Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party
Developer(s)1st Playable Productions
Publisher(s)D3Publisher
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • NA: October 30, 2012
  • PAL: November 30, 2012
Genre(s)Simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party is a 2012 video game from Nickelodeon.[1] It was released by D3Publisher on October 30, 2012,[2] for the Nintendo DS and received positive reviews. The game is based on the CGI-animated episodes of Winx Club that were co-produced by Nickelodeon.[3] It was part of a two-game partnership between Nickelodeon and D3Publisher, with the other game being Victorious: Taking the Lead.[2]

Gameplay

Unlike most Nintendo DS titles, Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party is played vertically instead of horizontally, which requires the player to hold the DS system sideways like a book. The game is played by tapping the stylus on the touch screen.[4]

The storyline covers a year at Alfea College for Fairies, where the player is a new student. The player designs the new fairy by choosing from hundreds of different clothing and wing designs.[3] Through a series of minigames, the player helps prepare for an end-of-year party. Each of these games is based on one of the six main characters from Winx Club. The minigames are Bloom's Fireworks (making fireworks by matching shapes), Stella's Cakes (decorating a cake), Tecna's Poster Store (designing and coloring posters), Aisha's Alchemy (connecting straws to mix fruit punch), Musa's Music (choosing a soundtrack by collecting music notes), and Flora's Centerpieces (decorating a plant centerpiece).[5]

Reception

Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party received generally positive reviews. Kayla Zay of The Denver Post gave the game 3.5 out of 4 stars.[4] She wrote, "I have to admit, the different outfits and designing cakes were surprisingly fun. The game is set up for the design enthusiast... A fully customizable game, Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party will not disappoint your little fashionista."[4] Common Sense Media's Erin Bell gave the game 3 out of 5 stars, writing that it "is a fun dress-up game for tween girls, with hundreds of outfits and accessories to adorn a fairy character. However, the storytelling is weak, and the mini-games become repetitive since they don't scale to greater difficulty."[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Nick launches Winx Club game". License Global. 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  2. 1 2 McCleary-Harris, Sierra (20 September 2012). "D3Publisher, Nickelodeon To Release New Games for Holiday Season". The Toybook. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Design and Become Your Very Own Magical Fairy in Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party from D3Publisher and Nickelodeon" (Press release). October 30, 2012. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021 – via Business Wire.
  4. 1 2 3 Zay, Kayla (December 21, 2012). "Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party enlightens young fashionistas (review)". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12.
  5. ↑ "Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party character and mini-games details revealed". GoNintendo. October 22, 2012. Archived from the original on 2019-02-15.
  6. ↑ Bell, Erin (November 13, 2012). "Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party game review". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
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