Barbie Beach Vacation

by Vivendi Universal

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005KG61
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 3, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,623 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Barbie is in true, sugar-sweet form as children guide her through seven limited but somewhat entertaining beach games. The best, by far, is the open-ended sand castle activity in which children use a variety of bucket shapes and decorations to make picturesque creations. Castles are unfortunately not printable, but kids can snap pictures for an onscreen photo album. Testers enjoyed taking pictures of target animals on a scuba dive. They also liked directing Barbie through gates and up ramps on her water skis, but reported that the navigation keys could have been more responsive. Some children were entertained by Barbie's dance activity but several couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do. Babs sports some sultry dance moves, and while some adult testers found these amusing, others felt these actions were inappropriate. Largely superficial in nature, this new Barbie game is likely to be short-lived, but fun for a little while.
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Amazon.com Product Description

It's time for beach fun with Barbie and her friends: build sandcastles,scuba-dive, throw a beach party, water-ski, learn the hula, and dress upfor a souvenir photo. Along the way, earn cool items like fireworks, tikitorches, and beach umbrellas. There are dozens of cool beach outfits tochoose from, including swimsuits and sundresses.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars It's OK, January 21, 2011

By 

Lark (Eugene, OR) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Barbie Beach Vacation (CD-ROM)

I got this for my daughter who is six years old. She claims to "love it" - but I can already tell that it is rather simplistic for her. She prefers the more exciting games such as Barbie Detective or Barbie Explorer. I don't think this will keep her interest for very long, once she has tried out the various games such as sand castle building, etc.

4.0 out of 5 stars Little grand-daughters love it, November 16, 2010

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R. Hernandez (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie Beach Vacation (CD-ROM)

My husband bought this game used several years ago and my grand-daughter age 2.5 yrs. loved it and is requesting to play it all the time, she is now 4 3/4 yrs.
old. Her sister also started playing it at age 2.5 yrs. and also loves playing it weekly, she is now 3.5 yrs. old. I am age 62 and love playing it with them, especially the sand castle building and the underwater picture taking game. I am currently looking to buy another copy if I can find one as this one is worn out.

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but will lose interest quickly, December 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Barbie Beach Vacation (CD-ROM)

My 6 (almost 7) yr old got this game for Christmas, and she loves it. However, I can see that some of the games are getting old already. I don't see this as a game that she will want to play over and over for a long time.