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Barbie Magic Genie FAQ/Walkthrough ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
By A. Lacey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7:41 PM 6/28/2007 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Version 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Why a Guide for Barbie Magic Genie? Why a Guide for Barbie ANYTHING? ~~~~~~~~~~
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I picked up Barbie Magic Genie (for not a lot of money, of course) because I
wanted to see how bad the game was. Then I could conjure up some juicy review
on how bad and evil the game was and post it for all to see, warning parents
not to invest in Barbie and ordering them to boycott her producuts.
Surprise! This game isn't half bad.
Barbie Magic Genie is a very simple but at times very frustrating adventure
game. Set aside any assumptions, this game is probably nothing like what you
think it might be like. It takes a few role playing elements (I can't call it
an RPG though, at least if I want my house to NOT be raided by an Square
fanbase, that is) and it incorperates them. There are items to get, things to
explore, and best of all, mini games to play. Yes, mini games! And they're not
cheap and easy games that any twit could solve in two minutes. Some of them,
especially the last one, are quite hard to beat. Others, like the flip a card
over and remember what it is and try to find another card like it, are here
too.
Don't expect any game of the year awards here. Expect a decent introduction to
video games for kids. The game is very hard at some points, so that's why I
wrote this. Spending more than $10 on this is a waste of money.
Also, you cannot die in this game. At least I haven't. Completing the game is
not easy though, just in case you thought it was.
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Contents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Story [000]
Controls [001]
Walkthrough [002]
Game Review [003]
Filler [004]
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Story ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Code: [000]
"One day Barbie Genie and her friends Fiera, Terra, Sylvia, and Marid were
having a lovely picnic outside The Crystal City Palace. While Barbie was busy
getting some water... the evil sultan, Kardal took the four magic lamps from
Barbie Genie's friends, making them powerless! 'Stop! Bring back those lamps!'
shouts Barbie. 'Ha! Ha! Ha! The genies' powers will be mine!' says the sulton.
'I'll get the lamps back, but I'd better get some help first.' says Barbie.
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Controls ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Code: [001]
In Barbie Magic Genie, you play as Barbie on a flying carpet in 2D. You can
move barbie in all directions by using the D-Pad. You can talk to people,
rescue genies, and do more with A. As far as I know, B is rarely used. Select
will let you see your inventory.
Press start to see your password. Write down your password to contiune the game
later.
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Walkthrough ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Code: [002]
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First Level: Crystal City
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You have to find four crystal balls in the city. The first one is easy to find,
it is just to the right from where you start. The second one isn't too far from
where you start. It's on a high building before the crystal palace entrance.
Now, go inside of the palace and talk to Queen Aladima. Go high up in the room
and you'll see some blue carpets hanging, go toward those and behind them is an
entrance to the first maze.
The third crystal ball is in the maze, and the fourth crystal ball is in the
reading room that you can enter at the end of the maze (it's pretty high up).
Note that the mazes in this game may look like they have a dead end but in some
cases you can pass over certin pillars and walls. So don't turn around and take
another route unless you're sure you have to.
Once you have all four crystal balls, take them back to Queen Aladima where she
will give you a training session. For the first part, simply put each crystal
ball where it belongs (tornado goes with the tornado symbol, etc). The second
part is easy, just don't let the object hit the ground. After that, Queen
Aladima will send you to the forest. Leave the palace and go right, and you'll
be able to go into the forest now.
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Second Level: Magical Forest
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Start the level off by going to the hut near the tree with a guy dressed in red
is standing. He'll want you to help him water a field of flowers.
A mini game will start. Simply move the cloud around the field and get all of
the spaces filled with flowers. Just press B if you make a mistake, you can
make as many as you want. You'll get a ring. Put it on and go to the tree cave.
You'll be in another maze. The first genie will be held here. She'll be to the
right. She isn't too hard to find. Once you leave the tree, go way high up and
you'll spot the entrance to the City of Clouds.
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Third Level: City of Clouds
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Talk to the King (you can spot him on a balcony). He'll explain that he wants
the Pegasus babies to learn how to fly, and that you're the perfect person to
teach them how.
