Product Description: Horse Life will immerse you in the equestrian world by putting a horse right inside of your DS! Using the touch screen and microphone players must keep their horse happy and fit by feeding them, cleaning their stall and riding them. Most importantly, players will put their training to the test by participating in national and international competitions to earn prestige and money to become a great champion.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Addicted On the First Try
I am thirteen years old. I was first introduced to this game on my way to California. It was a long drive and my friend was with me. My friend had this awesome game and I asked if I could play. I was addicted on my first try! Almost the whole way back, I was playing the game.
I am a competitive horseback rider, and my friend is as well. Although some of the terms may be incorrect (like when they say steeplechase, its more like show jumping)it is a very interesting game. The narrator can get pretty annoying sometimes, though and when you try to earn a diploma if you make the slightest mistake you have to start over, so small children may need some help passing some challenging levels.
In the game, you get to choose your horse breeds (there was a very limited choice) and color (again, limited choice). Your horse always comes as a gelding (male) and I did not know that in the beginning, so I gave my horse a mare's (girl's) name. I found that dissapointing. Then all of a sudden, the game goes two years into the future which was very upsetting. You get to train yourself and your horse while earning diplomas. Once you get a new diploma, you unlock a new level for competing. You get to groom, feed, and ride your horse. Also, you get to muck out the horse's stall. Earning money is much easier in this game than in other games and you get to buy new stuff with it. I do not understand, though, that when you practice riding your horse (unless you're on a trail ride) or compete, your horse looses it's fitness. It should be the other way around.
Overall, I rate this game a four, and it's fun a five. It was very fun and had me glued to it... like... glue. I recommend this Nintendo DS game to any horse and pony lovers or riders. I think all ages will enjoy this game.
Rating: - Horse Life Is Awsome!
In the beggining of the game, you get to choose a breed. Then the mare has a foal, and the foal is your horse. Then you name your horse, and the game goes to "Two Years Later." Then your guide, who looks a little weird, helps you train your horse and enter it in contests. The things you teach your horse are pretty easy. There are four types of contests, and five levels. Every time you get a diploma, whcich is what you get for teaching your horse things, you can enter in a new contest level. The four types of contests are dressage trial, steelchase, cross-country, and eventing. In the dressage trial, you preform tricks. In the steelchase, you go over a bunch of jumps. The cross-country is like the steelchase, but it has a path, and the eventing is all three. You can also go for rides in the forest, and you can unlock new parts of the forest. You have to clean your horse and muck out the stall. You can visit your horse in the pasture, too. In the gear shop, you can buy clothes, saddles, brushes, shampoo, treats, and food. Also, there is an awsome grand prize. If you complete the natonal contests and start a new game, you can get a unicorn! If you want a horse game, you should buy this one.
Rating: - A review from an experienced horseback rider!
This was one of the first games that I got for my Nintendo Ds, and I have to say that from riding for four years(hunter/jumper), this game was not challenging enough for me. I think that even for someone with no experience with horses, this would be an okay game to get but for a real horseperson, not really.
In the beginning you start out by choosing from three breeds, but I didn't think those were enough-I would be satisfied with a little more variety. Also, you immediatly get a gelding-I mean, it's a foal, it has to start out as a stallion or otherwise a mare. Then the screen goes to "2 YEARS LATER". I wish that you get to train your foal; that would be loads of fun.
The eventing (dressage, steeplechase, and cross-country) events are not realistic and eventing is usually takes three days. By the way, the guy who helps you "train", sets a bad example for training-he is way too critical and the animator made him look like Mr.Clean.
Although this game was not what I expected, I enjoyed buying from the gear shop and choosing my outfits!
Rating: - A review from an experienced horseback rider!
This was one of the first games that I got for my Nintendo Ds, and I have to say that from riding for four years(hunter/jumper), this game was not challenging enough for me. I think that even for someone with no experience with horses, this would be an okay game to get but for a real horseperson, not really.
In the beginning you start out by choosing from three breeds, but I didn't think those were enough-I would be satisfied with a little more variety. Also, you immediatly get a gelding-I mean, it's a foal, it has to start out as a stallion or otherwise a mare. Then the screen goes to "2 YEARS LATER". I wish that you get to train your foal; that would be loads of fun.
The eventing (dressage, steeplechase, and cross-country) events are not realistic and eventing is usually takes three days. By the way, the guy who helps you "train", sets a bad example for training-he is way too critical and the animator made him look like Mr.Clean.
Although this game was not what I expected, I enjoyed buying from the gear shop and choosing my outfits!
Rating: - Unrealistic, but interesting
This game is very unrealistic, but it is interesting. The gameplay is decent in the lessons and challenges, but it does not present a proper view of real horse training... or horse life. You begin the game with the choice of 3 breeds, and then name your horse. The game ignores what could have been fun, playing with your foal and raising it... halter breaking, etc, but instead flashes to '2 years later'.
You then proceed to learning 'dressage', 'steeplechase' and 'eventing'. None of these is really accurate, but whatever. In dressage you learn the basics of moving the horse. The controls are not intuitive and you may need to repeat the lessons a few times. What's annoying is the fact that the lesson has to be repeated over and over if you make the slightest mistake. "Steeplechase" doesn't remotely resemble actual steeplechasing... it's more like showjumping, seeing as time doesn't matter, you don't jump hedges and you're alone. Eventing combines the two previous events with a woodsy jumping course in addition, rather like real eventing. (Yay.)
It should be noted that your rival looks like the chick from Transformers and she doesn't really do anything if you lose to her or beat her besides complain that you've cheated or say that she naturally would beat you. You never see her horse or her compete, so it's more of a waste of time.
Besides lessons and competitions, you also have to trail ride, groom, and feed your horse in the morning. You also can visit him in the pasture (it's always a gelding) where you whistle to him and then feed him apples. You could feed him 100 apples. He's the magical non-colicing horse.
The fact that you're jumping 4" and doing high dressage with a 2 year old horse is a little disturbing to a horseperson as well. But it is a game.
The menus are annoying, as well. But it's something vaguely horsey to play while you're waiting for the train.
- Addicted On the First Try
- Horse Life Is Awsome!
- A review from an experienced horseback rider!
- Unrealistic, but interesting
