My Horse Gang is the latest game from Mindscape which follows the
adventures of Caroline, Phillip an Chris who have been invited to
the famous hose show called "Arena Caballo" by Anne, a young and
talented horse rider.
Once the excitement and amazement of this prestigious competitions
wears down, our trio of adventurers notices that something is not
what it seems at this event and now the players must work together
in order to assist Anne solve the mystery.
The game is your classic point and click adventure game where
players must use a variety of objects and clues to uncover a variety
of missions in order to see whether the accident that befell Anne
was an accident or sabotage from another entrant.
The installation of My Horse Gang requires a medium to high end
computer due to the graphics interface which is quite impressive. It
also requires a GeForce FT AGP or Radeon ATI 0900 XT AVGP video card
or higher. The installation process was flawless and it
automatically installed once the CD was detected which was a brief
process.
Once installed, we were greeted to a well presented game that
contains some quite extraordinary graphics. As we are onto graphics,
the game engine is brilliant and is quite detailed with realistic
looking characters and detailed backgrounds.
Although reminiscent of the old point and click adventure games from
Sierra, the title is truly a 21st century game with inspiring 3D
graphics that go hand in hand with the gameplay. The sound effects
and musical score also suits the genre perfectly and will assist in
you in becoming immersed in this challenging yet entertaining game
for girls of all ages.
In its essence My Horse Gang allows to gamer to explore rich and
diverse environment and even perform in some interesting mini-games.
Looking for clues and trying to match these up to together is what
makes My Horse Gang such as entertaining title that will not only
test your children's skills but assist in developing some great
computer skills.
The puzzles although not too challenging can easily be solved and
best of all, the story line of this title is truly interactive with
the player and goes a long way in making this one of the better girl
games of 2008. Check it out!
PC System Requirements
* Windows® 2000/XP or Vista
* 2.5 GHz Pentium® processor
* 256 MB free hard disk space
* 1 GB RAM
* GeForce 6800 GT AGP/Radon Ati 0900 XT AGP video card with 128 MB
RAM or equivalent
* 20X CD-ROM drive
* Mouse