Barbie: Magic Genie Adventure is a single-player adventure/action game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Mattel Interactive. It was released on the Game Boy Color on November 1, 2000.
| Barbie: Magic Genie Adventure | |
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| Developer(s) | Vicarious Visions |
| Publisher(s) | Mattel Interactive |
| Producer(s) | Dyan Daglas |
| Designer(s) | Jeff Goodwin |
| Programmer(s) | Jeff Goodwin Stephen Brooks Alex Rybakov |
| Artist(s) | Stephen Brooks Jorge Diaz |
| Writer(s) | Stephen Brooks Alex Rybakov |
| Composer(s) | Manfred Linzner |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Color |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Plot
editThe plot is that "an evil genie named Kardal has stolen the magic lamps from four of Barbie's friends. As Barbie, players attempt to recover the lamps by visiting five mystical cities"[2][3] "filled with mystery and danger as you gather magic powers and abilities to help you on your journey"[4] Then, "once Barbie has found all four lamps, she'll need to confront Kardal from inside his palace".[2][3]
Gameplay
editScott Alan Marriott of All Game Guide explains the gameplay: "Each activity is a mini-game played on one of three difficulty levels. By playing an activity on a harder setting, players can unlock new carpets or the ability to cast spells. Activities alternate between action sequences and puzzles."[2][3]
The game came with a 28-page Instruction Manual, featured three difficulty settings, and progress was able to be resumed via passwords.[2][3]
Critical reception
editNintendo Power gave the game a rating of 6.6/10.[5] AllGameGuide gave the game a rating of 2.5/5 stars.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ IGN Staff (2000-11-02). "Barbie Magic Genie Adventure Released". IGN. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ a b c d "Barbie Magic Genie Adventure (Game Boy Color) - Gamervision - How Gamers See the World". Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Rovi Corporation. "Barbie Magic Genie Adventure - Overview - allgame". Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Barbie: Magic Genie Adventure - Game Boy Color - IGN". IGN. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Bottle Blonde". Nintendo Power. No. 138. November 2000. p. 120.
External links
edit- "Barbie: Magic Genie Adventure". Game Rankings. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- Barbie: Magic Genie Adventure at MobyGames