Barbie Princess and the Pauper review:3 stars (Good game - has glitches) - My 7 year old daughter played this game for 3 hours straight the day we got it. She loves the game but got VERY frustrated when we ran into a software glitch at th 17 th step -- one step away from making the coronation! My suggestion to avoid this is to make sure you use the log the woodsman gives you to cross the muddy patch to collect the toolbox. My daughter did not and she was unable to give the snacks she collected later to the sheep herder. This prevented her from continuing on in the game. I think the log and the snacks must hold the same spot on the ribbon bar. I played the game with her under a different sign on name and had no problem when we used the log to cross the mud. 5 stars (How to get past the singing bug) - If you are seeing the error message "LipMgr.play -> EzDlgNone has loaded no lip synch data" on the singer recruiting task, here's how to get past it:

This bug will not occur if you only give a flower to the correct singers (the ones who sing note patterns that match Erika's). Watch the little display in the lower right of the screen and sing any of the three patterns shown at the top. When the correct singers respond, their note pattern will appear below Erika's. Give them a flower. But if the singer is bad, only gray circles will appear. If you give a bad singer a flower, you will often hit the bug. So just make sure your daughter doesn't try to recruit the bad singers, and all should be well.

Except for this bug, the game is a lot of fun. My 5 year old loves it, and was able to play the entire game with almost no help.1 stars (Another victim of the bug) - My 4 year old girl absolutely loves to play this game, but she is so frustrated, because every time it hits a specific point in the game - she designs a flag, sings to a man, the man sings back, she tries to give him flowers, and poof - it gives this error (LipMgr.play -> EzDlgNone has no loaded lip synch data!) and closes. I tried to uninstall and reinstall. Then I exchanged it for a new disk. Same exact thing is happening with the new one. I am as frustrated as my daughter. What a disappointment. Don't waste your money on this game that doesn't work!
Barbie Princess and the Pauper Features:
Computer Games
Action
Adventure
Computer software (programs)
Kids (Children)
CD
Collect flags, flowers and more to unlock special surprises!
Discover the village, forest and castle as you journey through the royal kingdom!
Play fun games and solve puzzles! Gather apples in the orchard, spin wool for fabric, and more!
Play 5 creative activities as you help Erika™ become queen!
Decorate the castle for the ceremony! Add stained glass windows and banners for the perfect touch!

Barbie Princess and the Pauper is the CD-ROM version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around 16.99USD.