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| Barbie Explorer | 
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| From: Vivendi Universal
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $6.80
You Save: $13.19 (66%)
New (16) Used (1) from $5.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 3195
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 1.4 x 5.3 x 7.6
MPN: 71798
Model: 71798
UPC: 020626717984
EAN: 0020626717984
ASIN: B00006FMYK
Release Date: October 17, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Help Barbie recover four ancient treasures as you run, swing, jump, and climb across mysterous obstacles | | • | Explore Tibet, Egypt and the African jungles in four challengers | | • | Collect power-ups and gain special powers to help Barbie overcome dangers and pitfalls | | • | Race against your friends to unlock the secrets of the Mystic Mirror | | • | Action & adventure with Barbie for girls age 6 or older |
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Product Description
Barbie Explorer takes you on a wild tour of the world, as you explore hidden areas with Barbie!
Amazon.com Product Description
Travel the world with Barbie as an expert explorer on a secret mission. This Indiana Jones-style adventure takes you and Barbie to Tibet, Egypt, and the African jungle on a frantic search to find and return four ancient jeweled treasures. Run, swing, jump, and climb with Barbie to avoid dangerous obstacles and deadly pitfalls. Race against a friend to unlock the secrets of the Mystic Mirror. Advance through four levels, collect power ups, and gain special powers for Barbie.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Barbie Explorer for PC December 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hi, I'm StoryMaker. My older sister, Russian Blue Witch, gave me Barbie Explorer (for PC, a.k.a. computer) on Christmas. I started playing it today. OK, I've only started it, so it's a little early to review it...but hey, I love reviewing SO much, I guess I couldn't help it.
First of all, I'm not a really big fan of Barbie, but the Barbie movies and computer games are very entertaining! In this game, Barbie finds out about a mysterious treasure known as the Mystic Mirror. According to a map, she must go to the mountainous Tibet, the sandy Egypt, the leafy African Jungle, and the, um, existent Babylon, to find the pieces. (With specific country, continent, etc. names, it's almost educational!) The back of the box says there's 4 levels, but actually, it's more like 4 environments with 4 levels each. Go through the levels, collecting treasure, getting past caverns, and trying not to bump into absent-minded animals. LOL!
Remember: to find out the game's controls, PLEASE go to the VR Training. This game comes with NO user's manual. The VR Training is basically a place where you collect the question marks to get demo-videos that tell you all the controls you'll need. This is the only way I know of to find out the controls for the game, so please look at it before playing. Oh, and, to give you a head-start here's the basics: arrow keys to run & space bar to jump. VR Training will tell you the rest.
It would be better if you typed in your name instead of selecting the letters using arrow keys/enter, but heck, it's also for the PlayStation, so it could be expected. I also would be much happier if you could save any time or it automatically saved. You can only save every time you finish a level, so if you forget...you've got another level to finish.
This game is very fun to play, complete with large 3-D levels and all different types of obstacles & goodies. The main problem with the gameplay is that some areas require very good timing & speed, even on the Easy level (the one I'm on). You start off with 40 lives in each level, but it's still VERY hard to do some of those things. My older sister Russian Blue Witch is great at video games, but sometimes, she ended up draining my lives trying to get past some parts. I'd say that it's probably too hard for younger kids. It's probably best for ages 7 & up.
Graphics: Not perfect, but pretty good. 7/10
Gameplay: Very fun, but a little hard. 7/10
Storyline: Far from super, but could be PLENTY worse. 6/10
Overall: It's no-doubt fun enough to be worth the money. 8/10
I think this game is worth it. It's better for older kids due to challenging parts, but nonetheless, it is a VERY fun game. Check out other Barbie software! Signed, StoryMaker. "Gotta trust the kid's review!"
 Great Fun! April 11, 2007
Lot's of easy verbal instructions for the younger kids-but holds the interest of the older ones. No educational value except for listening and following directions-and confidence in using a computer. My 4 and 6 year old girls love it!
I love this game! April 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hi,this is BARBIE LOVER and I really like this game. I finished Tibet and Egypt areas and I played African Jungle area,but on the Native Village level I am stuck. When I get to the door,it won't open. I try turning back and tracing my steps,but I soon die. :-( Could anybody help me? anyway,the graphics are good,the sound is great,and I have had lots of fun playing this game! Please vote on my review! PS I haven't finished the game,but I heard from a reviewer that at the end it says "to be continued". I wish Mattel would make a sequel,they haven't for 6 years! BARBIE LOVER
 An entertaining game January 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My daughter enjoys the game at age 6 and her 9 year old friend also likes to play it when she visits. After install I worked with it for a while. The graphics will not overwhelm you and the dialogue will gag you, but the girls seem to enjoy it. The barbie tag is all over it so they are more tolerant of the games flaws than they would otherwise be.
A mom's perspective December 19, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My daughter has many Barbie games, but this is the only one she cannot play without me. She was 5 years old when we got it and it is very fun, but very challenging to get the timing right for many parts. It is more keyboard action than thinking puzzles like other Barbie games. She doesn't play it much, because she can't do it on her own.
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