After completing a stage, the player's performance is evaluated with a numerical score out of 100, and awarded either a bronze, silver, or gold medal.

After completing a full plant cycle the player's overall performance is evaluated, and given an averaged score out of 100 and a corresponding medal.

The "Spruce Up Your Screen" menu can also be opened from here to change the appearance of various gardening tools and background items.

In "Make it Fancy", players can use unlocked clothing items to customize Mama's appearance.

Vore criticized the game's "repetitive minigames, spotty control, and lack of depth.

"[14] Chris Hoffman of Nintendo Power was more positive, scoring the game 8/10 and praising the "more arcadelike and skill-based" approach to minigames when compared to other Mama titles.