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Dora and Friends Back to the Rainforest

By Mieke VanderBorght, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 4+

Despite Dora's charm, repetitive arcade game is a dud.

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Stupid

IT TEACHES KIDS WRONG LIKE THE TEA EPISODE IT SAY WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO DRINK JUICE AND WHEN THE BRITISH LEFT WE WERE ALLOWED TO DRINK ALL THE JUICE WE WANT! THATS NOT WHAT EVEN HAPPEND

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Despite great graphics and the Dora-typical nonchalant usage of Spanish vocabulary, the repetition of jumping and collecting with little other content is disappointing. It's kid-friendly because Dora can't fall off a cliff, be eaten by creatures, and so on; so long as kids keep playing, Dora always makes it to the end of the level. But that can take a while since the levels are long. However, because she's constantly moving forward, it can be difficult for young kids to move her in time to collect items. The background story nicely provides a bit of context and scaffolds kids' imaginations, but play sorely lacks variety -- and logic. Other than a few unique small tasks or obstacles thrown in to each "land," the only things that change from one land to the next are the background graphics and what Dora collects (bananas, teddy bears, and so on), and it's unclear why kids rack up items at all. Finally, sometimes bugs interrupt the game flow, and being able to turn off the frenetic music would help. Parents looking for Dora-branded games and activities for little fans will do better looking elsewhere.

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