Other than sex, you can choose hair style and color. In a game so directly marketed to girls, I was surprised to see an option for male riders. Or if my English is so American I can't tell it from proper English.ДЄnyway, after you decide your language, you will then choose your rider. There are a few examples of 'Engrish' in the text and wording that make me wonder if this was not originally or directly developed in English. You can choose between French, English, and Spanish. In My Horse & Me, the first thing you do is choose a language. I guess they thought so as well as they included a mute feature that affects all sound in the game and not just the music.

The chime you get every time you complete a task or move from screen to screen makes you want to turn off the sound altogether anyway. I think if you have to go back and really concentrate to listen to the music, it does not bode well for its ability to grab and immerse the player. The icons also have a fuzzy quality to them that seems purposeful, but I know the DS is capable of sharper resolution and doesn't need to blur edges to look good. The photorealistic characters they use are as creepy as a shower scene with the Wiggles. There is no natural flow to the animations so they just look repeated and unnatural. The static backgrounds make you feel like you are back in the 8-bit days. The graphics are extremely robotic and rigid. With what seems like a simple formula, it should be simple to quickly publish a game like this and be rolling in the dough. Atari is trying their hand in this arena with My Horse & Me. You see a lot of games focused on nurturing and growing pets, animals and whatever, so seeing another game about raising and riding horses just seems par for the course. It does seem that there are a few themes that are popping up more than others. But, it is good to see a true generation of gaming girls being a part of the gaming focus. Now, I am also not trying to be sexist because there are an equal amount of non-gender specific, educational sims as well that focus on similar topics. You may think this is not a huge revelation, but the interesting point to make is there is a lot of emphasis on sims and focusing on girls.

There is an explosion of kid based DS games showing up in the market.

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