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I DID NOT RECEIVE MY PRODUCT!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: August 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCT!!! I HAVE NOT BEEN BILLED BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE PRODUCT!!!

Winners Circle

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: December 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game because I thought it looked fun and I love horses. I was very dissapointed with it though. It gets very boring after the third or fourth time you've played it. Sometimes I place first and one of the twins (not sure wich one i am not a huge fan of the olsen twins) says I did bad. The graphics are horrible and on the free ride the ribbons are no where to be found. This game could have been alot better but like I said it is fun the first few times you play it.

Not as great as it sounds

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: September 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

We bought this game for our 5 year old and it is a very frustrating game to deal with. The menu is not at all intuitive. It is supposed to allow two players, but we (adults and kids together) couldn't figure out how to get the game started. There must be a way, but we simply can't figure it out by following the menu or the instruction booklet.

Ok but could be better.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: May 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game because I am a horse lover and felt that it looked pretty fun. Although I enjoyed it at first it's not one you can play again and again
The basic premise of the game is simple and appeals to younger gamers. Ride around various courses, jumping a variety of different obstacles and earning ribbons to buy clothes.
The graphics are ok and being able to name your horse and choose colour and markings was a nice touch.
I enjoyed the freedom of being able to ride around and explore the two free ride levels but it took me ages to find all the ribbons and work out how to get them.
Also the terrain, although looks good, gets a bit boring and tend to look the same after a while.
The events are fun and get more challenging as you complete the levels but it took me a little getting used to the controls especially for jumping and dressage. (I kept refusing Jumps because I only pressed the X button once)
The good points of the game are the choice of ride you want to go on: e.g. Eventing, Free ride or Race against the clock and the sound effects and little added extras such as winning rosettes to buy clothes makes it that bit more fun.
However the game was a little bit too easy and does eventually get boring after awhile.
I also felt that the other reviewers were right in saying that buying clothes is a little pointless. It would be nice to be able to buy things such as tack or feed that helps boost your horse in certain Skill Levels such as jumping etc or to buy better horses. Also when ever you take a wrong turn that dratted voice keeps telling you that "You're going the wrong way" or "You missed a checkpoint". After the fiftyeth time you end up wanting to throttle her. I really hope that the makers bring out a revised sequel because there are certain points that would make this game so much better. Despite this though it's pretty good and a good game for a younger brother or sister.

A good horse game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed this game a lot. I like how you can create your own horse and compete in Dressage, Cross-Country, and Showjumping. There are a few things I dont think are the greatest. One: The charaters you choose from are UGLY! They say make a charater that looks like you. What, do Mary-Kate and Ashley think everyone is UGLY!?!?!?! I dunno. Two: If you accidently miss a checkpoint, the stupid voices will say 'YOU missed a checkpoint!' It gets SOOOOOOOOOO annoying! Third: In the tack show, I thought they could have done better. They didn't have any saddles, bridles no tack. Only clothes. No duh you can tell its a Mary-Kate and Ashley game.
Everything else, I thought was great. It may seem I hated this game, but i really didn't. Try it out for yourelf! You might like it.

winning circles....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: November 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

(...) There are many things that I found were a waste of time for me in the game, also there is no reverse on the horses (unlike Epona in zelda a horse my mother tried and loved playing) This single game disc is for the character and equestrian and I thought it would have been better. If you aquire ribbons and buy things (not much to buy! really) any way if you leave the shope and do not save then you lose what you purchased and the ribbons. same with your horse. I would rather spend my time playing a game than save it so often that it is no longer fun. (...) If YOU really want mary kate and Ashly then buy the dolls. If you want to buy the game, then as with any other game, I suggest that you rent it first and then decide if you want to spend the money on it. NO matter who you get the game for, it can pay to rent it, you can save your game and rent it again. but what ever game you get,,,,have fun (...)

Glad I didn't buy it!!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: April 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game from Blockbuster, and am very glad I did. If I would have just gone out and bought this game for 40 bucks I would have been really mad. It's really hard and kinda dumb. I would not recommend this game to any little girls like under eight. It's way too confusing, I think. If I were you, I would DEFINATELY rent this game before you go out and buy it!!!!

It could've been better, but it was still fun.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: November 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game was very fun, and I recommend it to anyone 13 and younger. I'm 14 now and I love horses, so obviously, I still liked the game. I am trying to find a game called Equestriad 2001, I heard it was more realistic and for older, more intense players. The adventures in Mary-Kate and Ashley's Winner's Circle are horrible, and when you do the cross country, if you miss a jump, Mary-Kate, or whoever, keeps buging you and saying "You missed a check-point", blah blah blah, fifty million times! Or "You're on the wrong path!" when you're trying to turn around and jump the jump again! Even though it sounds like I hate the game, I still had a lot of fun with it.

Two Thumbs Up

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

As a young woman who has been showing, training, breeding, and riding horses since a very young age, it takes a lot to impress me when it comes to horsemanship games. When I opened up a Christmas gift to find this game, I inwardly groaned and said, Ewwww. Mary-Kate and Ashley. Later that day, I was glued to the Playstation. My parents had to drag me off of it to go to bed. Needless to say, I was very impressed.
Starting out in the stable, you can customize your own rider and horse, and set out to ride, whether you choose horse trials, three or single day eventing, horseshoe hunting, or a simple trail ride, you can be gaurunteed that you'll have fun. The game focuses around the 3-day-eventing, with progression in levels (you work your way up from beginner's circle to winner's circle) and new course layouts for each level.
A fun aspect of the game is the collection of ribbons you can win while trail riding, which can then be spent like money in the tack shop. While there's no tack in the shop, you can buy clothes for your rider, which (however girly it may seem) is rather fun. You can have a tweed coat for showing your chestnut horse, or a black hunt coat for a white horse. The possibilites are endless.
The trail-riding worlds (island and forest) are both huge, with beautiful scenery and landscapes. Each has several hidden minigames, but you'll probably just find yourself galloping aroung exploring. With the two-player option, you can ride with a friend, which is even more fun. The music that plays in the background for these worlds (also featured in horse trials and horseshoe hunts) is catchy and sugary.
The one thing I didn't like about this game is MK-A's voice overs, like "You're on the wrong trail" or "you missed a checkpoint" during the cross-country course. Can you say ANNOYING? Another thing is that, while caring for your horse, the rider will say stupid things like, when brushing the tail "someone needs to use some conditioner!" or when cleaning out the stall, "it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it." I mean, is it really neccesary?
However, these are not trivial problems and if you love horses, you should definately purchase this game! It's great for those rainy days that you can't go out to the barn. Saddle up and I'll see you on the trails!

what about tack?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i have only rented this game but i will prob. buy it since it's really good. i thought it was kind of dumb how you could buy ridding cloths but not tack, and it would be better to own more then one horse.the game is really good because it's challenging yet not to challenging. it gets a little annoying when mary-kate and ashley keep saying that your going the wrong way but they don't really help you. it sounds like i hate this game but i really like it and i can't wait to buy it.i recomend that you rent it first, but you'll probabley buy it since it's a really goood game. GO HORSES

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