Others say...

"Great item for a tween wanting to be a "superstar""
My daughter just turned 12 and also attended her first concert, the Hannah Montana and Jonas Concert. After that all she talked about was wanting to be a superstar. She asked for this for Christmas and thought it would be a fun way of spending some free time. She loved it. I will support my daughter in what ever she wants to do, we'll see how long this lasts... so far she has wanted to be a clothes designer, a vet, a school teacher and now a hollywood star! What I would give to be a 12 year old dreamer again!

"Could Have Been So Much Better!"
My daughters have been playing this game for around 3 days now. The graphics are poor and rudimentary in design. They still seem to enjoy it however and continue to play it often. Another problem though is that if used for a long while the game seems to... overheat? and it will quit and give a blank blue screen. after it has set for a while and cooled down it will then work again.

"Great Purchase"
I bought this game for my Niece for Christmas. As soon as she opened it she wanted to hook it up and get started. We made her wait until everybody else opened their gifts and as soon as that was done she was busy getting hooked up. She played that game all night and when I called her the next day she was playing it again. It teaches her how to handle money. She is given so much money to buy clothes and do other activities. When I went to check on her Christmas night she was complaining because she wanted a sale before she would buy clothes. She hated spending the price that they wanted for clothes. I'm hoping this game will teach her how to budget and make smart choices with her money.

"Expected more"
My daughter requested Dream Life for Christmas, and I was excited to see it on sale for $14.99. I bought it, and am glad we didn't pay full price. The instructions were missing from the box , the graphics are pretty poor, and my 9 year old daughter lost interest in the product fairly quickly. Definitely the kind of toy you forget about after the initial excitement of unwrapping it.

"Good Gift for 9 yr old"
My daughter received this from her brother for Christmas. She has played previous versions at friends' houses and still found this one entertaining.

Pros - The system is easy to set up and use. She was able to begin playing with little to no help. The graphics are improved from previous versions. There is more to do inside the game so she didn't make it through all the options in one sitting.

Cons - I don't think children much older than 9-10 will enjoy this game long term. Children used to gaming interactions (ie Sims) may find the friend and job interaction overly simplistic.