Barbie 12 Dancing Princesses

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• 16 Exciting game levels and four unlockable mini games
• Use special skills and gifts from each sister to overcome obstacles and save the king from the poison potion
• Explore the castle and royal grounds including the Throne Room, Golden Pavillion, Towers and Secret Stairways

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000HCJD7W
• Item Weight: 9 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 14, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,491 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform:  WINDOWS 2000/XP Publisher:  ACTIVISION Packaging:  RETAIL BOX Rating:  EVERYONE Join Barbie as Princess Genevieve in an enchanted adventure through a magical world. Barbie as Princess Genevieve and her 11 sisters flee to a fantastic magical world to escape the evil Duchess Rowena. When Genevieve learns that her father the King has fallen under Rowena's poison spell she and her sister must search the magical world for a Vial of Elixir that can save him - but will they be able to return to the castle before it's too late?Help Genevieve run jump and twirl her way to find each of the other princesses. Once you reunite them all help the sisters use the power of love music and dance to save their kingdom and restore the King to health. Features:Find the 11 princesses and their magical gems. Explore 6 beautiful areas in the Magical World including the Water Terraces Hanging Gardens and Royal Courtyard. Create dance steps and special moves for each princess to enchant their magical dancing slippers. System Requirements:Windows 2000 XP Pentium III (or equivalent) 450 MHz or faster processor 3D Video Card with 32 MB memory with DX compatible driver (64 MB card recommended) 256 MB of RAM 800 MB Hard Disk space 16-bit color 640 x 480 screen resolution DirectX compatible Sound Card DirectX 9.0c 24X CD-ROM drive

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do not waste your money, November 18, 2006

By 

Erika (Charleston SC) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie 12 Dancing Princesses (CD-ROM)

My daughter loves Barbie and was so excited to receive this game. It was very sad to see how quickly she became frustrated with it's poor,poor design. The movement is difficult to control, the games are sometimes impossible and the graphics orient themselves in such a strange way that it is almost impossible to complete the games without falling off of something and having to start over.
Please save your money and do not buy this product. It isn't worth one dollar let alone the nearly thirty that they have set as a price.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too hard for a smart six year old, December 26, 2006

By 

J. L. Topilow (Livingston, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Barbie 12 Dancing Princesses (CD-ROM)

I purchased this game for my daughter's six year old birthday. She has over 50 computer games and plays online often. She has all the other Barbie computer games and has mastered them all. We opened the game today and she was very frustrated with it from the beginning sequence. When we got to the Kitty Catch section of the game she broke down in tears because she could not get the kitty to catch the flowers. After reviewing the manual I tried playing the game and found that the manual gives the most basic instructions, but leaves out important facts, such as if the cat misses a jump or hits the hanging flowers you will lose the points you have earned. At this point I called the customer service number that comes with the game and was told that they couldn't help me since it was not a software problem. I was told to go to Google and request "cheats" for the game. I found nothing online that was helpful, so I tried playing the game again. After spending almost two hours playing I finally figured out exactly how to maneuver the cat using the arrow keys. You need to slow the cat down after jumping over certain obstacles, but not all obstacles. Then you can jump for the flowers and slow down before you hit the hanging flowers. There is no way my daughter could do this. It requires patience and dexterity. While my daughter can play online games in foreign languages and can use the mouse to color in the most intricate patterns, there is no way she could do this. I would not recommend this game for its target audience.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Got issues with Twyla the cat?, February 23, 2007

By 

Kaptain Kyle (Kenmore, WA United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie 12 Dancing Princesses (CD-ROM)

My 5yr old (with the help from her 3yr old sister) are blazing through this game with almost no help. This seems to be one of her favorite games so far.

Twyla the cat...
I decided to help my kids out with the game since neither they or my wife could get past the Twyla the cat flower game. I admit I was frustrated for the first 10 minutes as well. Once I figured it out it was easy and I never lost a flower.

1. Just go normal speed (no need to run)
2. Right after you push the space bar to jump, push the right/left arrow key in mid-air to give you boost over the obstacle.
3. Jump up into falling flowers to catch them
4. Duck using the space bar as needed.

Sure, perhaps it's a bit hard for 5yr old to figure out but that's half the fun of video games.

I didn't rate this game too high because I have a problem with the sound. After playing for a while the sound becomes all distorted and it's unplayable. Quiting the game and restarting it fixes the issue though. This is the only game that's given my kid's PC issues.