Ellen Whitaker's Horse Life (Nintendo DS)

Good game. More horses to choose from than some similar games. This is actually Horse Life 2, so a little more in it than the first one. Good graphics (on XL). Lots of content. No codes to put in, which so often fail. Different ways to clean horse. Can choose what one wants to do that day. Not in advance, but as one continues to play. Great game.

Ok but once completed you have to start the game from scratch and is repetitive it took me a week to complete the game xx good item for price

Delivery was excellent and grandchild enjoysthis game

The game is good

My granddaughter loved this book , exactly what she wanted . Plenty to read and lots of interesting information, if you are "horsey" inclinded.

great game

I first got this 2 years ago and I have just finished the game! First of all you get to choose the horse you like the best, you an get pink horses, unicorns, and even zebras! But then there is the normal breeds of horse. I got a black horse and named him Blacky. Then the horse you chose gives birth, and the foal is your horse, when it grows up, then you learn lots of tricks and enter diplomas and competitions. In the end it is totally unpredictable I loved it, but I won't say any more

my 7 year old daughter has this game and loves it! theres lots to do ride, feed, clean, compete, buy equipment, the game is simple enough for her to play alone but not too simple that it gets boring, both myself and her 4 year old sister like to play this game too! a great game, recommend buying!

I recieved this game as a christmas present.i played it all day but somehow about a week later it became really repetitive!!! you get a foal but then need to wait 3 years ( the screen will go dark and three years will magically come in 3 seconds) until it is older. Firstly you need to train at a walk and carry on. Once you have finished one training section you need to complete a dlipoma and then you will be able to enter for competitions.you will go through some troubles and take competitions at risk of your horses life; you will need to keep your horse fit and buy food with your money which you shall recieve each horse day and by winning competitions. Keep your horse clean and happy( I dont know what happens if you dont but im pretty sure its not good!)Your enemy Malanie will try and stop you from all sorts but you could stop her.Take rides in the forest and unlock new tracks with your training...In conclusion, it's a good game but if your looking for a realistic game where you can tack up and go for hacks then this isn't the game for you.But all i can say is that this is my opinion and i dont know what you will think.p.s. whatever horse you get its always going to be a boy so dont be like me and name your horse a girls name!!!

I bought this game for my thirteen year old daughter for Christmas. She has really enjoyed playing the game and found it great fun. Her only criticism would be that once you've finished the game it is then very repetitive but it has given her a lot of enjoyment and she does go back to it from time to time.

This is a great follow up to the first Horse Life and lots of things have been improved. The graphics are better and the horses look more life like. There are lots more characters to talk to making the game more interactive than before. I like the fact that you can travel to different countries and ride a variety of horse including a mustang and a zebra. I would recommend this game to anyone who loves horses.

This game is really high-quality considering it's target audience and genre. Most pet games are usually pretty bad, but this one had fairly good graphics and just enough plot to keep you going through some of the kind of boring or tedious parts. It's somewhat shot, but it will probably outlast most kids' attention span anyway. Once you beat it, there's almost no incentive to play it again. It's exactly the same, but you unlock some different horses.

This is a great follow up to the original horse life. Works on a similar basis to the first, learning moves via tapping and following dots, so nice and familiar there. Once again you choose your horse, buy feeds, tack, clothes etc, have to clean your horse and muck out, keep him happy and fit. Training is much better, lots more moves to learn, some quite tricky! You have to qualify before going into competitions, some of which are overseas. A nice touch for the Brits is that show jumping is now called show jumping and not steeplechase! The jumps on cross country are more varied and more true to real jumps, as are the show jumping fences. Grandpa has gone and there are a few more characters, who thankfully, don't talk as much as Grandpa did! Overall lots of small things have been improved, plus if you have a friend with the game too you can link your DS's and have races etc against each other. If you enjoyed the first Horse Life, I think you would definately enjoy this sequel!

The game is very good and the graphics are excellent. My one complaint would be the limited activities you can do in a day though you have 3 to finish so repetition tends to creep in a lot. Once you have reached championship level you could go and do it all again with another horse but having accomplished it once, yet again, it becomes repetitive.Enjoyable the first time though.

Bought for Christmas - my daughter is horse mad and just turned 14. I was worried this game may have been too young for her, as she reads adult horse care books and rides well. But I have to say she loves it, the graphics are pretty good and she has not got bored yet, as there are lots of things to do. She wants her cousin who's 11 to get it too, as it is so good.