Riding Star - Horse Championship!

I loved this game as a kid. This is a strange game on here, as controls are slightly different than that of the CD. There is no way to change the controls or mouse sensitivity. This is not quite the game that you may have played before.

I distinctly remember playing this game in it's original CD-rom format back when it was "new" and I cannot remember the controls being this horrid. For whatever reason they've changed it to be almost fully mouse controlled except for during dressage where you need to use WS for gait adjustments and the arrow keys for rhythm and collection/extension while steering with the mouse, horrid layout and makes you wish you had three hands. Not to mention how oversensitive the response of the horse is to the mouse, it is nigh impossible to ride in a straight line or move your mouse correctly for the different special moves during the dressage. I didn't bother trying cross country before requesting a refund but I assume it works with the same controls as the show jumping, which are manageable. Gait is still controlled with WS but you still steer with mouse and have to use the left click to spur your horse into jumping. If you are like me and considering buying the game for the nostalgia, be aware that the nostalgia might be ruined by the sheer frustration the controls will instill in you.

Controls arent very user friendly which makes it difficult to play. Would be good for young child to play but not really enough depth of game for an adult to enjoy. worth playing if free but wouldnt purchase game.

Nostalgia - This is a lot better than the earlier releases from when I was a kid, but the controls are so buggy and terribly mapped out. If you had options to configure them and change the sensitivity or even play on a gamepad instead then it would be better. It is a real girly girl game and lets you be a girly girl gamer with pretty ponies. So if you want to be a girl girl or just have a little girl who wants to play a girls game, then yes I would recommend this for that reason, just take your time getting used to the controls. I think it would be easier if the riding part was played on a gamepad instead of keyboard and mouse.

I have always loved this game when I was younger. I hope more of the Lets Ride horse games come to Steam so I can play them again. Brings back good memories of the horse games.

I would not recommend this game due to the terrible controls. Trying to use the mouse to steer and adjust speed is just so difficult and it makes the game unenjoyable to play.

The controls are absolutely awful, you cant control the horse at all. Unplayable and insanely disappoining

bad graphics and very little variety in what you get to do. i've bought a $2 game that's better