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Barbie Adventure: Riding Club

Barbie gets her very own horse ranch. Designed for the five to nine year old age range, Barbie Adventure: Riding Club lets players care for and ride their own horse. The horse riding is European (aka…

1 February 1998

Barbie Adventure: Riding Club is an adventure developed by Human Code, released 1 February 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Barbie Adventure: Riding Club is

Barbie Adventure: Riding Club is an adventure game developed by Human Code and released in 1998. It was published by Mattel Media. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Barbie gets her very own horse ranch. Designed for the five to nine year old age range, Barbie Adventure: Riding Club lets players care for and ride their own horse. The horse riding is European (aka Equestrian) style as opposed to western, although the game doesn't force the player to take that into account when they're riding. The horse is controlled with simplistic controls to make it jump, steer, and adjust speed. After choosing a horse for Barbie, she can spend some time feeding and grooming it before saddling up and going for a ride. Riding the trails is the bulk of the gameplay. The player can race their horse against several of Barbie's friends. There are also some mini-games that…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Barbie series

Barbie Adventure: Riding Club is the 25th of 106 entries we hold in the Barbie series. The next entry was Barbie Jewelry Designer in 1998.

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What it launched against

Barbie Adventure: Riding Club launched on 1 February 1998, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Xenogears, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes and Resident Evil 2.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Xenogears, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Resident Evil 2.

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When did Barbie Adventure: Riding Club come out?
Barbie Adventure: Riding Club was released on 1 February 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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