My Horse & Me

Being the first game to ever be branded with the FEI license (the International Equestrian Federation

 

The game allows horse fanatics to live out their dream of entering into international competitions against other riders to eventually work their way up the leader-board and become the cr

 

Elsewhere, gamers will have the freedom to customise not only the horse in question, but the rider as well (with an initial selection of four girls and two boys to choose from). And the more you play, the more you are rewarded, as new character outfits and horse equipment will be made available. Weather effects and new animations are also there to be unlocked by diligent players who work through the main Championship mode, where the surrounding environment and general day-to-day conditions will all have an effect on your horse's performance and behaviour. Maintaining the game's general authenticity, even the jumping championship is extremely faithful to real-life official competitions, meaning that true fans will feel right at home with My Horse & Me. With four outdoor environments and four indoor ones, all of which can be tackled at different times of day, and the choice of playing from a general Third-Person point-of-view or the more realistic First-Person view where you are the rider, all that is really missing is an online element for users to trade items, keep track of leader board progress and compete against others around the world...

 

But for overall value, there is plenty going on in the game, with even a plentiful supply of mini-games on offer to keep gamers entertained, and thus providing lots of reasons to keep replaying the game. Most may be simple affairs, but they are sufficiently enjoyable enough to be worthy of a bit of dabbling in them every now-and-then, and will certainly appeal to the younger crowd. Examples include a memory style game where players are shown different items and must then trot over and collect them in the same order as shown at the start, whilst another has the horse-rider dashing around a field to bring coloured butterflies to their respective flowers. Not only this, but you can even herd chickens back into their coop, and...wait for it...catch falling stars from the sky! Simply adorable, not doubt you will all agree...! Throw in multiplayer action for up to four riders and this is one solid package for equestrian fans everywhere and will no doubt put the impending Wii version of Horsez to complete shame.