9 Video Games To Play For A Perfect Date Night

6. Cooking Mama

Showing off one's culinary skills is an age-old staple of romantic advances by now, but you don't have to risk smoking the kitchen out if you're a little bit rusty in front of the hob. In fact, there's a way that you can demonstrate some alimentary expertise without even leaving the sofa.

Cooking Mama is a series built around cookery mini-games in which you'll use the various inputs of the Nintendo DS to prepare different foods and complete recipes. These start out simple, but get more challenging and adventurous as you show off your capabilities. By the end, you could be presenting the object of your affection with an artisan vegetable soup without any of the pesky washing up to worry about.

And, if your date plans feature a little healthy competition, there's even a way to pit your skills against your date's to see who really is the top chef. If an evening of drooling over the Great British Bake Off stirs the aspirational chef within you, face off against your guest and see who can be crowned Star Gamer.