Dora the Explorer Adventure 3 PACK [Old Version]

by Atari

Product Features

• Dora the Explorer - Lost City Adventure takes DOra on a trip to find her lost teddy bear, and finds an exotic lost city instead
• Play cool math-related games and meet new friends as you help other find lost objects
• Dora The Explorer - Animal Adventures is a crazy jounry into the animal world with Dora and her cousin Diego
• Reunite baby animals with their mothers, go waterskiing with a pink dolphin and learn all about the creatures living in the rainforest
• In Dora's Backpack Adventure you'll play fun games and solve puzzles while meeting characters. A trip to the library becomes an adventure!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007TAICY
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 14, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,503 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

It's three times the Dora and three times the adventure! Explore a mysterious hidden city and help find lost objects. Discover rainforest animals and return the baby animals to their mommies. Play games and solve puzzles on a trip to the library. All of Dora's friends are there and each adventure is packed with fun activities that you can play again and again. The game is rated E for Everyone.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars More like watching TV than playing a game, September 12, 2005

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Jeff P. (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dora the Explorer Adventure 3 PACK [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

My three-year old son and I enjoy playing some computer games together, and Reader Rabbit games have been a big hit. I saw this three-pack for such a good price, and we're Dora fans from rentals and books, so I decided to pick this up. Unfortunately, I was disappointed at how much this is a lot of talking and not too much playing.

While the games offer "story" vs "just play" mode, the story mode was more than half animations and talking, with just a little interactivity. Worse, the interactive parts will eventually just skip on and keep playing, even if the child doesn't try to do anything, so they just play like a movie, too.

If you've got a kid who's computer literate and you're looking for a different way to plop them down somewhere for a half an hour while you make dinner (and I'm not above that), then these games are slightly more interactive than the TV show. However, if you're looking for something educational or that's interesting to play while your kid's on your lap, this isn't the thing to get.

Me? I'll stick with the Dora videos and probably just buy the next Reader Rabbit game instead.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars We like it!, November 14, 2005

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Jenny "Jenny" (greater Boston area) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dora the Explorer Adventure 3 PACK [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

My daughter, 3, really loves these games and can now play them by herself from start to finish. It's all very intuitive, so she can easily move from activity to activity. I DON'T like the "adventure" portions of these games -- as someone else wrote, they're WAAAAY too much "video" and not enough interaction. But the "map" portions, where you can click on each activity individually, are great.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My 2 1/2 year old loves it!, November 30, 2005

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Chrissy M. Armstrong "Cody & Eve's Mom" (Ft. Hood, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dora the Explorer Adventure 3 PACK [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

If you are looking for games for a younger child then this one is for you. I bought this 3 pack for my son for his second birthday and it has introduced him to computer operation, taught him pre-preschooler skills, and kept him busy (while I exercise, cook, clean, or take care of my 3 month old he has his computer time). He has been learning matching, number recognition, counting, colors, and even some spanish! I love it! He also loves to create 'drawings' and print them out to hang on his art wall (where we post all of his creations :) or send to his granparents. From this set, I have ventured on to buy more challenging games for him (however, he still enjoys regularly playing the three games), but as a starter set this one is great, especially if your child is as into Dora, Boots, and Diego as my son is.