Barbie: Game Girl

{{Infobox video game

| title = Barbie: Game Girl

| image = Barbie - Game Girl Coverart.png

| caption = North American cover art

| developer = Imagineering

| publisher = Hi Tech Expressions

| producer = Billy Pidgeon

| designer = Alex DeMeo
Henry C. Will IV

| programmer = Henry C. Will IV
Chris Will
Tak Lau
Mark Beardsley

| artist = Glen Schofield
Mike Sullivan

| composer = Mark Van Hecke

| series = Barbie

| released = {{vgrelease|NA|October 1992{{cite web| url = http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gameboy/data/585616.html| title = Release information | publisher = GameFAQs| access-date = 2010-03-04}}|EU|1992|AUS|1993}}

| genre = Platform

| modes = Single-player

| platforms = Game Boy

}}

Barbie: Game Girl is a 2D platform game released in 1992 for the Game Boy based on the Barbie doll franchise.

Gameplay

File:BarbieGameGirlScreenshotGameBoyTooMuchJunkFood.png trying to avoid a possessed soft drink that is throwing French fries at her.]]

In this platform game, Barbie must find an outfit for her date with Ken. The environment features a shopping mall level, an underwater level, and other worlds to explore.{{cite web | url = http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=16911| title = Level summary | publisher = allgame| access-date = 2012-01-10}} The game is also centered on collecting gems and pearls to fend off opponents.{{cite web | url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/barbie-game-girl-| title = Basic game summary | publisher = MobyGames| access-date = 2008-10-17}}

Enemies in the game include the usual sharks found in underwater levels, in addition to jellyfish. Moving cubes of sugar must also be defeated in the game. The bonus rounds of the game are essentially a Concentration-type game, where matching identical cards lead to extra points for the player.

Reception

Allgame gave the game a rating of 2.5 out of 5.{{cn|date=October 2017}} Power Unlimited gave it a score of 65% in their review, writing: "Barbie Gamegirl is clearly an effort to get more girls to play games. Unfortunately, the people who made it didn't fully understand that girls also just want games that are fun to play.{{cite web|url=http://www.powerweb.nl/database/index.php?&query%5border%5d=datum&ending=DESC&query%5bstart%5d=3960|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030827203159/http://www.powerweb.nl:80/database/index.php?&query%5border%5d=datum&ending=DESC&query%5bstart%5d=3960|title=Power Unlimited Game Database|website=powerweb.nl|language=nl|archivedate=August 27, 2003|accessdate=September 11, 2022}} German video game reviewer Aktueller Software Markt gave the game a rating of 3 out of 12.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=49|magazine=Aktueller Software Markt|title=Kens Rache|date=|page=May 1993}} A 3.3 out of five review from Nintendo Power praised the easy gameplay and called the game perfect for fans of Barbie.Nintendo Power. September 1992. pp. 101, 103.