Barbie: Groovy Games
| Barbie: Groovy Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer | Digital Illusions Canada |
| Producer | Vivendi Universal Games |
| Platforms | Game Boy Advance, PlayStation |
| Release | GBA September 2002 PlayStation November 2003 |
| Genre | Puzzle |
| Mode | Single-player |
Barbie: Groovy Games is a 2002 video game developed by Digital Illusions Canada and published by Vivendi Universal for the Game Boy Advance. A PlayStation version was released in 2003 as Barbie: Gotta Have Games. It was the first Barbie-licensed video game released for the Advance,[1] featuring variations of traditional games and puzzles. Upon release, the game received mixed reviews. Following release, the game was repackaged with Secret Agent Barbie.[2][3]
Gameplay
Groovy Games is a collection of nine action and puzzle games played as Barbie or Ken. DJ Booth is a memory game where players must match CDs. Several titles are iterations of traditional game s: it features Four Scoops, a version of Connect Four, Tic Tac Toe, and Daisy Derby, a version of hangman. The games each feature three levels of difficulty.[4][5][6] The game supports multiplayer play for players for several of the activities.[7]
Reception
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| GBA | PS | |
| AllGame | 2/5[7] | |
| IGN | 3/10[5] | 3/10[5] |
| Nintendo Power | 2.5/5[8] | |
| Total Advance | 82%[6] | |
Total Advance found the game simple but "colourful, fun and educational", writing that some of the games had "imaginative twists" on their traditional counterparts.[6] IGN found the games in Groovy Games to be "fun, simple diversions", but considered they had limited replayability and challenge, ad lamented the lack of a main game, narrative, save system, scoring or multiplayer play.[5] Electronic Gaming Monthly dismissed Groovy Games as a "collection of old games", considering it was made no more fun simply because of its cutesy design.[9] Game Rant retrospectively felt it was "not a good crop of mini-games" due to their simplicity.[2]
References
- ↑ "Barbie's Been Shrunk!". Total Advance. No. 33. September 2002. p. 8.
- 1 2 Jurkovich, Tristan (27 July 2023). "Retro Barbie Games That Have Disappeared". Game Rant. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "Barbie's Double Date". Nintendo Power. No. 159. August 2002. p. 21.
- ↑ House, Michael. "Barbie: Groovy Games". Allgame. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Barbie Groovy Games". IGN. 11 October 2002. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Barbie: Groovy Games". Total Advance. No. 36. December 2002. p. 38.
- 1 2 "Barbie: Gotta Have Games". Allgame. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "Barbie Grooby Games". Nintendo Power. No. 162. November 2002. p. 228.
- ↑ "Barbie Groovy Games". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 162. January 2003. p. 216.
