Addictive...could use some development to increase interest, but still an awesome start! – Jumping Horses Champions 2 Review

I’m totally addicted to this game but with 377 wins, I could use some challenge. Ideas I thought of: 1. Expansion back with more courses, with increasing difficulty. 2. Wins increasing horse’s sale value, so that breeding for selling could be a thing. I have about six horses I’ve bred and previously used for breeding but don’t get used anymore. 3. Training definitely should provide some value, like points toward the horse, making them better in competition. I would happily pay more for such features. Other features that would just spruce it up: 1. Customize rider’s appearance beyond coat and gender, horse’s tack (saddle pad color, etc.) 2. Some of the animation could use fine tuning, eg. gaps of color on rider when grooming. 3. Ability to feed the barn instead of just one horse at a time. 4. Naming or renaming a foal after you see it...I have some gender confused horses :-p. 5. It would be nice if you could do something with the foals, even just groom. Actual issues: 1. Once your horses are really nice, it seems like the points don’t work right. I had a horse with 97 fitness that I fed superior feed and his fitness went to 95. If I boost the horse’s fitness past 100, it just shows up at 10 and stops, and I can only get it that high with ultimate feed. 2. The winning order isn’t always quite correct, but I haven’t run into that for awhile. 3. When your time matches another’s in competition, the other horse always places above you. All in all, it’s a fun game that does feel more like actual show jumping than any other I have found! Right now I’m fixated on breeding the perfect horse :-D Two issues I just came across: 1. Morale can’t seem to be boosted past 82 2. The horse’s stars in the stable don’t always match the stars in competition (referring to the stars the horse is born with, not boosted by points).
Review by Indigo Jhena on Jumping Horses Champions 2.