Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus CD-ROM - E
Common Sense Note
Parents should know that in this adventure, Barbie takes on the role of Princess Annika, a strong female who goes on a quest to save her kingdom. This princess is intrepid and resourceful, and solves her own problems. Barbie saves the day, not Prince Charming. This software also contains a series of logic puzzles and video game challenges.
Families exploring this game might want to talk about how Barbie (playing Princess Annika) saved the day. How did she solve the problems facing her kingdom? What was your favorite thing that she did in the game? What words would you use to describe Princess Annika?
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: Jinny Gudmundsen
Barbie is no longer just a doll. She is now an actress, her most recent role being Princess Annika in the computer game BARBIE AND THE MAGIC OF PEGASUS CD-ROM.
While the Barbie of your youth may have had an unrealistically exaggerated figure and spent her days trying on a lot of clothes while she pined for Ken, this Barbie princess is cut from a different cloth. In the computer game, she looks princess-like in her flowing gowns, but these fripperies don't get in the way of her running, ice skating, or riding and flying over obstacles while on the back of Brietta, a magical winged horse.
And she's a princess who takes action to save her kingdom -- instead of waiting for a prince to rescue her. This Barbie is an intrepid and resourceful heroine, a role model you can feel good about your daughters emulating.
Princess Annika's kingdom has been turned to stone by the evil wizard Wenlock. To break the spell, Princess Annika goes on a quest to forge a powerful Wand of Light. Joined by Brietta and her pet Shiver, Annika ventures into the Forbidden Forest, flies to mountaintop glaciers, and explores ice caverns to find the items needed to create the Wand of Light.
Annika is periodically stymied by logic puzzles (including mazes, jigsaw puzzles, and matching tiles) that the player must solve. The most innovative puzzle appears when Annika needs to traverse the kitchen table of a sleeping giant. Players must think about the colossal food items as tools and recognize that Annika can scramble up giant carrots to cross planks and use stacked bread slices as stairs.
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus CD-ROM is an excellent way to introduce young girls to video gaming because the controls are easy to learn. Girls move Barbie by using the arrow keys; at times, they control her ice skating or flying on a Pegasus. The quest portion of the game has limited replay potential because it's linear, but girls will enjoy repeating the puzzles as well as the flying and skating sequences.
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Social BehaviorBarbie saves the day, not Prince Charming. |
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