Barbie 12 Dancing Princesses

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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: 1 pounds
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 14, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,053 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Product Description
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses is the story of Barbie as Genevieve, 1 of 12 sisters who live happily with their father the king. Concerned that the high-spirited, independent princesses need more structure to become proper princesses, the king invites his cousin, the Dutchess Rowena to move into the castle. Rather than help, Rowina forbids the sisters from singing and dancing and squelches their individuality. The princesses discover a magical enchanted world and escape the tyranny of Rowena. But when Genevieve learns that their father's life is in danger, the sisters must unite to save the king and their kingdom.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 43 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 

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.

14 of 14 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 (REAL NAME)

Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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.

7 of 7 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 

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.