A mini game will start. The trick here is that this level has invisible
platforms (at least my copy does, glitch?). If the baby Pegasus seems to float
on something, that's a hidden platform, and you can stay there.
Keep hunting for platforms and get to the cloud. Once you touch the cloud the
mini game shall be complete. You'll get the required ring. Take it to the upper
right hand part of the level. Go into the maze and again head toward the upper
right to rescue the genie. Exit the maze the same way you came in and go to the
lower part of the City of Clouds and you'll find the entrance to Dragon
Playground.
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Fourth Level: Dragon Playground
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Talk to Baroness Von Dragon. He's the guy in red not too far from the start of
the level on the ground. He'll tell you how he can't get his Dragon's to sleep.
A mini game will start.
This is the easiest mini game. All you have to do is flip a card and then match
it with another. Keep flipping and you'll eventaully get all cards. Since the
cards that you match will be cleared, the game gets easier as you go on.
When you beat the mini game, you'll get Fiera's Magic Ring. Put it on and go
into the Dragon Nursery.
Now, this is important if you want to get through this part without pulling out
all your hair. Once you find the well, go down it.
It's opening is shaped like this:
_     _
\___/
And it's dark in the middle. Find the next genie and rescue her.
Once you've done that, go to Hiddel Atlantis. It's to the right of the Dragon
Nursery.
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Fifth Level: Hidden Atlantis
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There is a turtle floating near the start of the screen. Talk to him, and he'll
introduce himself. Apparently the evil Sultan has put everyone in this mermaid
town asleep. You can break the spell by playing yet another mini game.
For this mini game, watch the pattern of fish closely, then catch that same
pattern of fish. If you mess up, press B. If you think you have the right
pattern, press A.
Put on the ring that the turtle gives you and go to the coral reef. You'll be
in yet another maze, but this one isn't so hard. Rescue the last genie and
leave the maze. Go to the front of the level and talk to the elderly mermaid.
She'll give you a required potion if you can complete the last mini game.
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Final Puzzle: Rainbow Magic Potion
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The single hardest puzzle in the game. I like to start off on the bottom. and
work my way up. If you make a mistake you won't be able to go any further
(you'll see what I mean). A completed puzzle will have every color connected to
the same color. I wouldn't start in the middle. Once you have every color
matching, you'll get the Rainbow Magic Potion. Note: The insides of the wheels
turn pink when you get the right combo.
Go to the upper part of Hidden Atlantis and enter the palace.
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Final Maze: Kardal's Palace
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Navigate through the maze. If you want to get to Kardal ASAP, just navigate
through the maze and go in the upper right direction.
Once you find him, you'll have beat the game! Congrats!
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Ending **SP01L3RZ**
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Kardal: Barbie!!!
Barbie: Now that I've got the Magic Rainbow Potion and all my friends have
their powers back, Kardal is no match for us! You know what they say, those who
laugh most learn best!
So the genies place a happiness spell on Kardal causing him to laugh endlessly.
Kardal: Hahahahaheehee! I can't stop laughing!
And balance is returned to Barbie Genie's world.
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Game Review ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Code: [003]
When curiousity gets the best of us, it can sometimes lead to dire and severe
consequences. Playing bad games for the sake of seeing what they're like -
getting a dose of morbid facination, if you will - can be a bad move. Just ask
the poor gamers who subjected themselves to titles such as "Custer's Revenge",
"Plumbers Don't Wear Ties", and "Mary Kate and Ashley: Get a Clue" and are now
scared for life. Poor souls, I have played those games as well, and I feel for
you, all of you.
Curiousity can be a good thing, though, and especially in this case.
Expectations for "Barbie Magic Genie" were at the bottom of the scale, and with
good reason. It appeared to have everything that a poor title typically has;
It's based on something that has nothing to do with video games, it's aimed at
children who beg their parents to buy licensed titles, and it features Barbie
to boot. With all that said, after beating "Barbie Magic Genie" twice, one can
say "Hey, that wasn't so bad at all!"
