Barbie: Magic Hair Styler
Choose either Barbie, Kira, Christie or Teresa and style her just the way you want. Customize her hair (cut, grow, curl or brush), her make-up (eyeshadow, lipstick, blush or even fun fake tatoos) and choose…
Barbie: Magic Hair Styler is a simulator developed by Engineering Animation Inc., released 1 October 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Barbie: Magic Hair Styler is
Barbie: Magic Hair Styler is a simulator game developed by Engineering Animation Inc. and released in 1997. It was published by Mattel Media. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Players could cut and style Barbie, Kira, Christie, or Teresa's hair, as well as regrow hair with a specific lengthening tool. They could also apply makeup including eyeshadow, lipstick, blush or "fake" tattoos. Application of makeup is limited to appropriate areas for makeup and using offbeat colors can trigger a "that looks weird" response from the game. Players could also add jewelry and thematic accessories. At the end of the styling session players can be "treated to a video of your model at her special event -- wearing the look you've created for her." Accessories meant to go with a certain career are limited to nurse, fireman, gym coach, or construction worker.
How it plays
It is played from a auditory perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Barbie series
Barbie: Magic Hair Styler is the 16th of 106 entries we hold in the Barbie series. It arrived 11 months after Barbie: Fashion Designer. The next entry was Party Print 'N Play in 1997.
What it launched against
Barbie: Magic Hair Styler launched on 1 October 1997, within three weeks of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut and Ultima Online.
Released around the same time: Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Ultima Online.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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