Parents' Guide to

Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know

By Marc Saltzman, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 10+

Mild cartoon violence aplenty in TV tie-in game.

Game Nintendo Wii U , PlayStation 3 , Windows , Xbox 360 2013
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this game.

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Abel T.
Abel T. Adult
December 12, 2022
age 10+

Like Minecraft Dungeons, just a bit harder.

Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW is a simple dungeon crawler about Finn, Jake, Marceline, and Cinnamon Bun defeating prisoners to the end of the area. The violence here may look similar to fans of the series. The characters use swords, axes, guns, whips, and their fists and feet to fend off enemies, but there's no blood or gore. As characters, they are all loyal to Princess Bubblegum completing quests and slashing out monsters and bosses with bravery.

This title has:

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Too much violence
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What’s It About?

Based on the animated Adventure Time television series, ADVENTURE TIME: EXPLORE THE DUNGEON BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW lets you play as your favorite characters from the show, including Finn, Jake, Ice King, Marceline, and many more. With the exception of the Nintendo 3DS version, up to four gamers can play cooperative multiplayer on the same TV or PC; it's the first Adventure Time game that lets you play as multiple characters in the co-op mode. The story -- which has our heroes traverse a deadly 100-level dungeon to fight evil -- was penned by TV series creator Pendleton Ward and features all the voice actors from the hit show.

Is It Any Good?

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It's certainly not the best game of the year, but younger fans of the TV series should enjoy slaying enemies together with up to three siblings or friends in front of the same television or computer screen (note: the Nintendo 3DS game is virtually the same but without the multiplayer element). Choosing to play as your favorite character from the show -- such as stretchy Jake or brave Finn -- is a blast, though there's a bit of redundancy between the dungeons, and the game's pixelated "retro" visuals won't appeal to everyone. As you work toward saving Candy Kingdom, gamers also can unlock a ton of extra content, new characters and abilities, and some secrets along the way. Silly and quirky like the TV show it's based on, Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know isn't a bad co-op adventure -- especially for the relatively low price of admission.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Does mild violence in a video game make kids more violent in real life? Or does this fantastic, cartoon-like setting distance itself enough from the real world? Parents might consider reading CSM's report entitled Media and Violence: An Analysis of Current Research.

  • Did you play this game because you like the TV show on which it's based?

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