Welcome to our review of DreamWorks Spirit Lucky’s Big Adventure, a game where you and your horse and friends embark upon an adventure!
Explore the wild frontier with Lucky’s faithful mustang, Spirit, and best friends, Abigail and Pru. Where will friendship, and a mysterious treasure map lead you? Where will Lucky’s treasure map lead you? Ride as Lucky on her faithful mustang, Spirit, and begin a wild new adventure in Miradero. There’s a whole wide-open frontier full of exciting quests and wildlife to explore. With Lucky’s fearless best friends Abigail and Pru by your side, you’re bound to have lots of fun!
You’ll need to navigate dangers too, like the horse wrangler Hendricks, who’s a little too interested in your treasure hunt. But with the PALs together, and the bond between Lucky and Spirit growing stronger, you’re ready to become a true frontier expert. Friendship, nurturing, and exploration hold the key to unraveling the mystery – and outsmarting the villainous Hendricks.
It’s a thrilling and adventurous life in the country. Ride across the five different regions around Miradero, discovering items to collect, hidden paths, and animals – both friendly and dangerous. Help the townsfolk by taking on jobs like express deliveries and animal rescues. Use your camera to capture the beauty of the landscape, and ride Spirit to victory in exciting horse races.
When it’s time to relax, customize your style with outfits and items you’ve found on your adventures, or head to the Miradero stables to groom and hug Spirit. The stronger your bond grows, the further Spirit can trek across the great frontier. Will you find – and protect – the real treasure of Miradero?
Games like these, always fun to review as you need to project yourself in the targeted age group, in this case, a prepubescent teen girl. Not an easy task, so I decided to just play the game as myself. I found the game to be on the boring side. Most of the “missions” you embark upon are incredibly easy.
The gameplay has much to be desired as the game mechanics are not the best. I had some issues controlling the horse Spirit, always drifting one way or the other, but confirmed to not be my Joy-Con. Also the entire part of literally having no challenge at all in the first part of the game, I know it is meant for young kids, but this was incredibly easy.
What I did like, is the feeling of being in a real movie. While most movies to game conversions miss the ball completely, I do see a great effort in making this a likable story and likewise, experience. I can not speak personally, I am far from the targeted audience, but if I were to give this to my niece, she would have a blast, I am sure.
On the graphical side, I should mention some minor stuttering in the movements. I have a v2 Switch and I rebooted just to make sure if this was not console-related. The horse stutters in running while you try turning, a disappointment for me but I am sure not everyone will notice or even care enough?
In conclusion, DreamWorks Spirit Lucky’s Big Adventure is what it is, a great effort for the right age group!
