The computer/video game you can eat

Interactive company Ludia announced today upcoming video and computer games based on Gordon Ramsay’s abuse-a-thon reality competition show “Hell’s Kitchen.” Apparently aimed at masochists who enjoy showers of boiling-hot vitriol being poured upon them, “Hell’s Kitchen” will feature a cute little Gordon Ramsay avatar screaming obscenities at players over the quality (or lack thereof) of their cyber-cuisine as he takes bytes from them.

But how can players really be sure that their pixilated portions really are gag-inducing? Seems a dubious proposition, though it’ll be the first game to include a cookbook, featuring some of Ramsay’s favorite recipes.

At any rate, I’d rather play a game based upon Ramsay’s other show, “Kitchen Nightmares,” in which a virtual Ramsay wades through kitchens infested with rancid and rotten food, maggots and other vermin (for optimal entertainment, the game should be played in smell-o-vision).