Dora the Explorer: Lost City Adventure

by Atari

Product Features

• She'll explore the exotic lost city, where all the missing things go
• Help Dora solve the case of missing teddy bear by playing cool math-related games
• Develop your language skills by learning a few Spanish words
• Encounter Dora's strange friends like Pirate Pig and Mami Bugga Bugga -- you can help them find lost objects too
• Three adjustable difficulty levels to keep the challenges coming

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002VCUYG
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 21, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,914 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Dora the Explorer Lost City Adventure (WIN/MAC CD-ROM), Product #23747

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible Software - Boring and Repetitive, November 30, 2004

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Dana D. Schuler "okdana" (Tulsa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dora the Explorer: Lost City Adventure (CD-ROM)

The Dora show is so creative, complex and entertaining that I was excited about the possibility of software! I bought this for my son when he was three and couldn't believe how disappointed we were. He lost interest very quickly. There were only about three activities to do and they were all similar and repetitive. For instance, when you complete a task like putting the Pirate Piggies in the right boats, you are rewarded by....getting to do it all over again! And then again! This was the first and only Nick software I've bought because I'm so afraid of getting burned again. My son loves the Freddi Fish and Putt-Putt software, which costs less anyway so that's what I'd recommend if you have preschoolers.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Spyware ridden software., March 20, 2005

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M. T. McCourt "capricious obsessive" (Austin) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dora the Explorer: Lost City Adventure (CD-ROM)

Forget about the quality of the game, the software installs browser toolbars, adware and spyware without your consent. Avoid it even if your child "really really really" wants it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Preschool Computer Lab Teacher - OK for 3-5's, November 10, 2005

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JoAnn Dodson (Plano, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dora the Explorer: Lost City Adventure (CD-ROM)

I have taught preschool computer lab for two years and have used this software this year as well as Dora's Backpack Adventure. My younger 3 year old students find the game a bit hard and need some assistance, but once they have the idea, they enjoy repeating the tasks over and over (which this game is definitely repetitive). My older 3 year old and 4-5 year old students will play this game for about 10 minutes and then want to move on to another game.

The one problem that I seem to have with this software is that students will easily find their way into the sticker album but then get stuck there. It takes some real effort to exit out of the sticker album because the exit button hides itself after a moment.

As a personally note, I have to listen to this software's soundtrack for 2.5 hours per day while working in the lab, and I truthfully get sick of hearing it. Other games have lots of varying music, but this one seems to play the seem music and catch phrases over and over and over and over and OVER! Luckily, since children seem to bore of this game in under 30 minutes, most home PC users won't have to put up with this problem for long.

Overall, your young Dora fan will probably enjoy this software for a short time each time you load it.

NOTE: I have successfully used this software on Windows 2000 Professional operating platform.