Iron Chef America

July 8, 2006 7:15 PM

Phlash Phriday: "Iron Chef America, Battle for Kitchen Stadium". Can you catch the stuff your sous chef is tossing in the air?
posted by Steven C. Den Beste (17 comments total)

The control is incredibly lame.
posted by Malor at 8:09 PM on July 8, 2006

Any Iron Chef game without Alton Brown is worthless...
posted by wendell at 8:30 PM on July 8, 2006

If I see one more overhyped piece-of-crap show with the words "Bobby" and "Flay" in it, and it doesn't involve torturing a British cop, I'm going to firebomb the Food Network.

Bobby Flay was a disgrace on the original "Iron Chef," and so we reward him by making him a regular on "Iron Chef America?" Heck, the only reason I even considered watching this silly-ass spinoff is because of Alton Brown's narrative - and even that won't save it.

Even the Flash game sucks - controls are lame, the game supplies pseudo-analog movement on what appears to be a friggin' chess board, and visual clues about where to go don't show up fast enough to allow you to respond to them.
posted by FormlessOne at 8:34 PM on July 8, 2006

I'm pretty sure today is saturday.
posted by delmoi at 9:09 PM on July 8, 2006

Every day is Friday in our hearts!
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 10:17 PM on July 8, 2006

no it is definitely Saturday and your ugly game is an icredib;y slow, ill-conceived, poorly constructed failure. It is the McMonster of failures - totally inedible and bad for the cholestral level.
posted by Cranberry at 10:35 PM on July 8, 2006

I am so upset that I forgot how to spell incredibly and cholesterol - this is your fault too.
posted by Cranberry at 10:37 PM on July 8, 2006

Stupid idea and brutal execution. America should have left Iron Chef alone. This is why.
posted by Ohdemah at 10:52 PM on July 8, 2006

Oh, the Food Network version is OK. The one UPN did with Shatner, though, was the Worst. Cooking. Show. Ever.
posted by dw at 10:54 PM on July 8, 2006

I watched that UPN version when it came out. If I remember correctly, the iron chef came out riding a harley with an american flag. That show completely sucked and I'm glad it died.

The food network version though, I find quite good. Alton Brown saves it.
posted by puke & cry at 11:15 PM on July 8, 2006 [1 favorite]

Oh, that game sucks though. Totally sucks.
posted by puke & cry at 11:18 PM on July 8, 2006 [1 favorite]

I always thought the japanese show was pretty good, though.
posted by delmoi at 12:14 AM on July 9, 2006

I decline the title of Iron Cook and accept only the lesser title of Zinc Saucier, which I just made up. Also, it comes with double prize money.
posted by boosh at 1:59 AM on July 9, 2006

Orthogonal control on a cardinal keypad?
posted by sourwookie at 3:32 AM on July 9, 2006

The control is incredibly lame.

Any Iron Chef game without Alton Brown is worthless...

the Flash game sucks

It is the McMonster of failures

Stupid idea and brutal execution.

Totally sucks.

Oh, I love whine! Tee-hee!

*ducks*
posted by Smart Dalek at 7:00 AM on July 9, 2006

I, too, would like the title of Zinc Saucier - how does one earn it?
posted by FormlessOne at 8:28 PM on July 9, 2006

I'm a microwave nucleologist.

Oh, and I concur about the game sucking and all, but good effort in finding a new flash game.
posted by ZachsMind at 9:34 PM on July 9, 2006