order-up/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=Order Up!! To Go for iPhone/iPad Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |access-date=January 24, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/order-up/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=Order Up! for Wii Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |access-date=January 24, 2023}}
(3DS) 72/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/order-up/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds |title=Order Up!! for 3DS Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |access-date=January 24, 2023}}
(PS3) 55/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/order-up/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=Order Up!! for PlayStation 3 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |access-date=January 24, 2023}}

| GI = (Wii) 7.75/10{{cite magazine |url=http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/4978A18E-3371-4289-91D6-E68E1C4E1A48.htm |title=Order Up! |last=Vore |first=Bryan |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |issue=185 |date=September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804124942/http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/4978A18E-3371-4289-91D6-E68E1C4E1A48.htm |archive-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 24, 2023}}

| GamePro = (Wii) 4.25/5{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/wii/games/reviews/205540.shtml |title=Review: Order Up! |last=Noble |first=McKinley |date=July 22, 2008 |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725031407/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/wii/games/reviews/205540.shtml |archive-date=July 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 24, 2023}}

| GameRev = (Wii) B−{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/42612-order-up-review |title=Order Up! Review |last=Damiano |first=Greg |date=January 16, 2009 |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627004457/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/order-up |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=January 25, 2023}}

| GSpot = (Wii) 7.5/10{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/order-up-review/1900-6195192/ |title=Order Up! Review |last=Watters |first=Chris |date=July 30, 2008 |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |access-date=January 24, 2023}}

| Gamezebo = (iOS) {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/order-up-to-go-review/ |title=Order Up!! To Go Review (iOS) |last=Green |first=Art |date=January 24, 2012 |website=Gamezebo |access-date=January 25, 2023}}

| GameZone = (PS3) 8/10{{cite web |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/order-up-review-ps3/ |title=Order Up!! Review (PS3) |last=Liebl |first=Liebl |date=March 12, 2012 |website=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317074019/http://www.gamezone.com/products/order-up-ps3/reviews/order-up-review-ps3 |archive-date=March 17, 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=January 25, 2023}}
(Wii) 7/10{{cite web |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/order_up_wii_review/ |title=Order Up! - WII - Review |last=Bedigian |first=Louis |date=August 6, 2008 |website=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005233503/http://wii.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r35275.htm |archive-date=October 5, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=January 25, 2023}}

| IGN = (Wii) 7.7/10{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/15/order-up-review |title=Order Up! Review |last=Hatfield |first=Daemon |date=August 15, 2008 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=January 24, 2023}}

| NP = (Wii) 7/10{{cite magazine |title=Order Up! |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Future US |volume=232 |date=September 2008 |page=86}}
(3DS) 6.5/10{{cite magazine |title=Order Up!! |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Future US |volume=275 |date=January–February 2012 |page=85}}

| PG = (iOS) {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/order-up-to-go/order-up-to-go-review/ |title=Order Up!! To Go |last=Nouch |first=James |date=February 3, 2012 |website=Pocket Gamer |publisher=Steel Media Ltd |access-date=January 25, 2023}}

| PSM = (PS3) 5/10{{cite magazine |title=Review: Order Up!! |magazine=PlayStation: The Official Magazine |publisher=Future plc |issue=55 |date=February 2012 |page=84}}

| TA = (iOS) {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://toucharcade.com/2012/01/24/order-up-to-go-review/ |title='Order Up!! To Go' Review – Flipping Burgers Doesn't Seem So Bad |last=Campbell |first=Nissa |date=January 24, 2012 |website=TouchArcade |publisher=TouchArcade.com, LLC |access-date=January 25, 2013}}

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Order Up! received "generally favorable reviews", while Order Up!! received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

1Up.com said that the Wii version was much more fleshed out than most cooking games.{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/order-up |title=Order Up! Review |last=Donahoe |first=Michael |date=July 22, 2008 |website=1Up.com |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525020511/http://www.1up.com/reviews/order-up |archive-date=May 25, 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 24, 2023}} IGN called it a "surprisingly fun restaurant sim".

''Order Up!! To Go''

Chillingo released an iOS version in 2012 as Order Up!! To Go. It received "generally favorable reviews" according to Metacritic. It was discontinued in 2017 due to the release of iOS 11 and later ending compatibility with 32-bit applications.{{cite web |date=October 4, 2017 |url=https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-EA-Games/Will-Order-Up-To-Go-be-updated-to-64-bit/td-p/6314236 |title=Solved: Will Order Up To Go be updated to 64 bit |website=Electronic Arts |access-date=May 8, 2020}}