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Taking Dora the Explorer interaction to the next level!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 24
Date: November 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Greetings fellow Dora the Explorer fans from your favorite professor of semiotical dialectic!

For those of you not aware of the Dora the Explorer phenomenon, and I imagine the numbers are very few and have probably been living under that proverbial rock, Dora the Explorer is the title character and intrepid explorer of strange lands who, with the help of her ever-faithful simian companion "Boots" (so named for his enduringly waggish habit of sporting red boots), the astutely observant and conversational backpack (though it could be a mochila, which would be in keeping with the putative origins of Dora's peoples, though I, of course, consider her to be the Universal Everyimp) and lastly, but not leastly, the serially musical map, searches out clues, presents different options to the viewer, waits patiently for your response, and then with buddhistic grace and gnomic enthusiasm congratulates your discriminating acumen. It must be experienced to be truly understood.

Now Global Star Software has brought Dora the Explorer to the voluntary compliance of gaming enthusiasts everywhere, allowing anyone with a PS2 or GameCube consol the thrill of vicarious exploration through the self-actualized avatar of Dora the Explorer! My excitement was such that I may have temporarily lost control of certain sphinctating muscles and ever so slightly urinated myself.

More along the lines of a Shakespearean rather than an ancient Greek comedy, the plot of "Dora the Explorer: Journey to the Purple Planet" involves the befriending and aiding of a group of tribble-like aliens whose members each radiate the monochromatic hue of a single primary color. These poor creatures simply wish to return home, that Jungian longing to recover the lost Arcadia of a mythological past. Who would not be moved by such a plight? Certainly not Dora, and so you, as Dora, must help these wanderers return to the Purple Planet. Through six levels of gameplay closely resembling the animated series in their required completion of certain tasks, collection of vital objects, and, as always, the dexterous circumvention of that conniving pilferer Swiper the Fox, you, as Dora, must negotiate meteors, jet packs, cosmic jewels, and sundry other extraterrestrial phenomena in the most exciting space adventure ever devised by the mind of man.

I quite obviously enjoy this rollicking cosmic adventure, and I rather hoped my two-year old daughter would as well. But alas, she would rather engage the terrorists, mobsters, zombies, and profusely sanguinary martial artists of Halo, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil, and Mortal Kombat. To each her own, I suppose, but I will never tire of the experience that is Dora the Explorer!

Short but Sweet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 44 / 44
Date: November 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The good: If your kids love Dora they are gonna LOVE this game. The graphics are good, the controls are easy, it's fairly repetitive (in the good way that kids like...once they master a few basic controls they will really enjoy this. All the "planets" are the same in terms of controls but just present a different "maze") and it is just like the cartoon. There's no death and if a mission is failed Dora just gets to give it another try. It's very appropriate for ages 3-6. I actually had to force my kid off the PS after THREE HOURS of continous playing Dora on her birthday. The kids do think it's fun.

The bad: $30 is too much for this game if you have an older child. My 6 y/o is advanced enough that she mastered the PS2 controls in about 15 mins and beat the game in 3 days! I think she spend about 7 total playing hours. I could have rented it for 5 bucks! I was disappointed just because it was too short for an older child and Dora does have many 5 and 6 y/o fans. I think it could have stayed at the same difficulty level and been a little longer and satisfied all the age groups.

My advice: Ages 3-4 this should be excellent if they're Dora or Diego fans! Ages 5-6......pick up a used copy or rent it unless they don't have any experience with PS2...otherwise it's liable to be too short.

If you bought your kids the first Dora PS game for PSone this one is along the same lines, just better graphics and different "challenges". Also my daughter does still request to play it from time to time so it must have some "replayability" factor.

disc error!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Well I bought the game fr my 4 year old daughter and it won't play says disc error! Any comment on resolving this issue? please help!

RE: Disc Error

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

There are probably only three reasons that you are getting the Disc Error. One the disc itself is a bad disc that happened during manufacturing. This does happen on occasion. So, take or send the disc back and get a replacement - the new one should work fine since this is a random error. The second is that the disc is now dirty...assuming that it has been played and possibly dropped on the floor a few times it may just have a smudge or two on it. If that is the case take a plain kleenex (no lotion, etc.) and wipe from the center of the disc outward to the edge and do that all around the disc (underside of the disc only) until you have gone 360 degrees in a circle and cleened the whole disc; then reinsert into the game system and try it again. If it fails see point 1 or point 3 I have made. The third issue is that you have an old PS2 and if the disc has a blue backing on it (on the underside it is blue and shiny) then your old PS2 most likely wont play the game. This has been happening with many games on the market and people are having to replace their old PS2 machines with the slim line to solve the problem.

Hope that helps!

A Review Of "Dora the Explorer Journey to the Purple Planet"

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My 5 year old daughter received this for Christmas, finishing it within two days; it's a short game, but she enjoyed it and is still playing it. The game has all the elements from the TV series: Boots tags along with Dora, Map provides the directions, Backpack provides the tools you need when the time comes, and all the familiar songs are there. The goal is to help some aliens find their way back home; that is, the Purple Planet. To get there you have to follow set paths on different planets, solving simple puzzles along the way, such as matching shapes or colours.

This was the first Playstation 2 game my four year old daughter has played and the controller was too big for her hands; she placed the controller on her lap, clutching the left joystick from the top, using her right forefinger to press the Action button. She asked for my help once, when a path wasn't obvious; otherwise, she spent six to eight hours playing it, finishing it in that time.

I was disappointed that the game didn't take long to complete, but my daughter doesn't mind, and that's all that matters.

Just Replying to the Disc Read error.....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: January 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This happened to my sons original PS2 twice. I called Sony, and they repaired it free of charge both times. It happens because the reader goes out, and since it's a defect in their product, they'll fix it.

Disc error

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 14
Date: January 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My son got this game for christmas, he was very exicited until we couldn't play it because of a disc error; I do have the ps2 ;also it makes a very loud disturbing noise every time i put the disc in the playstation.

Great Game for the Little Ones

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My 4-year-old son absolutely loves this game! It's great to find a game that's both educational and so much fun. I highly recommend this game to any Dora the Explorer fan.

My 3 year old loves this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My 3 year old daughter loves this game I have to limit her time on it so she doesn't become a couch potato! It is very fun and is educational!

All Dora fans unite!....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

As with any Dora collection when this game first came out, I bought it for my daughter. I played it first with her, and she ended up taking the controller away from me because she was too eager to play. Easy to follow through, don't worry about Dora falling off a cliff, because the game doesn't allow that feature. Even though she has mastered the game, she still loves to pick a planet and play. As with other reviews, just limit the time that your child plays with the game, and remind them that the good ol'outdoors also has adventures just waiting to be 'explored'.

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