Like all Cooking Mama releases, Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop is a collection of frantic mini-games designed to test the players skill in the kitchen. Shop & Chop's tally of these mini-games weighs in at a whopping 200+, and cover every aspect of meal preparation, including mixing, frying, chopping, baking, slicing, grilling and more. Inputs during these are mostly registered by using the DS/DSi stylus, or the user's finger on the touchscreen, with some dishes only requiring the completion of a single mini-game, while others consist of several. Along the way Mama will always be with players, offering guidance and support, and in the case of a particularly poorly prepared meal, even a little bit of disappointment meant to inspire the player to do better. Shop & Chop contains more than 80 recipes. in all, and includes multiplayer game support for up to four players in single-cart DS wireless download play. Bundle includes game and 5 retractable stylus pens; a $30 retail value, for use on any version of Nintendo DS, including 3DS.