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Horse Life | 
| From: D3 Publisher
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $16.49
You Save: $3.50 (18%)
New (24) Used (1) from $16.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 2250
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.6
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 32007
UPC: 879278320079
EAN: 0879278320079
ASIN: B000W08A0K
Release Date: November 6, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Select the horse of your dreams from three breeds and give your new foal a name | | • | Learn the basics of riding, jumping and caring for your horse | | • | Compete in events like cross country, dressage and jumping | | • | Earn money to spend at the store and purchase riding outfits, equipment, or special treats for your horse | | • | Earn prestige awards to unlock in-game bonuses, including a new horse breed |
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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 andfit 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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Unrealistic, but interesting March 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
 Great fun for the young Equestrian March 7, 2008
Got this game for my granddaughter along with many others, but this is by far her favorite Equestrian game. The graphics are great and the animation is hard to beat. I wasn't sure about buying this one, but it was well worth the money. She will spend many years playing this game.
Horse Life, NDS February 29, 2008
I like riding the horses and picking your own horse. It is very fun to play. It gives me a lot to do, and you just want to keep on playing it to get to the top. Also, you just want to buy everything that is on the game. I play the game all the time since it is so fun to playHorse Life.
 disappointing February 7, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This game promises a lot, but it is too hard for children. In one of the very first lessons, you are supposed to make the horse turn by tapping a circle and following an arrow with your stylus as these cues appear on screen. However, after making 2 turns successfully, our horse turns by itself into the arena, with no circle, arrow or other cue. Then the game "faults" and sends you back to the beginning of the lesson. After spending days stuck on this, I called tech support but got no fix for this problem. I wonder if my game is defective or if others are having the same problem. As is, the game is not fun and is basically worthless as it cannot be controlled. If you have no control, you cannot advance.
very entertaining January 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this game for my 11 year old daughter for Christmas. She started liking horses and wanted a good game for her Nintendo DS. She really enjoys playing the game. She said that she will keep the game and not trade it in.
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