Horsez ROM

Horsez refers to one of four video games released by Ubisoft in 2006, as part of the Petz series, for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PC and Game Boy Advance. Developed as various entries in Lexis Numérique’s Alexandra Ledermann series, they were originally released as: for the PS2, Alexandra Ledermann 6; for the PC, Alexandra Ledermann 7; for the DS, Alexandra Ledermann: Adventures at a gallop; and for GBA, DTP Entertainment’s Pferd & Pony: Mein Gestüt.

The user plays as Flora (the default name), a new member of the Sycamore Academy. Players select a horse from one of five breeds and a range of colours. The player trains their horse in different disciplines, enters shows, cares for the horse, and after a few weeks, gains a foal to raise. The player arranges a timetable so that they can pass each week. To pass, they must obtain a certain score out of 10 for each of the disciplines and must train in that discipline at least twice a week.

The disciplines are Horse Care, Cross Country, Dressage, Showjumping, and later Foal Care and Learning. The player must also have a high social rating, which is obtained by spending time in the Student Centre talking to other academy riders, performing well in disciplines, taking and displaying photographs in the Student Centre, and purchasing items from the shops.

Between training and caring for their horse, foal, and talking to the other riders, the player may go shopping, change their attire in their bedroom, study in the library, and go for a walk with their horse. There is a total of ten secret figurines hidden in the game. Throughout the game, the player is given free control of the protagonist or the horse. There are numerous cutscenes, events where the player character must find something, and riddles. These events, combined with the contrasting disciplines, ensure variable gameplay.