Alexandra Ledermann - La colline aux chevaux sauvages

Summary
In the Wii/PC versions of the game, you play as Lily, a girl with a special gift for taming horses. The story follows her adventures in Wild Mountain Reserve, as she befriends the wild mustangs living in the park. When the mares in the park become infertile and stop having foals, Lily must investigate to discover the cause in order to save the herds. Meanwhile, she also competes in a series of show jumping, cross country, and steeplechase events, and is often at odds with her rival, Carla, who in stark contrast to Lily's gentle approach, trains her horses by more forceful means.

In the DS version, you instead play as Amy, who moves to her aunt and uncle's ranch, Golden Pine Stables. She must compete in various cross-country competitions and track down a mysterious herd of wild horses to keep them out of the hands of a wealthy rival, whose actions threaten the small town's livelihood.

Game Design
The Wii and PC versions offer a large open world to ride in and explore, rendered in a 3D animated/cartoon-like fashion.

The DS version has you navigate the ranch and town from an overhead view, only allowing you to enter certain buildings such as the stables, the shop, and the house. While free riding, you are given a series of small 3D areas with trails and collectibles scattered about.

Differences between Releases
On Wii, the game has no PC features. It is not possible to change the graphics. Additionally, in this version, you cannot breed horses, and there is no warm-up before the competition. The developers did not provide the reasons for these changes.

The PC version on CD also contains Alexandra Ledermann - Le Haras de la vallée (at least in Germany), without advertising that it is part of the package.

The DS version has a very different plot and characters, really only having the subject of wild horses in common with its counterparts on other platforms. It is also much shorter, and the story can be completed in a couple hours.

System Requirements & Compatibility
Supported OS: Windows® XP SP2/Windows Vista® (only) Processor: 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon® or Intel® Pentium® 4 (2 GHz recommended) RAM: 512 MB (Windows XP), 1 GB (Windows Vista) Video Card: 128 MB DirectX® 9.0c–compliant video card (256 MB recommended) (see supported list*) Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c–compliant sound card DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (included on disc) DVD-ROM: 16x DVD-ROM Hard Drive Space: 2.6 GB Peripherals Supported: Windows-compliant keyboard and mouse

Supported Video Cards at Time of Release ATI® RADEON® 9000/X/HD Families NVIDIA GeForce® 6/7/8/9 Families Laptop versions of these cards may work but are not supported.