

(They are, after all, wild horses.) You must then gain a little bit of it back. Oftentimes during the play, while you are riding them they will buck you off becuase the trust has faded away some. You must gain the trust of the horses by learning what they want. If your child likes the characters in the movie, they'll like the characters in the game. This game is attractive for 2 reasons: 1) It is based on the movie characters. Then you must complete a level (3 per) with each seperate horse.Īfter all of the horses are home, you must find Spirit, and (without trying to give the end away), help him escape. Each horse has a meter you can check to see exactly what it is he/she wants.). The objective in the game is for your character to find the horses one by one (4 in total to get to the "Spirit level"), and gain their trust (you will have to feed them, water them, sing to them, or brush them, etc. You may pick between Litle Creek or Little Brook (Native American characters in the movie). You have 2 characters from the movie to play with. The game starts with a sudden thunderstorm that scatters the herd of horses, Spirit included. (Do not misread it is still challenging, and requires her to have to save passwords and try numerous times before she completes a level.) My 4 year old has no problems completing the levels or completing the game. This game gets a lot of playtime at my home. A password system allows you to save the game after completion of each Trail Walk. Emphasis is on nurturing the wild horses and exploring in side-scrolling fashion rather than combat. The six Trail Walk environments include forest, prairie, cliffs and caves, desert, a cattle ranch, and the final race.įighting in Search for Homeland is benign, with no blood and little violence. Race across the countryside, leaping obstacles, collecting power-ups, fighting predators, and gathering items for animal helpers that open additional areas, as you traverse Trail Walks in search of Homeland. Through a constant process of talking, singing, feeding, brushing, and coddling, you slowly tame each horse, gaining trust and building strength, earning you the right to ride.

Of the ten horses featured, only three can be found per game. Choosing either Little Creek or Little Brooke, you endeavor to gain each animal's loyalty and trust by feeding, grooming, and soothing them while tending to their thirst, loneliness, hunger, and weakness. Based on characters from the 2002 animated DreamWorks film, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron - Search for Homeland focuses on the purpose of finding and nurturing ten wild horses and leading them home to safety.
