Customer Reviews

Secret Agent Barbie

5 star:		(16)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

My 10 year old daughter liked this game and played it with great interest. Unfortunately, she solved it in 3 days of use. She was hoping for more adventures and levels. It has only one mission to solve even though the user visits many "exotic" locations and must learn to use newly acquired skills and abilities. It's interesting, but too short for the older girls. It would seem to last longer for younger girls who are learning how to play computer games.

Really really really, important stuff first - Make sure you have a 3d Video card, and uninstall the Barbie genie bottle if you have it.

Now, the review.

I have to admit, when the first wave of Barbie software moved into my household, I was a little worried. Doing nails and hair just aren't my thing, but I found that even a 34 year old guy can enjoy, "software for girls."

So pleased was I with the Barbie Hairstyler game, that in fact it was me who purchased Secret Agent Barbie. I was not let down.

The full 3-D graphics are stunning (3d video card required.) I don't just mean they look good, they have the look and feel of artistry; like a Hollywood cinematographer designed them.

The soundtrack rocks. Not only is the music really really good, but it fits each scenario (hard rock for action mode, suspenseful music for stealth mode.) And not only does it fit, but it sounds great! The action mode music has a brutally distorted rythm guitar with a very smooth string or synthesiser melody. As stated, it rocks.

The story is very good. I have to give the designers a lot of credit for acknowledging that girls do not want a shoot-em-up. There is absolutely no violence in this game, but there is loads of sneaking around, puzzles, chasing, and jumping. It's even exciting to watch.

The game is very very playable, and after two times through the storyline I have found not one single bug (and I've looked for them.) Some games defined in virtual 3d spaces have the tendancy to have things get stuck inside of other things. Like a character acidentaly jumping over a wall into an undefined room that there is no escape from because there is no floor to land on, aka - stuck. None of that here - hats off to the designers. There are a few scenes where the camera, which usually follows a chase plane perpsective, suddenly shifts to a third person view that makes it hard to control Barbie, but this only happes two or three times. I can usually tell from the kitchen when this occurs as it is followed by, "DAD! I need help."

There are some aspects of the game that are especially aimed at femininity (the player gets to pick Barbie's outfit many many times throughtout the game.) And there are some other subtle aspects that I find hillarious (All men - except Ken - have a beer gut, and Ken is at the bottom of the Barbie Secret Agent team's totem pole, if he is on the pole at all.)

The box says appropriate for a six year old. Content-wise I'm sure this is true, but control wise? I don't think so. But, if you want to have some fun helping your kid protect the treasures of the world from evil, then pick it up. It's a great game.

Finally a different kind of Barbie game... not based on the stereo-typical things for girls.
In this game, Barbie is a secret agent looking to catch a villain who is traveling the world gathering ingredients for the secret plot. Barbie travels to all these locations (Egypt, N.Y., Rio, Tokyo, Paris); she meets locals and gathers evidence on her way. Equipped with cool gadgets the user experiences a great deal of interactivity with both the surrounding and the characters.
Secret Agent Barbie ties James Bond, Charlie's Angels and Barbie together for an action packed game.

I loved Secret Agent Barbie. Usually I think of Barbie doll as something for younger girls because some older girls seem to think of Barbie as lame or dumb or something, but not always because I do like her. Anyway, this game was so cool! Barbie is a secret agent, and the game is so fun from the start! It starts out on a plane, where Barbie goes in training to learn all these different moves like rolling and jumping. Barbie, being Barbie, uses cool gizmos and gadgets that look a lot like makeup. For example, to sneak past guards without them catching her or not letting her by, she takes out some powder that's like foundation or blush and blows it in the person's face to where he can't see for a moment but cough. She records private conversations using a lipstick I think it is, and she wears these pink sunglasses type things that enable her to see secret codes and combinations. She travels to exotic places like Paris, France and somewhere in Japan, also New York; she always goes by plane and lands by parachute! She chooses different clothes and outfits to wear and there are different modes to play-action is one. She has a robotic puppy, too. She also has a friend who talks to her a lot by a certain spy gagdet thing, who just happens to be in a wheelchair! It's funny, all the guard dudes look and sound the same. Sometimes Barbie can get a little annoying by saying the same things over and over, and the stuff can be frustrating by being challenging. Barbie's mission includes finding some thief who's making a invisible suit which Barbie gets to put on! The theif steals special dye from some plant and clothes I think from a designer friend of Barbie's, (who I think is Theresea). Anyhow, this game is soooo really cool and a must-buy for girls this product would interest! I haven't played it in a while though.

