It also is pretty easy on the eyes too so it has that going for it also. It is ideal for kids who love Barbie and who are just getting into games as it is played at a slower pace and is easy enough to get through all the levels. I do think that this is a decent enough looking game and the animations are not to bad either.īarbie as the Princess and the Pauper is a decent little (all be it rather short) platform game. To be fair, while it will not win any prizes for the way it looks. There are many of these Barbie games and they all have a similar look. In her first animated musical featuring seven original songs, Barbie comes to life in this modern re-telling of a classic tale of mistaken identity and. Clearly, this is a game that is aimed at the younger demographic and there is nothing wrong with that. Screencap Gallery for Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (2004) (Barbie, Universal Animation Studios). There are two difficulty levels here, but neither one is all that hard. There are these harder, boss like levels to that you have to do before moving onto the next level. There are four different areas in the game and each of the areas has its own levels that you need to complete. Most of the characters in Barbies world strive to be good people who do the right thing. As a platformer, it is a pretty standard affair. The characters in Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper are largely positive, but fairly one-dimensional: the kind princess, the dreamer, the concerned mother, the evil henchman. If you expected Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper to be a 2D platform game then well done, you win a prize! The game sees you pick two of the characters to play as and you will need to make use of their abilities to get through the level. I am actually impressed at how much variety there is to each character. The two cats also have abilities! Serafina has the ability to climb up the trees and Wolfie is able to dig for stuff. The Pauper can use magical notes to reach hard to get items and so on. The two human characters each have a special ability. One of the interesting things about Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper is that it has four playable characters. Basically, there is a big bad who wants to bring chaos to the kingdom and only the Princess, the Pauper, and their two cats can save the day. Instead, you play as The Princess and the Pauper along with their two cats. However, you do not technically play as “Barbie”. Look, I have not seen the movie so I do not know how closely this follows the movie. Based on the story by Mark Twain, Released. The one we are looking at today is for the Game Boy Advance and if you are a Barbie fan or know someone who is, it could be worth checking out. In her first animated musical featuring seven original songs, Barbie comes to life in this modern re-telling of a classic tale of mistaken identity and the power of friendship. There were many Barbie movies during this time and most of them had a video game tie in. Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper is a straight to DVD movie that was released back in 2004.

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