Barbie: Vacation Adventure

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Barbie: Vacation Adventure
Barbie: Vacation Adventure
Sega Genesis cover art
Developer(s) Software Creations[1]
Publisher(s) Hi Tech Expressions[2]
Designer(s) Neil Raine[2]
Series Barbie
Platforms Sega Genesis[1]
Super NES[3]
Release date(s) Sega Genesis:
    Super NES:
      Genre(s) Sports[2]
      Adventure
      Mode(s) Single-player
      Multiplayer (up to two players)

      Barbie: Vacation Adventure is an adventure/sports video game that takes Barbie on educational field trips throughout the United States of America.

      The game was a commercial success; according to founder Richard Kay, Software Creations made roughly £10,000 profit from it.[4] Paul Tonge composed the video game music for the Super NES version.[5]

      Gameplay

      Barbie and Midge compete in the volleyball minigame.

      The game is played using a side-scroller view similar to those found in most platformers.[6]

      In Wyoming, Barbie spends her time going on a camping trip. In her California home, she spends her days lounging in her apartment building. In Iowa, she goes to the local county carnival to help find an escaped pig. In Florida, she goes to the beach and plays volleyball and scuba diving.[2] In Texas, Barbie plays with horseshoes.[6] Barbie also has the option while enjoying the sights of Wyoming to ride on three different kinds of horses; each horse provides up to 23 frames of animation.[7]

      This game is a part of the Sega Club collection; it is designed for younger female gamers in mind. On most of her trips, she travels with her best friend Midge Hadley, who the second player controls in two-player games.[2]

      Reception

      Reviewing the Genesis version, GamePro commented that the graphics and sound effects are below average, but that the game is fun and educational for younger gamers.[8]

      References

      1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
      2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
      3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
      4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
      5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
      6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
      7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
      8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
      Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Barbie:_Vacation_Adventure&oldid=328721"