Barbie Explorer | 
| From: Vivendi Universal
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $6.80
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 5266
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp
Genre: Adventure Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
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 15 more reviews...
 Fun and Challenging November 3, 2003
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
My 6-yr-old daughter loves this game but definitely needs help with a lot of it, even on the easiest level. She was at first disappointed that she couldn't use the mouse but once she got the hang of the necessary keys she was off and running. Rolling, jumping, swinging, climbing, different lands and terrain, things to push and pull, things to avoid or collect... all of it is great fun! A much faster pace than the Secret Agent game, and thankfully none of those silly costume changes between "action" and "stealth" modes. This is a game we'll be able to play for years to come.
 impossible November 3, 2003
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is the WORST GAME EVER. (...)i couldn,t even make it through the first level of this "ages 6 and up" game. There was this thing called virtual training at the beggining,and it was really fun,but once you started the real thing,it was impossible. In the real thing,there were all kinds of new obstacles,like animals.Plus,you had to remember the different key combinations for running and jumping (ect.),and you had to jump at exactly the right time.there are only two good things i can say about this,virtual training,and it works on windows XP.Don't make the mistake i did in buying this game.
 Ridiculously hard in places July 24, 2005
mckracker
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
My daughter could NEVER finish this without help. She loved much of it, but even on easy, I can barely get her through the tough spots and I'm a lifelong gamer, who often wins games online. Not too much brain in the puzzles, just timing and jumping. Just about impossible. I'd like to hear from someone who actually finished the whole thing. Further, the software is not written all that well. I tried to pass a couple tough spots by mashing three buttons at the same time, (left-straight and jump, for example to jump diagonally) the game seems to get confused. Also, other times you seem to have made a jump and you fall anyway, and sometimes jump doesn't jump when you really need it to. The best part? When you DO die, which is often, you go all the way back to the insipid start. The annoying part is, this could have been pretty good.
 WOW THIS IS GREAT! January 2, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is VERY FACINATING! Hey, I'm 11, but I LOVE IT! You can go through GREAT places, you can see AWESOME sites, this game is EXCELLENT! Whoever wrote IMPOSSIBLE is soooooooooooo wrong! THIS IS ONE OF THE MUST PLAYS!
Other Must Plays:
Secret Agent Barbie
Barbie Pet Rescue
The Sims
Harry Potter 1
Harry Potter 2
Harry Potter 3
Harry Potter 4
Petz 5
 To be continued... June 17, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
That's how the game ends - "To be Continued..." my daughter was quite disappointed. The game is ok but it is mostly running, jumping and the difficulty comes from timing and precision jumping. It certainly frustrated her and bored me at times. Overall she definitely liked it but she prefers Secret Agent Barbie much more. Graphics are good and engaging. My daughter's favorite part is the movie-type scenes at the beginning. She was really excited at the end when it went in to movie mode "I love it when she does things by herself" but then - to be continued
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