<s>
Barbie	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multi-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Imagineering	O
for	O
Hi	O
Tech	O
Expressions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Mattel	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
doll	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
and	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
get	O
more	O
girls	O
to	O
play	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
dream	O
where	O
Barbie	B-Application
must	O
travel	O
through	O
three	O
different	O
worlds	O
(	O
Mall	O
,	O
Underwater	O
and	O
Soda	O
Shop	O
)	O
to	O
gather	O
accessories	O
before	O
attending	O
a	O
ball	O
to	O
meet	O
Ken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barbie	B-Application
dreams	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
been	O
invited	O
to	O
the	O
Fantasy	O
Ball	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
her	O
dream	O
she	O
has	O
nothing	O
nice	O
to	O
wear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mall	O
World	O
,	O
Barbie	B-Application
goes	O
on	O
a	O
shopping	O
spree	O
for	O
Barbie	B-Application
coins	O
that	O
she	O
uses	O
at	O
the	O
wishing	O
fountain	O
to	O
acquire	O
an	O
exquisite	O
pink	O
ball	O
gown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Underwater	O
World	O
,	O
Mermaid	O
Barbie	B-Application
and	O
a	O
few	O
helpful	O
dolphins	O
search	O
for	O
pearls	O
that	O
Barbie	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
a	O
giant	O
oyster	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
an	O
elegant	O
pearl	O
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
1950s-style	O
Soda	O
Shop	O
Barbie	B-Application
must	O
collect	O
gold	O
records	O
that	O
she	O
uses	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
stairway	O
into	O
the	O
sky	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
last	O
accessory	O
,	O
a	O
charming	O
pair	O
of	O
sparkly	O
high	O
heels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barbie	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Barbie	B-Application
Dream	O
House	O
to	O
get	O
ready	O
for	O
the	O
Fantasy	O
Ball	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
she	O
descends	O
the	O
stairs	O
wearing	O
all	O
of	O
her	O
accessories	O
,	O
a	O
dapper	O
Ken	O
awaits	O
to	O
dance	O
with	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Barbie	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Barbie	B-Application
is	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barbie'''s	O
levels	O
are	O
"	O
dreams	O
"	O
and	O
each	O
"	O
dream	O
"	O
has	O
Barbie	B-Application
walking	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
while	O
avoiding	O
obstacles	O
to	O
keep	O
her	O
"	O
Zs	O
"	O
from	O
dropping	O
which	O
would	O
make	O
her	O
wake	O
up	O
and	O
have	O
to	O
replay	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
or	O
sometimes	O
restart	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barbie	B-Application
can	O
also	O
request	O
help	O
from	O
animals	O
by	O
selecting	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
charms	O
on	O
her	O
charm	O
bracelet	O
to	O
signal	O
what	O
sort	O
of	O
action	O
the	O
animal	O
should	O
perform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
the	O
B-button	O
then	O
throws	O
the	O
command	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
command	B-Application
reaches	O
the	O
animal	O
,	O
the	O
animal	O
will	O
perform	O
the	O
command	B-Application
requested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
that	O
Barbie	B-Application
must	O
evade	O
by	O
leaping	O
over	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Нет	O
проблем	O
No	O
Problems	O
:	O
8	O
бит	O
-	O
Barbie.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Entertainment	O
–	O
Showcase	O
:	O
Move	O
over	O
guys	O
,	O
make	O
room	O
for	O
the	O
girls	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
new	O
games	O
target	O
females	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
boys	O
play	O
Barbie	B-Application
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
1984	O
release	O
of	O
an	O
earlier	O
title	O
also	O
called	O
simply	O
Barbie	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
the	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
Barbie	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
the	O
later	O
Barbie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Girl	I-Application
and	O
Barbie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Model	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Barbie	B-Application
series	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
a	O
young	O
audience	O
that	O
Hi	O
Tech	O
Expressions	O
listed	O
as	O
3	O
to	O
9	O
,	O
Shrieves	O
,	O
Linda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
sales	O
and	O
research	O
data	O
that	O
Hi	O
Tech	O
Expressions	O
examined	O
in	O
designing	O
the	O
game	O
suggested	O
that	O
girls	O
tended	O
to	O
prefer	O
activity-based	B-Application
or	O
puzzle-oriented	O
games	O
over	O
the	O
shoot-	O
'	O
em-up	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
popular	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Нет	O
проблем	O
No	O
Problems	O
:	O
8	O
бит	O
-	O
Barbie.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Uplift	O
:	O
Designing	O
for	O
Flow	O
in	O
Action	B-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
her	O
book	O
,	O
From	O
Barbie	B-Application
to	O
Mortal	O
Kombat	O
:	O
Gender	O
and	O
Computer	O
Games	O
,	O
Justine	O
Cassell	O
uses	O
Barbie	B-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
typical	O
"	O
pink	O
"	O
software	O
—	O
software	O
designed	O
with	O
a	O
male	O
audience	O
that	O
is	O
merely	O
re-skinned	B-Application
for	O
female	O
gamers	O
without	O
regard	O
for	O
their	O
different	O
tastes	O
in	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cassell	O
notes	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
Barbie	B-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
Mattel	O
supervisors	O
were	O
only	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
superficial	O
visual	O
appearances	O
and	O
left	O
the	O
game	O
mechanics	O
and	O
development	O
to	O
third	O
parties.Cassell	O
,	O
Justine	O
and	O
Jenkins	O
,	O
Henry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Barbie®	O
to	O
Mortal	O
Kombat	O
:	O
Gender	O
and	O
Computer	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Worst	O
Nintendo	O
Game	O
#6	O
–	O
Barbie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
in	O
Velikij	O
Drakon	O
criticized	O
the	O
bosses	O
as	O
unimpressive	O
,	O
questioning	O
for	O
example	O
whether	O
as	O
serious	O
a	O
word	O
as	O
"	O
boss	O
"	O
could	O
plausibly	O
be	O
warranted	O
for	O
"	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
jumping	O
pants	O
and	O
a	O
jersey	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
second	O
boss	O
)	O
.Barbie	O
was	O
discussed	O
in	O
1992	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
House	O
of	O
Representatives	O
during	O
a	O
hearing	O
chaired	O
by	O
the	O
Subcommittee	O
on	O
Intellectual	O
Property	O
and	O
Judicial	O
Administration	O
(	O
under	O
the	O
Committee	O
on	O
the	O
Judiciary	O
)	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
subject	O
to	O
frequent	O
counterfeiting	O
and	O
related	O
copyright	O
and	O
trademark	O
infringements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bulk	O
of	O
Barbie	B-Application
counterfeits	O
were	O
noted	O
to	O
have	O
originally	O
come	O
from	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
however	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
counterfeiters	O
were	O
shifting	O
operations	O
toward	O
Korea	O
,	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
and	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
House	O
noted	O
,	O
the	O
counterfeit	O
operations	O
that	O
sought	O
to	O
infringe	O
Barbie'''s	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
were	O
large-scale	O
and	O
sophisticated	O
operations	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
very	O
latest	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
technology	O
.	O
</s>
