Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue

by Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009NH6D
• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 4, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,584 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

One of the rare Xbox games aimed at young girls, Wild Horse Rescue offers the irresistible combination of Barbie, horses, and dress-up--who could resist? Barbie and her friends arrive at Silver Valley Stables for some R&R only to find that a storm has set the horses free and it's up to Barbie to bring them back safely. Barbie sets off on 10 different trails (forest, snowy mountains, coast), crossing rivers, avoiding bears and skunks, and dodging branches and rolling logs that might knock her off her horse. She also saves foals, solves puzzles, races her friends, and collects coins and other items that can unlock new outfits! If this all sounds a bit too precious for words, it is, but bear in mind that the aforementioned target audience will get less pleasure from the on-trail quest than from changing Barbie's and her horse's outfits before each ride. (You can also change the horse's color, mane, tail, etc.) The music is soft, the sun glistening on the water is beautiful, and the game is about as gentle as could be. --David Horiuchi

Pros:

• A rare Xbox game with young girls in mind.
• Not violent, and minimal peril
• Outfits, outfits, outfits!

Cons

• Younger players will find it hard to maneuver the horse, especially backwards
• Male observers might be driven screaming from the room during the umpteenth outfit change

From Children's Software Revue® -- "Subscribe Now!"

Kids help Barbie find lost horses missing from the local riding school in this first Barbie game for the PS2 and Xbox. They'll ride through five environments, jump obstacles, cross rickety bridges and navigate rivers as they search for lost foals. All in all, this is one of the best children's videogames of the year.Copyright © 2001 Children's Software Revue

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good game for girls, November 11, 2003

By 

Hevonen77 "Maeragan" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue (Video Game)

This game is a great game for young girls. I got it for my daughter on PS2. She's ten and loved it. The story is basic, you have to rescue missing baby horses, but there are hidden coins and presents that let you unlock new outfits for Barbie and customize her horse. A couple of the puzzles were a little challenging, but nothing she couldn't figure out. It was fun for her to jump things and race her friends. Probably my biggest complaint is that controlling the horse takes a little to get the hang of, but after some practice, it became no problem. I recommend this game for any little girl who loves horses like my daughter. She and her brother had fun challenging each other with the multiplayer, too. It's not violent or dark and scary, just a fun and engaging adventure.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This game is TONS OF FAMILY fun!, February 18, 2004

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J. L. Mould (Milwaukee, Wi United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue (Video Game)

Every little girl dreams of owning a horse and this is a great game to play that you do. It is a great game it is a lot of fun. You track down wild mustangs (not the car) and try and help them to get to a save area. This is a very simple game, but kept me wanting to play for a long while! You can change clothing, and the look of your horse! This game is a lot of fun!
GREAT FOR THE FAMILY!!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oh my gosh!, November 25, 2004

A Kid's Review

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue (Video Game)

This game. Oh my. I loved this game to death, playing it every single day, i got snagged on the second-to-last level, ripped the snag, and got to the end. Then, the problems showed up. I found the secret level, but the door was closed and i had to go through every stinking level again to get every coin. Im still working on it. It was fun at first, but now, it's just plain HARD, for me, a 10-year-old.