Barbie and Her Sisters: Puppy Rescue - Wii U

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It's a good game idea but difficult for little girls. you have to use the Wii stick controller as well as the joystick dongle thing. Not easy for an adult let alone a 6 year old

The game is great for her.

Background: This game was a gift for my daughter for her 5th birthday. She is just learning her letters and can spell her name, but cannot read. This was the first Wii U game bought specifically for her, but she has played games like Wii Sports Resort,etc. with the family. Right off the bat, let me issue a warning: If you create a new game and then exit before bringing your first puppy back to the center, the game file will become corrupt and will not autosave at all. You have to bring the puppy back to the center and perform its initial treatment, triggering the first autosave point as the dog is placed in a kennel. I learned this the hard way after my daughter lost all of her progress twice. If this happens to you, create a new game over the corrupted slot and you'll be fine. As for gameplay, I noticed a few things that make the game very difficult for younger children. The first flaw becomes obvious the moment the game starts, when you realize you have no idea how to control Barbie on her bike. This information is in the manual, or you can rely on trial and error. Having figured out how to ride the bike, my daughter quickly became frustrated by the hyper-sensitivity of the left stick. The roads in town are curvy and obstacle-ridden, and Barbie is difficult to control. Even worse,the developer decided to implement collision physics, so other bicyclists and pedestrians will knock Barbie off course. Frustrated, my daughter hopped off the bike and ran around town on foot. When she wanted to find her bike again, she opened the map, only to discover that the bicycle icon jumps around as you run toward it! Once you're on the trail of a missing puppy, a compass arrow appears to point you in the right direction. Unfortunately, it's exactly that: a compass arrow. If the puppy is in the southwest part of town, the arrow points southwest, even if there are impassable buildings and obstructions in the way. My daughter got her bike wedged in all kinds of doorways and alleys before we realized you had to stick to the roads to travel around town. A breadcrumb trail would have been so much better. Finally, my last major complaint is that the map has no labels to indicate where the Construction Site, Gardens, Suburbs, etc. are. Even better would have been pictographs (a bulldozer, tree, house, etc.) for pre-readers. Once she got the puppies back to the rescue center, my daughter enjoyed all the mini-games: teaching tricks, playing, grooming, etc. It's just a shame that a few design flaws made the actual rescuing portion of the game more difficult than it had to be for smaller children. Older kids who can read and who are more conversant with video games in general will have an easier time.

Bought this game for my 9 year old. It her first video game thats all hers. It has helped her learn how to use the controller better. It is easy for her to follow. She has a few problems here and there but in the end she loves it.

I bought this as a game for my 4 year old niece to play but it is way too hard for her. Even I couldn't figure out what it wanted me to do in the beginning. On top of that, the gameplay is really boring and lags a lot. I wouldn't recommend.

My kids are 7, 5 & 4 and they all LOVE this game! it keeps them occupied for hours at a time! and they love being able to buy things for the puppies! Very cute game! I enjoyed playing it with them as well

The game is a cute idea but very difficult to play. I bought it for my 74 year old mother to teach her how to use an Xbox and my ten and twelve year olds had difficulty. I tried it to see what the issue was. It requires very exact movements and even then it isn't always responsive. When doing something as simple as cleaning a puppy's teeth, everyone was ready to quit the game. This game is geared for young children. It was a nice idea. My mom likes puppies, so I thought I'd give it a shot but it's frustrating! We don't play it at all. It's trash. My mom and kids do enjoy zoo tycoon on Xbox. Give that a try instead. Also, Lego games are fun.

Keeps 5 and 3 year olds attention. They love it. Pretty easy for the kids to use and understand.

Didn't have any instructions for the game so it's a little hard to follow any objective to the game...

Perfect for a 5 year old Barbie loving girl!

Didn't work but am in the process of returning and getting a refund

graphics and controls are trash. this gameplay was also not worth the money. you can probably find an online game similar to this for free back in 2010 tbh. invest your money in other games