American Girl - Mia Goes for Great Review

American Girl - Mia Goes for Great Review

Review by Sara

Help Mia Go for the Great as she learns about the world of figure skating, perfecting her routines by gathering information and needed materials around the town.

Not Much Challenge Here

Designing her costume, selecting music, coordinating her routine and polishing it up for the Winter and Regional shows are just some of the unique tasks you will undertake. Sadly, most of these tasks are extremely cut-and-dry and do not pose a major challenge.

Activities undertaken include locating you library card, hidden very obviously among your belongings or hunting down you mischievous brothers to acquiesce your stolen music player. Furthermore, the game only includes two mini-games that may only be performed a certain number of times which even further eliminates any form of rigor.

Not Very Good Voice Acting

Voice over acting, which predominately features Mia's commentary, is quite bothersome and cannot be skipped which contributes to an even greater level of annoyance.

Good Costumes and Characters

Positive aspects include the colorful graphics, costumes, and characters who you will encounter along the way, and these relatively life-like depictions add a sense of realism to this figure skating quest.

Conclusion - A Good Try That Falls Short

The premise itself is highly noteworthy as there are seldom releases that combine figure skating as a sport with an adventure game which will be highly intriguing to those interested in such activities. Unless you are among that specific demographic, however, this game is ill-advised for purchase as the dreadful voice acting and overall ease of activities will prove boring and forgettable to those not particularly interested in figure skating, and perhaps even to some that are figure skating fanatics.