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POOR QUALITY! I hope I can save you from wasting your money!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 40 / 40
Date: October 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I hope I can stop you from making the same mistake!!!!!!!! PLEASE Read on........

Let me start by saying that I've been surprised to find myself a big fan of the recent Barbie movies and software. My daughter and I have enjoyed playing Rapunzel, Swan Lake, Princess and the pauper all multiple times. I didn't even hesitate to spend the $29 on this game. How could they have done so well on the others and made this one such a disaster?

The production quality is vastly different than the others. From the very beginning you notice a drastic difference. It's as if this was their very first attempt at making a software game. Maybe they haven't gone back as far as PONG or PacMan... but it's pathetically close!

You continually have to steer Barbie using the arrow keys and it's not at all a smooth ride. Sometimes it's as if you are behind her steering her and others you are suddenly over her head looking down at her. It's so awkward, will make you dizzy,irritated, and then eventually feel motion sick! Seriously, I have such a headache!!! I kept hoping it would get better, but I evetually quit the game and have no intentions of ever finishing or playing it again. I feel badly now that I got my daughter so excited about it.

I was really looking forward to enjoying this new game and now regret having spent money on it. At the time I ordred it there were no reviews. Hopefully I can save you from making the same mistake.

I wish it was longer

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: February 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I got this game when my mom and I were spending time together. I wish I had not bought it. It's a waste of money. I finished it in a couple of hours and I'll never play with it again. It's maybe more for 4 year olds not 8 years old like me.

NOT worth your money or time

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: February 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this for my 8 year old daughter. We sat down together to play it and I noticed right away the HORRENDOUS quality of the graphics. Oh my gosh, the Barbies didn't even look like Barbies and there were quite a few fuzzy spots and the landscape was blocky. When she talked, her mouth wrinkles up weird and the rest of her face is like stone.

The second bad thing about the game is when two hours later, my daughter said, "Mom, I wish I hadn't got this game. I've already beat it."

Big Mistake!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my 5 year old - who loves Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus. Big Mistake! My husband and I have had to help her with most of the game. Eventually, we all gave up. At one point in the game you have to use the mouse in a circular motion to change the "horse" into Brietta. We gave up because we all had sore arms from trying! If you want to buy a great "Barbie" computer game..choose Barbie Princess and the Pauper! The game is fun and my 5 year old loves it! This game was a Christmas present and I would return it if I could!!!

ARGH ~ I hate this game!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is the first Barbie computer game we purchased. I was very disappointed in the quality of graphics and sound. It really reminds me of computer games from 15 years ago. I played the original King's Quest games and THEY were better than this.

There is little or no explanation of what or how to do anything and it is NOT intuitive. Yesterday, my daughter (5 1/2) was playing it and was told to stand on the circle matching the one Shiver is on. She did, and nothing happened. My husband tried, and nothing happened. I tried, and nothing happened. DD finally figured out (after MUCH time) that after standing on the circle, you had to press the space bar. There was no indication that was needed and no where else in the game (that I could see) was that a requirement for any other activity.

On top of the poor graphics, sound, and ease of use ~ the game is completely pointless. You just walk around and around and you keep looking for that (!!) Shiver! FINALLY after hours of play, my DD told me she found an area that you can play games. But, even to her, they seemed pretty lame. Of course, she keeps playing the blasted game because it is Barbie and she loves it.

Save your money! I got this 1/2 off at a Scholastic Warehouse sale and even THAT was too much. This is definitely not worth the aggravation.

Zero Stars! (they made me choose at least one!)

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: June 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game as soon as I saw it as my daughter and I both love and play all of the other Barbie games by Vivendi Universal.

I couldn't even get this game to work properly on my PC AND my system meets all of the requirements. DO NOT BUY THIS!!!!

As far as Vivendi Universal goes.... I will NOT be so eager to purchase anymore of their products. The robbed me of $30!!!

Terrible, terrible quality! Do not buy!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my daughter at Christmas and I wish I could take it back. She wants me to watch her play it but I can't, I get headaches watching it. The quality is horrible and the story line was changed but despite all that, she loves the game. It's very easy to play and she beat it within an hour. Next time I will definitely check the reviews out before buying and I hope you all do too!

ZERO stars ZERO fun! very poor quality game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When I first put this in the computer I thought it was a badly burnt fake copy, the quality is TERRIBLE and I have more than the minimum system requirements. It is too difficult to move Barbie around, the silly arrow key movements are too difficult - she won't walk in the direction you face her, the angle keeps changing and I was suffering a major case of vertigo watching/helping my daughter play it.
The Princess and the Pauper game also has arrow movements (but thankfully you can use the mouse for most of it), but they are much easier than this one. Save your money and buy the Rapunzel game (our favourite) or the Princess and Pauper game, the Pegasus game is rubbish. Really poor graphics, difficult to move Barbie around, sound is way below par - a big disappointment - I'll be using this one as a coaster for my coffee cup!

one word...aw-full

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: September 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this is a cute game but needs some changes like a better challenging game or some neat and pretty graphics oh yah and its a plot change because the story in the game dosent follow the story in the movie! its a weired, easy and basically ugly game! im sorry for the people who like it just that thats my oponion

facts:
terrible graphics
dosnt follow the story plot line

opinion:
easy game(maybe good for under 6)
not as fun as the movie!

hope it helps and remember my opinion dosnt count! but the facts do!

Had technical problems

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

We have several of the Barbie pc games and have been pleased with the quality of all of them, except this one. When we first installed this one, my daughter (at the time was 5) had a lot of fun navigating through the mazes. She was a bit frustrated at first because this is a lot more like a video game. Multiple keys are needed to move Barbie around, like the arrows and space bar. Once she got used to it she enjoyed it and wanted to play it often.

The problem is this game will not save to my computer even though my pc fits all the requirements. I had to uninstall and re-install every time my daughter wanted to play. This got old fast so now it has been sitting on a shelf because no one wants to be bothered with it.

My husband (a computer whiz who incidently built my computer to play games like everquest)contacted technical support and they were of no help, insisting that the computer must not meet the requirements. It's too bad. This game had a lot of Kindergarden/1st grade level math games in it that made learning fun.

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