Customer Reviews

Pixel Chix Love 2 Shop Mall: Boutique & Food Court

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

Okay, so I'm sixteen years old and I apparently haven't grown up yet, because I bought this toy recommended for girls ages 6-9 on purpose. From the commercials, it seemed really fun. Which, I guess it still is, I just thought that there would be more to it. You see, there are things to buy and I can't figure out what to do after you buy everything they have. I thought that the mall would be just like the house ones, but I guess not. The reviews for the houses have compared this kids game to the Sims, which got me totally excited. Plus, the product description said that it had five levels to play, but the mall games don't, which I didn't find out until after I bought the game. Kids would probably have more fun if they connected the mall game to a house, because if you get just the mall, like I did, there's not much to do. In general, I think that girls would like it. I'm sixteen, and I thought that it would be cool, but I guess that I'm too old to enjoy this game. :( I still give it 5 stars, though.

Fun: I have no idea why my girls like it so much. I've played with it a little bit, and find it boring (but, then again, when I was a kid, I would spend hours playing with the hand-held football and pac-man games, and those only had little red lights, not digital people...). My kids spend hours playing with this, take it with them on car trips (even short ones to the grocery store), and fight over who gets it next. I have a 3-year-old and a 7-year-old, and I've had to buy separate Pixel Chix toys for both of them, so that they would stop fighting over the mall/food court. My 3yo takes her Pixel Chix car to bed with her, and sometimes I catch her waking up in the middle of the night to play with it. My 7yo wants more Pixel Chix toys, and chose Pixel Chix as her reward for completing her summer skills activities workbook.

Educational: There's some basic math involved, as you earn money and then spend it shopping, but this is not what I would call an "educational" toy.

Durability: We've had our Pixel Chix mall for about a month, and it's been carried, dragged, dropped, fought over, etc., and is still going strong.

I purchased this for my nine year old niece. She was so excited to get it, but it malfunctioned after two weeks! Most of the activities require online interaction. I'm greatly disappointed and so was my broken hearted niece.

My 8 year old granddaughter got the Pixel Chix house and car for Christmas and loved them. Bought both malls and had problems with them shutting off or getting lines across. Sent them back and got great service for an exchange with Amazon. Of the two new malls one of the new ones (this one)also has the same problem. The second one works great and my granddaughter plays with them all the time. Decided to get the two story house and she loves that one also. She connects them and the girls move from house to mall or car. These are great fun and she wants more, I just wish we didn't have as much trouble with some of them that we have had.

We bought this for our 5yo and the picture went out in a few moments. There were lines across the screen and the girl's body disappeared. We took it back and bought another. The same thing happened. I don't think we'll bother with another one.

She was so happy to get this and then after a while, she said it was boring. Then 2 weeks later the screen has lines in it. Changed batteries and it still does it. So I found it under the couch one day. Needless to say it was confusing to play and connecting one to another was a joke! Don't waste your money!

I purchased it when Amazon had a holiday sale for $10. For that price, it was a great,great buy. DD (6 years old) likes it, plays with it often and even her 2 year old sister plays with it from time to time. What's not so great, is that she also has the other Mall (Pet shop/Salon) which we got for $35. And both houses as well as the car were all full price. Of course my husband and I only have ourselves to blame. The fact that you can connect all these and "party" is a great marketing technique, which seemingly has no end...when you do the math it is truly shocking!

My Granddaughter is 9 yrs old--She had the first "Home" Pixel Chix. She played with it so much and took it everywhere, I decided to get her another one for Christmas. We had trouble with the screen going blank or half of the scene would get lines through it. We changed the batteries, thinking they were losing charge. But it still did the same thing. Then I noticed there is a reset hole near the battery door. I tried it and it worked. So now when it goes haywire we just push the reset and it works really well. I think the reset button should be put into the instructions.
This is a great product, looking forward for more pieces to follow. I am going to get her the car for her birthday in May.

Tried 3 replacements of this toy. All three had issues ranging from some of the buttons not working to having the body separate from the head in the screen. Don't waste your money.

Amazon does a great job of recommending products by age.
I really didnt know what was popular.
Thanks Amazon