Detective Barbie 2 (Jewel Case)

by Vivendi Universal

Product Features

• Team up with detective Barbie to solve the carnival mystery
• Crack the case of the carnival caper by searching for clues
• New clues and suspects every time you play
• For kids ages 5 and up

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007LQPN
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: February 25, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,997 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not just for girls, November 25, 2003

By 

Rosanne (nz) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Detective Barbie 2 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

My three older children have enjoyed the Mystry of the carnival caper, They like riding the rides and being the first to win a prize at the sideshow as several children can join in.
The game play is fairly basic once you realise that you find a clue and go to the place the clue describes and you will find the next clue or you will see the suspect and have to catch him. You sometimes find keys which you will need to rescue ken. The magifiying glass is often nessecary to find the hand print that leads you to the clue. You can talk to the other characters. Catching the suspect is not always easy but if you do loose him you get another chance by following his footprints to more clues.
The good points are riding the rides is fun, there are three suspects all which are randomly chosen as the criminal and you dont know until the end which one it is, so the end is always a surprise. No two games are the same as the order of the clues is very random. The place where ken is hidden changes each time. There is plenty of replayability.
The bad points, character control is very clumsey, you use the mouse but must place the arrow at the edge of the screen to get the barbie to walk where you want her too, my younger children found this quite frustrating as the position of the mouse does not relate well to where the character is.
You must pick a name from the list and although it is a large list with a good variety of common and uncommon names your childs name may not be there particulary if it is a boy, then you have to pick something that is close in sound or an acceptable substitute, Barbie requently refers to your child by name so if the names not there it makes it difficult.
Overall it is a fun game, just remember to follow the clues as one clue leads to the next and finally the suspect and if you get stuck use the magnifying glass and follow the footprints. The clue computer does show the hot clue, the one you havent followed and the cold clues the ones that have already led you to a clue, and remember there may also be a key or tool you need hidden in the same place as a clue so look around with the magnifying glass even after you have found the clue.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Compatible with XP, January 16, 2006

By 

Eileen M. Ohearne "Hyacinth" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Detective Barbie 2 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

Like nearly all Windows 98 games, this game is compatible with XP. But, you can't just install the game without thinking.
In file explorer, right-click Setup.exe and set Compatibility for windows 98. Now run setup.exe.
Again, before running the Barbie game, right-click the EXE file and set compatibility to Windows 98.
This avoids the issues cited by the other users here.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game!, August 6, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Detective Barbie 2 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I love this game! It's always fun because the calprit is someone different every time! I have played it a lot, and I would reccomend it to anyone who loves a good mystery!