CINDERELLA'S DOLLHOUSE LG

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005JSG9
• Item model number: 044702012640
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 29, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,279 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Decorate Cinderella's castle, filling it with furnishings, pictures, and even food before bringing in the world's most downtrodden stepdaughter and her friends. With this game, Cinderella fans ages 5 and older can design their heroine's living spaces, print out especially well-decorated rooms, and experiment with a new variation on the age-old pastime of playing with dolls.

Disney's Cinderella Dollhouse is really a basic paint program posing as a watered-down version of The Sims. Players decorate Cinderella's kitchen, bedroom, and ballroom, but instead of adorning each empty space with flat images, girls choose from a gallery of interactive objects. What does this mean? Put a flute in Cinderella's hand and she will actually play it; give her a tray of cupcakes and she will offer them to everyone in the room. Adding different characters to the mix will change what they do and say. Girls can thus create scenes where the wicked stepsisters argue, or--by swapping the cast around--they can induce the Prince to make a declaration of love to Cinderella. The number of possible combinations is respectably large, and Disney provides a monthly download of additional objects to keep gameplay from getting stale.

Unfortunately, this game is something of a one-trick pony. Unlike an adult-oriented simulator, the characters' prerecorded responses to game objects are controlled by very simple rules. There are no deviations from the basic Cinderella script, girls cannot create their own characters, and ultimately, the animations don't disguise the fact that this is just another clip art gallery with new bells and whistles. Even with the game updates, older girls will outgrow the dollhouse swiftly. What's more, occasional sound glitches and a long introduction sequence--which can't be skipped--make the process of getting started tedious.

That said, the game does have appealing graphics and expands nicely on the concept of an electronic sticker book--an activity that is usually tossed into other games as a poorly executed afterthought. For younger girls who are fond of this particular fairy tale, or who have already shown that they enjoy decoration-themed programs, Disney's Cinderella Dollhouse makes a good selection. --Alyx Dellamonica

Product Description

Create the dollhouse of your dreams!Product InformationYou can decorate an array of fairytale settings- from the tiny Mouse House tothe lavish Royal Palace where Cinderella meets her handsome Prince. You'll findhundreds of accessories to help you transform each room magically likesomething straight out of the story book!Activities Include Ballroom: Elegantly decorate the Palace for a gala ball. Garden: Explore and decorate the beautiful Palace gardens. Cinderella's Bedroom:  Decorate her beautiful bedroom with endless choices of furniture and accessories. Kitchen: Make breakfast and have fun playing in the kitchen. Mouse House:  Make a home with everyday items found around the Chateau.Product Features Decorate six charming rooms with endless accessories Wave the magic wand to bring Cinderella and her friends to life right before your eyes Find animated surprises everywhere Decorate Cinderella's beautiful bedroom with endless choices of furnitureMinimum Requirements Windows 95 98 Me XP Pentium 200MHz or faster processor 64MB of RAM 100MB free uncompressed Hard Disk space 8X CD-ROM drive 16-bit color DirectX compatible Sound Card 640x480 16-bit color DirectX compatible Video Card DirectX 8.0 (included) Java-compatible Web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator versions 4.0 or later) Optional:  Windows compatible printerMacintosh Requirements 8.6 through OS X (In Classic Mode) iMac or G3 processor 233MHz or faster processor 64MB of RAM 128MB Virtual Memory 100MB free Hard Disk space 8X CD-ROM drive 640x480 thousands or millions of colors Video Display QuickTime 4 (included) Optional:  Macintosh compatible printer 

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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cinderella's Dollhouse is a delight!, August 24, 2001

By	Michael (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews

When I first heard that Disney was working on Cinderella II: Dreams Come True, I instantly searched for merchandise based on this new film coming to video and Disney DVD in February. Seeing this cd-rom made me very happy. I waited a rather long time for it, and now that I have it, I doubt even going to Disneyworld could make me any more joyful. As soon as it was loaded in, I discovered that there were two trailers for some disney movies, Cinderella II, and Snow White and the Seven dwarves. In the opening of the cd-rom is the title of the game, Cinderella's Dollhouse, with a bird flapping it's wings around it. Then Cinderella's fairy godmother appears. She speaks all in ryhms, and explains that before you can enter, she must use her wand to turn you into a princess. Now, I'm a boy, so this affended me a bit, but the box did say that the game was for girls ages 5 & up. After you are "sprinkled with pixie dust", the fairy godmother shows how to play the game. You get to decorate six different rooms, place what character you want in that room, and than see them interact with each other. This game is rather beautifully done, and even though it is a little easy, I, a thirteen-year old, enjoyed it very much. The game is designed so that it understands depth, and when you place a character on a chair or sofa, they sit instead of stand. I love this game, even though I'm a boy, and if your a little skeptical at first, keep in mind that you can download even more accesories from the official website at www.disneyinteractive.com, which is a great site by the way. I think this came is great for Cinderella fans of all ages, and not just for little minds. You get exactly your money's worth, and it's very creative. I suggest if you like Walt Disney's classic, Cinderella, you should get this cd-rom.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Kids Games We Own!, November 27, 2002

By	Heather Harpel (Kellogg, ID) - See all my reviews

We bought this game two months ago, along with two other kids games, and this one is by far our favorite kids game! When I say we, I mean my 7 year old who bought it with birthday money, her two sisters who are old enough to play computer games, me, my friend who lives with us (age 21), even my husband has sat down and messed around with it. It is just addictive, and fun.

Not only do you get to decorate 6 rooms (Step-mother's parlor and kitchen, the mice room, and the bedroom, ballroom, and garden in the castle) then you can place people in the room and they will talk to each other. You can place items in their hands (such as flowers, food, a brush, a flute, much more) and hear them talk about what they are holding. Talk, and sometimes more! I love to have the flute out and people sitting at the piano in the step-mothers parlor. Hand something to Anastasia, and she'll say something (or sometimes say and do something), sometimes Cinderella will answer her, sometimes it will be Drizzella, the step-mother, or the Prince. It is totally fun and sometimes very funny to hear what they say to each other and see what they do with the items you give them. The game is also very easy to play and navigate, my five year old has no trouble playing all by herself.

I do have three complaints against the game, one that was resolved by another persons review (thanks!). First off, we have been frustrated by the Fairy Godmothers long introduction to the game, which we did not know we could skip by hitting the space bar. They never told us that, we would sit through the whole long poem, which isn't bad, but if you have heard it 20 times already you would rather just get to the game. Problem solved now, though. The next thing that frustrates us is that occasionally one of the characters decides to look around (they don't say anything, they just look around) and you can't do anything while they look. It is a minor annoyance, just as you go to place an item into the scene, the Prince just has to look around a couple times, and you have to wait about 30 seconds or so until he is done. The third thing that frustrates us is that we are supposed to be able to download new decorative items from online, but we try and try and can not make it work. Even with these annoyances, it is still a great game that we love and play a lot.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very Good Game, December 27, 2002

By	AmandasMom (PA) - See all my reviews

My 5 year old enjoys this very much. She got it last year from Santa, so she was able to navigate it at age 4. This is her favorite of the Princess Games. However, she gets very frustrated with the Fairy Godmother telling her "No Room There", because while you can drag and drop the furniture, you cannot overlap it. When the room is full, nothing else will go in.

However, she has spent countless hours with this program, and overall enjoys it quite a bit.