Barbie: Race & Ride

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Barbie: Race & Ride
Developer(s)Runecraft[1]
Publisher(s)Mattel Media[1][2]
SCEE (Europe)
Platform(s)PlayStation[3]
Release
  • EU: 9 November 1999
  • NA: 1999
Genre(s)Sports[4]

Barbie Race & Ride is a 1999 Barbie horse-related video game for the PlayStation developed by Runecraft. Its equestrianism-based gameplay makes it a spiritual predecessor to the Barbie Horse Adventures series.[citation needed]

Gameplay[edit]

Players can decide whether to play in 1-player mode or 2-player mode (in 2-player mode, they will not be able to clean and care for their horse). A player will choose one of two outfits for their character and then they'll pick their horse.[5]

Before players can go out on one of the trails, they must go through a riding lesson. Once that's taken care of, they can go to four areas: Beach, Forest, Meadow and Mountain; of which, only the Beach and the Meadow will let them race against other players. There is also a "Secret Ranch," where players find a foal and win the game.[5]

There are only four horses players can choose from all of which are identical apart from in every way except colour. The player then can pick a name from a predetermined list, such as Buttercup, Sweetie.[1]

Reception[edit]

The game received generally negative reviews. Carrie Shepherd writing for Daily Radar gave the game a "DUD" rating, the lowest of the 4 ratings available on the site. She said it was hard to imagine how the game could be worse and criticised it for lack of challenge and fun.[1] A review in the French gaming magazine Consoles + [fr] gave the game a mere 6% calling it ugly, crude, devoid of interest and an insult to all girls.[6] John Cooper for Game Tour added that the level design was terrible and the abundant mini games were laughably simple.[3]

Janet Valentine reviewing the game for GameSpot UK, on the other hand, was the more positive about the game, giving it a 7.9/10. Valentine says that for its target audience "it delivers the goods in captivating quantity" and complimented it as "one of very few specifically for young girls on the PlayStation".[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Shepherd, Carrie (1999). "Barbi Race and Ride". Daily Radar. Archived from the original on 13 December 2000. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b Lehmann, Oliver (January 2000). "Barbie Aventure Équestre". Player One (in French). No. 104. p. 106.
  3. ^ a b Cooper, John. "Barbie's Race 'n Ride". Game Tour. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b Eric (2011). "Barbie Race & Ride". The Review Busters. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d Valentine, Janet (2 March 2000). "Barbie: Race & Ride (PS)". Gamespot UK. Archived from the original on 10 May 2000. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Barbie: Aventure Equestre". Consoles + (in French). No. 96. January 2000. p. 128.

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