Barbie Horse AdventuresTM: Riding Camp

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Barbie as a role-playing game - Take the role of Barbie at Riding Camp; develop riding skills, perform a variety of horse care tasks, explore and go on adventures!
• Quest-based gameplay in an open world - Enjoy the freedom to explore the entire island, compete in time-trials and challenges, earn trophies, medals and ribbons for outstanding performances
• Customization - clothes and accessories are unlocked as you complete quests
• 15 different horses to ride - each with their very own personalities, unique qualities and individual skill sets

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DI3BO0
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 21, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,648 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC

Play as Barbie as you train, ride, and jump, while participating in challenges that will help you perfect the skills of owning and caring for your horse. Showcase your abilities in the camp's final week and take home the blue ribbon!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, June 13, 2009

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J. Blint (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp (CD-ROM)

This game is absoluately awesome! I am an adult addicted to horse games, I have most pc and ds lite horse games out there. I debated about whether or not to buy a barbie game because I thought it would be childish, but its not childish at all! I have to say this one rates really high! The graphics are incredible and the whole game itself is one of the best I've played. There is so much to do, no parts of it get boring. This is the first horse game I've owned where the horses can actually swim and move realistically! Once I finished the game I just had to start it all over again, its hours and days of entertainment. I have to say that I could not install the game at first, but when I installed it into My Documents instead of Programs it worked perfectly. I sincerely hope they make more of these games!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great game, September 27, 2009

A Kid's Review

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp (CD-ROM)

when i bought this game, i was really excited.
What i liked about this game is that if you bump into stuff, or miss a jump, the horse doesn't completely collapse. I also like the tasks and the theme of the game (camp recovering from storm and you help people).
The tasks never got boring for me, and it shows you where you need to go to do what in each task. It shows ou wher the items you need to find are, and where to go next.
I also like how it doesn't make you do tasks.
THere are different competitions you can enter (against yourself :/) and you can earn ribbons and camp credits from them. ribbons allow you to unlock different horses.

The things im not crazy about in this game are that after the graduation, ther are no more tasks and you can't do much to earn camp credits. You also only have 5 horses and there isnt much that you can do to take care of and interact with them (though this makes it easier about the grooming obsession most games have.) I also wish that you could interact with other campers besides teresa (teresa doesn't do much anyway).

Overll this is an excellent game and i would suggest it to all horse game lovers.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for horse-crazy girls and island-loving grown-ups. Fun and relaxing!, September 19, 2009

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S. Hershberger (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp (CD-ROM)

I got this game for my horse-crazy 5-year old. She needs some help with the game, but even so she loves it and the realistic horse views. It plays OK on my computer, with an occasional crash. For myself as a grown-up struggling with physical disability, I find this game extremely fun and relaxing, and I often play it after everyone goes to bed. I love riding the horse along the beach, and the scenery, sunsets, and stars at night are beautiful. If you want to stay out all night (in game time), looking at the sunset and stars, just don't answer the cell phone with Kyle calling. It is amazing how diverse the island is. We love going over to the waterfall, and riding down below it, following the river out to the ocean. There is just so much to do besides the challenges and tasks. We like that we can each have our own game and progress within the game saved.

The directions are too brief, and I had to figure a lot of things out through trial and error. My 5-year old, however, helped me with the jumps, using the space bar. I have expensive Wild Divine games, which were my favorite, but this game is almost as nice at little cost. I love the freedom in traveling and exploring the island. It's a great game for a horse-crazy girl and an island-loving woman with freedom of exploration. It reminds me of the San Juan Islands outside Washington state.

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