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Digging for Dinosaurs (DS)
- Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi
- Price: $19.99
- Genre: Edutainment
Common Sense Media says
A fun and educational game for dino-loving kids.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Digging for Dinosaurs is a fun and informative game that lets kids take on the role of both paleontologist and dinosaur. There are a few moments of violence during games in which a dinosaur must fight for its food or protect its young from predators, but nothing is depicted in a realistic or graphic manner.
What's it about?
DIGGING FOR DINOSAURS starts off by putting kids in the shoes of a globe-trotting paleontologist. They can scroll a world map and choose where they want to dig for fossils (as long as they have enough points to enter that dig). Once they've used clever touchscreen controls to unearth a dino skeleton, they'll have access to that dinosaur's mini-game. By playing mini-games (like defending a nest against predators, flying between treetops, navigating a maze, hunting in the dark, or battling it out with another fierce carnivore) kids can earn more points that can be spent to access more digs. At the end, they can have a full dinosaur museum.
Is it any good?
Kids who love dinosaurs tend to REALLY love dinosaurs, and those kids will also love this game. Digging for Dinosaurs is a great package, with a very neat touchscreen method for unearthing fossils and reconstructing skeletons. It's got loads of interesting dino facts, including some neat new tidbits that even your obsessive dino lover probably hasn't heard yet. And it's got a slew of exciting and challenging mini-games. The game is labeled as being for ages 5 to 8, but kids on the lower end of that range might have difficulty with some of the mini-games.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about why science is fun. Many kids may not even think of this game as science, but remind them that it is, and that exploring other realms of science can be entertaining as well.
Ask kids which dinosaurs are their favorites and why? Do they prefer the scary meat-eaters? Or the strong, armored plant-eaters that know how to defend themselves well?
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| Platforms: | Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi |
| Available online? | Not available online |
| Genre: | Edutainment |
| Developer: | Scholastic |
| Release date: | October 26, 2010 |
| Price: | $19.99 |
| ESRB rating: | E for Mild Fantasy Violence |
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