Barbie Magic Genie Adventure - Game Boy Color

Barbie Magic Genie Adventure sends Barbie on her carpet through castles and forests, as she looks for crystals, harps, and other items that are necessary to fulfill the quests that Barbie encounters through the game. From time to time, Barbie even will get to play games, which are hopelessly simplistic, but add variety nonetheless.

The controls in this one are about as easy as it gets. The directional pad moves Barbie, while pressing the "A" button allows Barbie to talk to other characters. No other actions are needed from her, because a flying Barbie has no need to jump and no need for a weapon. We appreciate the nonviolent game, but a few more Barbie skills would have been nice.

The graphics are colorful and animate smoothly, and the levels were large enough to confound even us big players, at times. And, while this doesn't make for a great title by any means, it's enough to please ardent Barbie fans. --Robb Guido

Pros: Lots of objectives Large levels and colorful graphics Cons: Simplistic gameplay