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Product Description
Mattel, Barbie Software logo, Barbie, the Barbie doll likeness and character, the color "Barbie Pink, and associated trademarks are owned by and used under license from Mattel, Inc. 2002 Mattel Inc. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured and distributed by Vivendi Universal Games, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries, Fresno, California, U.S.A. Amazon.com Review
Don your tiara and pick up your wand, for only true, good princesses can enter the enchanted world of Barbie as Rapunzel. Rapunzel and Prince Stefan have organised a masked ball, but they didn't invite the local wicked witch, Gothel. When Gothel finds out, she is furious and promptly casts an evil spell over the castle and its inhabitants. The prince is turned to stone, the jewels from his crown are scattered around, and the enchanted castle is immersed in darkness. When Rapunzel and her trusty purple--and very cute--dragon friend enter the doomed castle, they are challenged by the witch to find the jewels in order to rescue the prince and restore the castle to its former glory. One of the most magical, creative packages on the market, this interactive adventure really is superlative. The graphics are fantastic and pixels do not stick between screens. The movement is fluid and controlled and the sound is excellent. This package also develops basic PC skills, creativity, and imagination, and encourages colour recognition, shape matching, hand-to-eye coordination, and cause-and-effect recognition skills. The accompanying music completes the magical experience. Barbie as Rapunzel is accompanied by a clear, comprehensive instruction booklet that should probably be read by a parent before commencing. That said, instructions are given throughout the quest in a clear, slow voice and objects flash onscreen to reinforce the message. The help section can also be accessed at any time. The manufacturer recommends this package for children ages 5 and older, and though help may be required to begin with, a computer-literate 5- or 6-year-old will soon get the hang of things and be able to play alone. All in all, a superb package that kids, Barbie fans or not, will just love. --Susan Naylor, Amazon.co.uk Amazon.com Product Description
Use your creativity and imagination to help Barbie and her purple dragon friend, Penelope, break Gothel's evil spell. Handsome Prince Stefan was turned into a stone statue by the spell, and his enchanted castle lies in ruins, with the royal jewels that will set him free hidden--only Barbie, as Rapunzel, can break the wicked spell. And once Gothel's spell is broken, the prince freed, and the castle restored, kids can celebrate with Stefan and Rapunzel at a brilliant masquerade ball and save their creations in a magic memory scrapbook that can also be printed. In Barbie as Rapunzel: A Creative Adventure, kids journey through eight interactive activities, including Magical Mosaics, Design a Throne, Garden Maze, Princess Paintings, Magical Masquerade, and more. The Magic Paint Box guides kids creatively through each activity. It's filled with tools, like a magic wand, twinkle sprinkles, and living stickers, so kids can paint, add textures, and even animate objects, as they help Rapunzel rescue the prince, find the crown jewels, and restore the royal castle. |
Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 Wonderful Game, Feb 19, 2023
Got the game for my daughter when she was four and she LOVES it. She finished it rather quickly and the games are not particularly difficult or educational, but she still occasionally likes to play it. It's a beautiful game. I wrote this review because the game froze on us as well. I had to update our video card driver and it has worked perfectly since. Hope this helps.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
The BEST Software Game My Daughter Has... Hands Down., Jan 30, 2023
First off, I have to say that I am really surprised about the negative reviews and believe their technical problems are due to their hardware/operating system limitations.
That said, I must say this is the most comprehensive, beautiful, creative, fun game my daughter has. She plays if for hours!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 NOT OS X but MAC CLASSIC, Jan 16, 2023
NEGATIVE: This game does not work with OS X and requires the CD so you can't have it on multiple computers. It is slow I have to tell my daughter that it is thinking a lot, this is because it has to access the CD everytime there is a new task. You can't view the openning sequence again without throwing out the saved game files. Some of the tasks and controls are too hard and not user friendly even for adults.
it CRASHES all the time.
Mouse is jumpy and hard to use.
POSITIVE: Some tasks are easy, possible to use, grand and beautiful.
My three year has enough patience to survive the multiple trials to get this to work.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
barbie rapunzel = crying child, Sep 19, 2023
My 6-year old daughter is currently sobbing in her bedroom as a result of this rotten game.
She spent an hour on this game painting in pretty pictures and coloring in flowers. But halfway through the game, the program hung, and wouldn't let us leave the room or click anywhere else. Now even if we exit the game and then start it back up, we are frozen in one spot while Barbie's disembodied voice urges us to "explore somewhere else in the castle."
Standard software troubleshooting and rebooting didn't help. Vivendi Games' support site is "currently disabled." And now I'm left with a weeping, frustrating child who doesn't understand that it is not her fault that her game won't work. I'm hoping it was just incompetent software programming that couldn't catch the bug my 6-year old caught the first time around. Or maybe they just don't care about the problems, so long as you get our 20 bucks. If you don't want a crying little girl, avoid this game!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Great fun and entertainment, Jul 27, 2023
My 5-year-old daughter LOVED this game. It developed her creativity and held her attention long enough to finish it in one sitting. She still loves the theme song, which she memorized immediately. My two complaints: 1) Once you have completed the entire game, you must sign in under a different name in order to play again. 2) The game has no variations or higher levels to challenge the player as her skill improves. My daughter finished the game on her first attempt in about 45 minutes, but as she played more and became familiar with where all the items were, it took less and less time to finish a game. She's starting to become bored with it.
One last thing (and I guess you can count this as complaint #3): will game developers EVER come up with something for girls that challenges their critical skills and doesn't involve dressup or makeovers?
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