Just to warn everyone ahead of time, this will probably be my shortest review ever, because I think this just might be the shortest game ever. Polly pocket is comprised of six, yes a whopping six, mini-games. Five of them are available for play right from the get go. The sixth one must be unlocked by playing the other 5 a few times to accumulate enough points to open it up.

The games themselves are, for the most part, games we have all played before, but have been changed to include Polly and set to fit the water park theme. There is a Frogger type game, a bumper car game, a standard dodge the oncoming traffic game, a whack-a-mole game, you get the idea. The sixth game is a water slide that is a direct rip-off of the bonus stage in Sonic 2 (for the Genesis folks, not the GBA.) The thing is, the games aren’t that bad, they are actually relatively entertaining. The only problem is that there are so few of them. In a world where we have games like Wario Ware that have a couple hundred games, six is unacceptable.

Now, I understand that this game is not aimed toward the twenty two year old male audience. I don’t think I am supposed to think this is a great game. So let’s play make-believe. I pretend that I am an eight year old girl and I have a GBA. When I was that age, I was didn’t mind playing the same games over and over again, because I was lucky if I got two new games a year. Now that I am grown and have a regular income, I am spoiled and less patient with games, a sad but true fact. Seeing as how little kids are less picky with games, and that the mini-games are actually decent in Polly Pocket, a young female player might actually enjoy this game quite a bit. Although it’s repetitive nature makes how long they will have fun with it questionable. Hey cool, I can find new outfits to wear in the games! Maybe I should stop pretending I am a little girl now…

The graphics and sound in Polly Pocket aren’t anything special, nor are they anything bad. There really is not anything else to say about them. They get the job done, but do not impress.

I cannot recommend this game to anyone above the age of 11, or to anyone who is a male of their species. And for those who think they have someone who might fit this game, I would not buy it for the usual $29.99 that GBA games run. If you see it in a bargain bin for $9.99 or possibly $14.99, then it might be worth considering. Can I pretend I am a little girl again? That was fun!