Receiving no previous advertisements or hype-lifting actions, Cold Stone Creamery: Scoop It Up would not be on anyone's radar if I had not stumbled upon it this morning and taken time out of my day to write this blog.

Before I go over its various features, I'll must admit that it is inferior to Cooking Mama World Kitchen, but Cooking Mama was released in back in 2008, and therefore serves no competition as this year's top game. Scoop It Up is yes, a cooking game, where the player can blend, sprinkle, and screwdrive their own ice cream. The player is then rewarded with a visit by his or her semi-hot redhead girlfriend, the only human consumer that would go near you or your store. Overall, it looks to be the best title released this year, and a definite pick-up for me.

Release date: December 22, 2009.

$19.99 MSRP, pre-order through here (unless CheapyD generates...