Customer Reviews

Petz Horseshoe Ranch

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

If you are like me, and love a good horse game where you can custom make your own horses, ride them, enter them in competions, and manage a fully-operating stable, this is probably not the perfect game for you.

But if you are not a huge fan of realistic games, and not a MAJOR horse-lover, you might like it.

I bought this game a couple of months ago, mistaking it for a game a horse-freak would love, and bought it. I quickly recognized my fault about 2 seconds into the game. I am a full-blooded horse fanatic, owning my own paint mare, and knowing all about horse management. The first thing I will say about this game is that it is the most unrealistic horse game I have ever played. This is my review:

WARNING- before you read this, let me remind you that this is my opinion, and you are free to think other wise about this game.

PROs:

- You can breed horses, and combine the mother and father's characteristics to make unique foals, like an Arabian-Paint, or a Mustang-Clydesdale.

- Every horse has its own personality, such as easy-going, or fraidy-cat.

- You can 'take' your horse to the pasture to meet other random horses and foals, and if you befriend the
other horses, you can win special prizes.

- You can keep pedigrees that contain info about your horses

- There is an option where you can take pictures of your horses playing.

- Keep up to 10 horses



okay, now onto the cons:

- THERE IS NO MONEY IN THIS GAME: to me, it is boring to be able to buy a horse whenever you want, without really earning them.

- THE STABLE IS MORE LIKE A HOUSE: When your horses get hungry, they magically lead themselves to the 'Kichten", ( Yes, in the game you feed the horses in a kitchen. Wierd... in a real stable you feed the horses on a timed basis, and in their stalls!) Then the animated horses amazingly open the door, and sit, yes sit, there waiting for you to feed them.

- BREEDING. (this usually takes forever!) You have to get 2 adult horses, male and female and put them anywhere they can run around. Then you sit there, and wait for however long it takes for them to become friends, ( There is no way to speed up this proccess!) and finally, when the top screen shows your 2 horse's faces, and a big smile in between them, ( not like this- :], like this- :D ) That means they are ready to have a foal. The 2 horses face each other, and then hearts start magicaly floating up from theirs heads. a big poster is then presented to you that says: CONGRATULATIONS! (mother's name) AND ( father's name) HAD A PONY!
( A PONY??!!!! It's called a foal, people!!) You tap the pedregrees of the mare and stallion to 'sign' it, then a foal pops out of nowhere in the middle of the screen.

- MARE AND FAOL INTERACTION. After a real foal is born it stays by its mother and its only meal is milk for the first 6 weeks. in the game, after the mother has her foal, she just walks away and so does the newborn. you also feed the foal solid food, just like the adults.

- WEIRDEST PART EVER: dressing up your horses. yep, you 'take' your horses to the "Outfitting Cabin" and pile bows, dresses, shirts, pants, and Hats on the poor animal.

- COMPITITIONS. There are competitions, but you don't ride your horse. you just keep tapping the obstacles from an above veiw and the game decides if you knock a rail down or not.

- THE STALLS. One of the gates outside says "STALLS" but all it is is just a corral where you keep your horses, ( you can only keep 3 with you at a time)

- THE TOILET. there is a toilet in the barn, which is just a pile of hay the horses sit on and do there business. (I won't even comment on this one)

- THE ADOPTION CENTER. when you walk in, you should see 3 horses in each paddock. you tap one, stroke it a few times, then you can take it home. (agian, I won't comment)

- HORSE BEHAVIOR. The horse's behavior is also strange. they do normal things, like grazing, or chasing each other, but 65% of the time they're either sitting or laying down. I am stunned that a game suggests that a horse laying down A LOT in the pasture is 'normal'. Usually It's okay, but in real life, if a horse stays down for a REALLY long time, their weight puts too much pressure on their enternal organs, and so, suffocate. And what about colic!?

Again, this is my opinion, and you may think differently about "Petz Horseshoe Ranch."
I think this game would best suit someone who doesn't mind unrealistic games, and is under the age of 10.
The game is still entertaining though. It's fun to be able to combine breeds to create your own, but I think this game could use some help. ( AKA more Horse Sense)

I'm not saying you shouldn't buy this game, but I think you should seriously think about what interests you before you buy it.

I got this game for my birthday .
You can breed diferent horses but only with a grown up boy and girl.
You can breed them how much times you like
0/8 . My friend named Helena loves it she has dogs and monkeys. You can donate and buy horses. You can dress them up too. Alice

I have purchased this game for my best friend, Alexandra, and she loves horses. My old friend, Liliana, had petz dogz pack when I was 10, and I loved it! One day I found Petz dogz pack on the interent(after searching it for months because I forgot the name), and I relized there was a horse one too. I talked to Allie about it at school the next day, and she was already hooked. After a few days, I decided to use my money to buy me a Petz dogz pack, and I would buy her the Horsez horseshoe ranch. I hope this game goes well for Allie. Based on my experiences with Petz dogz pack, I know she will love it!
P.s. I am twelve now.

This was a gift to my niece. She loves animals, especially horses. She is totally hooked on this game! I received it quick and in time for Christmas.

This is a very great game. My grand childeren cannot stop playing it. Although somethings aren't really like real life, it is super cute and all kids love it! You can dress up your horse, play with it, and a lot of very enjoyable things.

I got this game for my birthday .
You can breed diferent horses but only with a grown up boy and girl.
You can breed them how much times you like
0/8 . My friend named Helena loves it she has dogs and monkeys. You can donate and buy horses. You can dress them up too. Alice

I agree with the really long review. All you do is dress up your horse in dresses, pants, and bows! KIDDING??? And then it calls your foal a PONY!?!? IT IS NOT A PONY, PEOPLE IT IS A FOAL!!! Then the horses sit down and wait for you to feed them, magically opend doors, and plays with balls! WHAT THE HECK! Then, and yes I counted, you can breed your horses and it takes 50, yes 50 minutes to breed them! YES I REPETE! 50 MINUTES! A small child would be discouraged. Do not get it if your not patient! Also, if you want to make your horse grow up, you pet it for 20 minutes(yes I counted) for it to grow up! I do not like that there is no money in the game and you can "buy" a horse any time you want. Fun at first but then... BORING!!!!!!!!!!!! This game is the same as PETZ DOGS PACK, but just dogs instead. Terrible graphics. If you want a fun game, get Horse Life for the PC. I am giving it 2 stars because it was fun at first. Yo

I got this from my grandparents when i first got my dsi and it was fun at first. It gets really boring if you keep playing it. you have to wait till the horses love each other(witch takes a while) before they can breed and that's pretty much all you do.