Ok, I own Barbie Secret Agent. This game is the best, yet. Most Barbie games are dressing up, putting on fashion shows, and color-coordinating makeup. In this game, however, Barbie is involved in espionage. She flies all over the world (France, Rio, Tokyo, New York, Egypt) to spy on some super-secret thieves who have stolen some dye to make an invisible suit. Barbie goes to action mode, stealth mode, and her everyday mode. You can change her clothes and the colors everytime. You come with gadgets like the spy lipstick, spy puppy, infrared sunglasses and more. It's suspenseful, but I recommend 10 and over...young girls would have trouble playing.

I was a thirteen year old when I recieved this. I had wanted it because I'm into girls saving the world, spies, secret agents, you know, the NANCY DREW sort of thing.

Barbie can jump from rooftop to rooftop, record secret conversations with a hidden device, find messages with a pair of sunglasses, and track a sneaky person using what looks like plain old perfume.

Barbie can blow powder in a guard's face when trying to sneak through a door she is not allowed in. You get a few seconds to put away the powder and walk past him.

She can also sneak and tumble when she is in STEALTH MODE. In ACTION MODE you can run and jump, in ADVENTURE MODE you can talk to people and walk around. In all modes you can use your gadgets and do puzzles.

You can go to Tokyo, Rio, Egypt, France, and New York in a private jet. Aboard the jet is a training room where you can practice all your 007 stunts.

This was a nice game, except it was a bit hard. You never died, or lost a life, you just got to do it again. The spotlights, lasers, and the cameras are pretty hard to dodge, so a parent should accompany their daughter while playing this game.

CIAO!!!

The game starts out challengingly enough, where you learn the basic moves for Barbie. Then the game starts and it's a snooze. Tokyo in particular was frustrating -- imagine a city with no one living in it (post apocolyptic?) and no instructions for how to get around. You find yourself running down abandoned alleyways forever while an annoying Barbie voice says, "Look, there's a light on the second floor." Take it from me, there is no light on any second floor. In addition, any time Barbie has to do any running and jumping she must change into a winning little outfit to do so, which seems ludicrous but then again, it is a Barbie World.

Secret Agent Barbie is a fun game. I got it when I sprained my ankle a few years ago. It's strongest point would probably be that there is something in it for everyone.
But I also think that that can be it's weak point. I like the action mode, but you can only be in that for certain parts of the game. Barbie's pace isn't very fast in the other modes.
Also, this game can be un-realistic. Like Barbie will say, 'I think that's the suspect!', but will take the time to change her outfit before she goes after him.
This games a good one anyway. I'd reccomend it to any girl who likes Barbie. But another weak point is that you don't get to do much sleuthing on your own. It's all set out for you. If you want a real challenge, I reccomend the Nancy Drew games, which are really good.
Anyhow, this game is really nice. I'd reccomend it 9 and under. If you like either action, adventure, or fashion, you'd probably like this game!

My granddaughter is almost eight years old and was thrilled when I got her this new game.She played it and after lots of frustration finally started to figure it out BUT my computer started acting up and the game had to be restarted twice.She got an error screen twice,that said something was missing,and it simply stopped.
I was told it was Win XP compatable,when I bought it but NOT.
what a waiste of money.

All I can say is it is the best 30 bucks I have spent so far when you consider I have bought literally HUNDREDS of dollars of computer games! It is wonderful! I have WIN XP and it works fine for me so far (Thank God!) :)