Imagine Figure Skater

by UBI Soft

Product Features

• Work with your own virtual trainer to establish your goals and achieve your aspirations on the ice.
• Choose from three different figure skaters, each with their own unique personalities and styles.
• Use the DS’ stylus to nail the required moves that every champion must master to make it to the top of the figure skating world.
• Take part in an assortment of fun mini-games that only add to an already engaging storyline.
• Expand your creativity as you design the costumes and choreograph the routines to make it to the nationals and beyond.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000SQ5LMS
• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 5, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,848 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #24 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Sports
  • #53 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Simulation > Life
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Figure Skater is part of Ubisoft?s Imagine video game series, the first-ever brand developed to appeal to girls age 6?14, which will continue to grow as part of the company?s long-term vision for casual gaming.

As the fifth game in the series to be released, Figure Skater allows young girls to immerse themselves in a fantasy world to twirls, jumps, music, fashion and fun competition as they expand their creativity while designing costumes, choreographing routines and preparing for the ultimate figure skating competition.

Features

Learn to master various figure skating moves and perform routines by using the stylus on the DS:

• "Wow" the audience with jumps, spins and skating combinations such as a triple Axel, lutz and salchows.
• Learn new expert moves from your coach as you grow as a figure skater
• Choose your favorite song, costume and routine for competitions.

Choose from three different figure skaters, each with their own unique personalities. With more than 1,000 options you can:

• Select your favorite hair color and style.
• Pick from a variety of clothing designs and accessories.

Take part in an assortment of fun mini-games; enter the world of a champion and enjoy an entertaining storyline that includes scenarios with friends and rivals as well as school and figure skating training:

• Train with your personal trainer and master your routines.
• Set goals with your trainer and learn new maneuvers to perform in a tournament at the end of each month.

Product Description

Features include:

•Work with your own virtual trainer to establish your goals and achieve your aspirations on the ice.
•Choose from three different figure skaters, each with their own unique personalities and styles.
•Use the DS’ stylus to nail the required moves that every champion must master to make it to the top of the figure skating world.
•Take part in an assortment of fun mini-games that only add to an already engaging s

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, April 15, 2008

By 

Cynthia A. Berg - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Imagine Figure Skater (Video Game)

I am a teen skater myself and my grandmother saw an advertisement for this game and sent it to me.

It is all together a fun game so far. (I received it tonight) The jazzy/elevator music is slightly annoying, but not repetitious like some games. You can choose between 3 girls, they are all different in looks and the booklet gives their description(likes, dislikes, etc).

There is a School, My Room, Skating Rink, Skate Shop, and Training center that you can visit by using the map. At school, you can occasionally chat w/ friends and 2 guys who you're supposed to like. I haven't figured everything out, yet, so I don't nknow much about them.

Yes, you can change your character's hair and clothes. But, you have to go to the Skate Shop and buy things (like a flower for your hair or a new dress) with your allowance.

Every week you are given 2 goals to complete, I.E.: Raising Stamina 1 level and learning the Double Toe Loop at the Skating Rink.
The Skating Rink is a bit confusing at first. To skate, you must go to the man on the ice who is the owner. Then, he'll ask you if you want to practice the "Whatever you're learning". Don't worry about the training, your coach explains everything pretty well. Though, I think some of them talk too long. Luckily, you can skip on through with the A button so they don't spell out every single letter. lol
You are actually on the ice and it does look similar to how it is when I really skate. Th skating sound itself is inaccurate, similar a mini lawnmower.
You can either complete or fail the move. It takes her a while to set up for the move, then, the little guide comes up over the touch screen where you guide your stylus over. Except, when she falls after failing the move, she giggles or says, "Oh!" in a happy sort of way that is totally odd because when you fall on your *butt* backwards at the speed she's going, it hurts! Another thing, the coach won't let you leave until you get it right. Yea, you have to turn it off to leave if you don't feel like doing it. LOL

There are a few mini games that you can do at the training center. It depends on what you need to do, like raising stamina 1 level, to acccess a game a certain game. I know there are at least 4 and they are creative, but feeding your girl sushi to gain stamina is weird.

Well, to wrap this up, this game is pretty good in the fun area, (4 Stars) but in the realistic area to me, only 3 stars over all because the jumps and spins are named inaccurately gives a little kid who's never skated the wrong impression. Now, I think any girl over 7-8 would absolutely love this game, as my sisters and I have.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun!!!, March 14, 2008

By 

Julie W (FL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Imagine Figure Skater (Video Game)

This game is really fun!!! You are a skater and you are training for competitions. You have to train in different areas which is what you can do on the mini games. And you have skating moves you have to learn, which are easily done with the stylus. You train and once you are trained you enter a competion. The moves are easy to make and the competitions are fun. You can to choose your music and even the order you want to do your jumps and spins! There is also a little story line which is a little "girlish" if you are an adult. But teenagers and younger kids would probably enjoy the story line. Definately worth the buy and the most fun of all the imagine games!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not like the other Imagine Games: Think Princess Debut, October 23, 2008

By 

Se - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Imagine Figure Skater (Video Game)

This game in Japan is actually by the same people who did Princess Debut, which is the second in a series of Princess games (consisting of Princess Debut/Ohimesama Debyuu & Kurkuru Prinsesu/Twirling Princess) produced by Cave (yes, Cave) in Japan. But the games got published by two different companies in the US; Natsume for Debut and UBI Soft for this one. (I guess UBI beat Natsume to it on this one...)

In other words, this game is not made by the makers of the other Imagine games, and is far better. The graphics are marvelous and the gameplay is really fun. If you have looked at the other Imagine games and were in horror; don't let that deter you from buying this one, since they didn't touch the original cute Japanese graphics or fun gameplay at all, as far as I can tell.

The gameplay is also far, far better than that of the other similar (rip off) game, Princesses on Ice, because in this one you move the stylus around the screen and tap it, while on the other you just tap once every few seconds and have no control over the skater's movements; in this one you do different strokes for different routines.

In addition to doing the skating routines, you play many fun mini games to level up thinks like your health meter and strength, by doing things such as eating sushi or playing or curling. By doing these, you are able to do more routines.

I do want to add though, that the English version has some typos left over from the Japanese. I even ran into a full line of gibberish (but that could of also just been a glitch).

So yes, the cover is a Red Herring; this game is far better than the other imagine series. If you liked Princess Debut, you will like this game; it's a very similar game style by the same people.