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Gorgeous girls and gorgeous graphics...but this software title's
appeal isn't only skin deep. In fact, this computer game is really quite absorbing and
entertaining.
Nothing like the first title in the My Scene computer game
series, My Scene Goes Hollywood invites children to make
their own movies, and they're guided through the process through a
story line in which the My Scene characters go to Hollywood
and work as interns at a movie studio. The game opens with a video
that shows the long-legged beauties (Barbie, Chelsea, Madison, Nolee, and Delancey)
preparing for their trip to Hollywood. After "signing" a contract
and picking up their studio ID badges, players begin work on their
movie by picking a title (such as "Asteroid Angels"), filling in the
blanks of an unfinished script, designing sets, and so forth.
 Puzzles
are integrated into the game at various points. For example, puppies
get into the girls' photos, and they need their pictures in order to
apply to be extras in the movie. Kids need to put the pieces of the
photo back together in time. Another mini-game players encounter
involves moving a golf cart through a maze in order to deliver
lunches (pictured here). As one of the My Scene characters says,
the game is "a great way to see how a movie is made". Essentially,
the game incorporates all of the elements of a typical
designed-for-girls Barbie free-play software game--choosing
fashions, using stickers to create a scene, making up dolls, and so
forth--but it incorporates these elements into an engaging story
line and adds puzzles and assorted challenges to boot. It's a
well-designed title that kids--especially My Scene fans--will enjoy,
and it's challenge level is right on target for children who collect
the dolls. See also:
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the game Our Rating:
B+
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My Scene Goes Hollywood
Reviewed: September 2005
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