Others say...

"BE WARNED - Little or no support available"
BUYER BEWARE!

I bought this title for my soon-to-be 10 year old daughter (who has several of the "Let's Ride" games as well as a few other of the available 3D horse riding games. They all have similar features, some just do it better than others.

While this game looks polished and runs smoothly, I was extremely upset to find that there were NO INSTRUCTIONS in the box. I bought it here from Amazon, and it was in a shrink-wrapped box, but there were only setup instructions which included information that to get the full manual, go to the maker's website. But while the website was correct, the page where the manual supposedly was downloadable wasn't there (page not found error in browser). I browsed the entire website - which is 100% marketing - little or no support. Nothing.

What makes this such a big deal is that there are icons on the screen while practicing/competing that represent your horse's stamina, hapiness, whatever (who knows since they aren't labeled w/text?) but because of the lack of instructions, it's impossible to complete an event w/out your horse tiring out and failing.

This game would be great if the manufacturer (and/or distributor) supported it properly. But like most of the horse game genre, there's little or no support available. Right now it collects dust while my daughter plays scratched up older titles. Every time she tries to play, it just frustrates her to the point she now says, "I hate this game!" As such, I can't give it more than a one, no matter how "pretty" it looks.

*** UPDATE 5/29/2008 ***

I emailed the publisher asking how to get instructions (got the email from the website listed on the installation instructions) and received no response. This game is still practically unplayable and I stand firmly behind my original one star rating. Too bad, I would have much preferred to have removed it.


"Great Game"
This game is a very realist game. The graphics are good and the horeses look real. I liked the way Lucinda helps you to progress through the game and would not let you move up until you are ready. I enjoyed it very much.

"Great Game!!!!"
This game is so much fun it's my favorite computer game ever! The graphics are great and so is the sound. You can show your horse in Dressage, Cross Country, and Show Jumping. Be sure you have a DVD-ROM in your computer to play this game!
Overall this is the best game ever!

"It sure is pretty"
My daughter loves the game, being her first PC game she has received. The graphics are well done and with a powerful enough PC everything flows nicely. My main complaint is the documentation is severely lacking, so if you don't listen to the explanation the first time it will take you awhile to figure out how to control the horse (with very little written documentation to fall back on). Plus it requires the use of the keyboard most of the time instead of an optional gamepad. This program would be five stars with gamepad support.

"Awesome game, great graphics, GOOD BUY!"
This game was amazing! the horses are really realistic and it is way more fun that the numerous other horse games i have played. You can own up to six horses per game and can save 4 games. They dont have very many color options for creating your horses but it is still a fun game! The cross country is the hardest game, you have to learn how to pace your horse and get over the jumps and all. The dressage is fun, and is kinda like dance dance revolution. Show jumping is the easiest but still can be challenging. all together a good game.