Barbie Super Model

Moby ID: 20584
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Help Barbie become a great fashion model! This is an arcade game with many different activities to participate in.

In each level, Barbie starts by going left to right with forced scrolling. She has a default speed and can speed up as well. She must avoid moving obstacles by moving up and down and controlling her speed. If she hits one, she loses a chance and it's game over if she runs out of chances. She must pick up items which grant point bonuses and extra chances.

There is also a camera item to pick up which brings you to a magazine cover shoot. You are shown a cover with barbie wearing an outfit which is themed to the level. You must then go to her dressing room and dress her in a matching outfit. You are also given separate control of the colors of three different components and must match these. You are awarded points for each correct match.

When you reach the right side of the level, you are given a runway practice. This consists of four positions on the runway floor labeled to tell you which button you must press at each one.

Barbie then goes back through the level right-to-left. On the return trip, there is a handbag to pick up. This brings you to another magazine cover. You then go to a makeup mirror where you must match Barbie's hairstyle, earrings, eyeshadow and lip and nail color to the cover. Again, you are awarded points for each item which you get correct.

When you reach the left side of the level, you must then do Barbie's runway walk that you were given earlier. You are awarded points for each station at which you perform the correct move.

Barbie then continues to the next level. There are a total of four: Barbie driving down the street, skating on the beach, walking through a ski resort and walking through the park.

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Average score: 18% (based on 7 ratings)

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Average score: 1.6 out of 5 (based on 22 ratings with 1 reviews)

A very small dose of Barbie

The Good
A fashion game is a good use of the Barbie license. While advanced fashion topics wouldn't really work well in a game of this era, a matching game is a decent substitute.

The graphics are fairly decent by Genesis standards, particularly in the close-up matching sessions. The main game is more just okay.

The Bad
I realize this game was aimed at preteen girls, who are not known for being an audience that craves a challenge, but the game is entirely too easy. I played it on the hardest difficulty setting and beat it on my second try. The whole affair took about fifteen minutes.

The only real challenge I found was matching some of the colors. A couple of the darker red fingernail polishes were indistinguishable on my TV. Luckily, this won't keep you from winning, only reduce your score.

When you do win, it's disappointingly unceremonious. There's no cutscene, no credit scroll, just a score and you're dumped back to the Sega logo. This is a huge weakness.

The whole thing suffers from bizarre video game logic as well. In some levels, Barbie is on foot, yet she can't turn around to go get something she missed. I suppose I can understand how being hit with a frisbee could end one's modeling career, but a good model should have pedestrians jumping to get out of her way, not vice-versa.

The Bottom Line
This could be a good game to distract a little girl for a fairly brief period. She might like the free play mode, which amounts to paper dolls, but there still isn't a broad enough selection for this to last even a serious Barbie fan more than a few hours.

Genesis · by Ace of Sevens (4479) · 2007

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Game added by Michelle.

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Game added December 31, 2005. Last modified February 22, 2023.