Barbie: Race & Ride

Its equestrianism-based gameplay makes it a spiritual predecessor to the Barbie Horse Adventures series.

There is also a "Secret Ranch," where players find a foal and win the game.

She said it was hard to imagine how the game could be worse and criticised it for lack of challenge and fun.

[3] A review in the French gaming magazine Consoles + [fr] gave the game a mere 6% calling it ugly, crude, devoid of interest and an insult to all girls.

Valentine says that for its target audience "it delivers the goods in captivating quantity" and complimented it as "one of very few specifically for young girls on the PlayStation".