Equestrian Training
SCORE: 80
Have you ever been shocked by what you found when you started to play
a video game? I certainly was when I started to play Equestrian Training
on the Nintendo Switch. This horse related video game can also be found
on the Personal Computer (PC) and PlayStation 4. There is a solo mode
and a local multiplayer mode within Equestrian Training. From there we
go into Learning, Exam or Mini Games.
Learning lets the player answer trivia questions. There are pictures
associated with the trivia questions. Here is my issue with Learning in
Equestrian Training - I had zero idea what a lot of these things were.
Equestrian Training would reference items in the picture that I had
never heard of before. I got a lot of questions wrong while playing
Equestrian Training. Nothing in this game helped me learn what I did
wrong either.
Exam is exactly what it sounds like. We take timed exam in Equestrian
Training. You need to be right and fast in the exam mode. Guess what? I
did not mess with the exam mode. I failed too often in the learning
mode. I obviously do not know enough about horses. Who is Equestrian
Training for then? If you know all about horses why play this game? If
you don’t know about horses then Equestrian Training will just irritate
and humble you. Where is the learning?
The mini games is where Equestrian Training actually feels like a video
game. There is Endurance, Show Jumping and Grooming in the mini games in
Equestrian Training. There are timed limits to beat in the first two.
You gotta be good, and really fast to beat those times. I worry that
Equestrian Training is too hard for a lot of the girls interested in
horses.
When you speed up in Endurance and Show Jumping you will lose stamina in
Equestrian Training. There is a certain cadence to keeping stamina,
going fast, and making it to the finish line. I had no issues with the
jumping in Equestrian Training. There are a lot of different devices to
clean the horses in Equestrian Training. I also found you need to clean
in a specific order to get the best effect.
- Paul
Graphics: 80%
Sound: 80%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Gameplay: 80%
Family Friendly Factor: 90%
System: Nintendo Switch/PC/PS4
Publisher: Microids
Developer: Smart Tale Games
Rating: ‘E’ - SIX and OLDER ONLY
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