"Barbie Magic Genie" is an ingriguing game that makes an effort to give younger
gamers a bit of a challange. It features gigantic mazes, numerous puzzles,
plenty of item hunting, and some decent (although repetitive) tunes. The game
is on the short side, but the five hours it takes to complete the game for the
first time is admiriable for a game in this category.
The one thing about this game that makes it easier than most adventure games is
that you cannot die or otherwise lose the game. You have unlimited
oppertunities to complete every puzzle, complete every quest, and you can take
as much time as you want to in the mazes. This lessens the challange to a
point, but the game can still be quite frustrating on your first playthrough,
since the game at times gives you very few clues as to what is supposed to be
done. Also, the mazes in this game can be a migraine to navigate, causing you
to yell out something along the lines of "Barbie, can't you just fly around
the pillar? Yes, I know this game is in 3D, but I think you ought to make
an exception."
You take the roll of Barbie Genie. You are outside of The Crystal City Palace
enjoying a picnic with some of your fellow genie friends. All is well and
grand, until the evil sultan Kardal suddenly shows up and steals all of your
genie pal's magical lamps for his own greedy use. You try to stop him, but he's
too quick, and he escapes from the scene with all of the lamps in hand, and
with all of the genies inside. Except for Barbie!  Barbie Genie takes on the
task of obtaining all four of the missing lamps and setting the genies in them
free. After that, Kardal will be taught a lesson he'll never forget.
You start off outside of a grand palace (that's colored entirely pink, of
coure) and you'll start your adventure by doing some treasure hunting. You'll
have to find some crystals that are hidden in and outside of the palace, some
of which are tricky to find. Once you have accquired them all, you must take
them to the queen where she'll give you some much needed genie training. You'll
have to prove that you can solve basic puzzles before moving on to the next
part of the game. The rest of the game is straightforward, you'll have to go to
an area, such as a lush green forest, and do a favor for someone. The favors
are completed by solving puzzle mini games, like card flipping and matching and
color matching games. After you've completed your favor, you'll be given a
required upgrade (usually a ring) that will help you in your quest.
After you put on your upgrade, you must travel to the maze part of the world.
These are located in spooky caves, large volcanos, and even mysterious coral
reefs. The mazes can take up an estimiated 100+ Game Boy Color screens - that
should give an idea as to just how large they are. Thankfully, they can be
navigated to the correct location with a bit of paitence and commitment. You
can do it, Barbie fans, the missing genies depend on you.
There are no boss fights to speak of, just some challanging puzzles and
daunting mazes to give your brains a workout. The graphics are functional and
clear, but nothing overly impressive. Thankfully, they ditched the pink by the
first level. The rest of the worlds feature nicely detailed forests, a city up
in the sky floating on clouds, and evan an underwater kingdom. I should note
that after seeing Barbie's full figure in one of the cutscenes, I think a
request is in order: The magic carpet that Barbie rides on should send her to
the nearest Arabian McDonalds, and pronto. She seriously looks like she hasn't
eaten in a week. No condition to save your fellow genieship in. Audiowise, this
BMG's Arabian music quickly turns into a mild irritation. It's not bad, just
repettive.
"Barbie Magic Genie" is an okayish game that can provide some fun and challange
to the appropriate auidence. The puzzles add a lot of extra enjoyment and the
mazes the extra bit of challange. It's obviously not going to win any game of
the century awards, it's just better than average. Give the game to your Barbie
crazed, insane little sister before she moves on to better games, or give it a
go yourself if you like this sort of stuff. I'm sure everyone reading this
loved to play with Barbie dolls when they were little, right?
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Filler ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Code: [004]
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Version History
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This is version one, has everything you see here.
Update, 6:50 PM 6/30/2007: Added my review for the game (guide was looking
pretty wimpy at 12K anyway).
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Thanks
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To the GameFAQs review board, who sometimes puts my reviews in their rec
reading section, giving me some incentive to write more.
To Figlit for the ASCII.
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Legal
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This guide is the property of the author, and cannot be put on other sites
without credit. I don't mind if you put this on your site, but just send me a
thankyou mail (email is in my contributor page) if you do host it. Also, don't
alter or otherwise transmorgify this guide. Barbie and other trademarks are
owned by someone who isn't me. I think we're done.
EOF