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Barbie Fashion Show
Common Sense Media says
A fun way for kids to play with fashion design.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Barbie and her friends have exaggerated figures. While the friends have different skin colors that hint at ethnicity, the faces all resemble Barbie's, so this attempt at diversity is lukewarm at best.
What's it about?
In BARBIE FASHION SHOW, players team up with Barbie to design outfits for 20 fashion collections including "School Spirit" and "Barbie Bridal," and they choreograph fashion shows to display their creations. To create outfits, kids head to Barbie's Design Table to pick from over 70 clothing patterns including tops, bottoms, and dresses. and then create the clothing by choosing from over 240 different fabrics. When a collection is complete, players choose among Barbie and four of her friends to model the outfits. Next, budding fashion designers customize their own fashion shows by choosing the shape of the stage, the background, the runway textures, the stage decorations, the music, the lights, and the models' moves.
Is it any good?
Barbie's friends have different skin colors that hint at ethnicity, but the faces all resemble Barbie's so this attempt at diversity is lukewarm at best. Cleverly, the program doesn't give players all the patterns and fabric options in the beginning -- they are unlocked gradually during the first 10 assignments. An easy-to-use interface and special brushes allow kids to combine fabrics; 80 different decals add pizzazz. Kids can even try to share their creations by uploading them to www.Barbie.com, where Mattel will select some of the designs to post.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how the Barbie in this game is similar to and different from the doll. Families can also discuss the work that goes into designing a fashion show. When you design clothing for the show, are you thinking about whether these clothes could be worn in real life?
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AGE
i love playing it ,it is so much fun to play with it
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THINGS YOU WOULD NOT WANT YOUR KIDS TO GO ON
you can not even play games with out you giving them your imformation so donot think you playing games on them cause they will not let you sing up without your parents imformation.
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AGE
i love this game omg i wont to play this all day!!!!love coco
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Kid, 6 years old
March 29, 2011
AGE
perfect for anyone good with computers!
It didn't even let me play the game?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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AGE
I used to love this game!
I used to play this game all the time i doesn't worj on windows 7 :( i would let my stepsisters play it!
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| Platforms: | Windows |
| Available online? | Not available online |
| Genre: | Girl |
| Developer: | Vivendi Universal Games |
| Release date: | September 29, 2004 |
| Price: | $29.99 |
| ESRB rating: | E |
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