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: Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess
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Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months
Binding: Video Game
Brand: 2K Play
EAN: 0710425354595
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Label: 2K Play
Manufacturer: 2K Play
Model: 35459
Platform: Nintendo DS
Publisher: 2K Play
Release Date: November 05, 2008
Sales Rank: 2040
Studio: 2K Play

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Amazon.com Product Description:
Join Dora the Explorer as she sets off on a new adventure on the Nintendo DS. In Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess, a mean witch has put a spell on the Magic Snowy Forest and now it is starting to melt. If it isn't stopped, it will melt away to nothing. With help from new friends like the Snow Fairy and everybody's favorites Boots, Swiper and Pirate Piggy, your child embarks along with Dora, on an adventure to find the magic crystal that will return nature's balance, free the Snow Princess and save the beauty of winter from disappearing forever.

Easy to Play and Parent Approved
A simple, easy to pick up and play, platform-based game, within minutes Dora Saves the Snow Princess will have your child building snowmen, ice skating, snowboarding, riding Pegasus, as well as enjoying a slew of other winter-themed activities. And with the game's interactive design and 27 mini-games, parents can be assured that their child will be entertained for hours on end as she/he learns the importance of helping those in need and the value of friends.

'Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess' game logo for DS Key Game Features:
  • Loads of winter-themed activities like: building snowman, steering dogsleds, paddling canoes, riding a Pegasus and more.
  • Authentic character voice of Dora and other characters from the Dora the Explorer TV show.
  • Interactive activities designed to support Nintendo DS functionality include:
    • Shout into the microphone to make the sea snake go away.
    • Tap with the stylus to steer Paj’s dogsled.
    • Blow into the microphone to help Snow Fairy fly across the moat.
    • Drag ice blocks with the stylus to light up the ice cave.
  • Make your way through the Winter Forest, Icy Coast and Frozen Mountains to reach the Castle Grounds and save the Snow Princess.
  • Ice skate, snowboard and ski your way to find the magic crystal.
  • Kid-Tested approval by children and moms for age-appropriateness, fun-factor and quality.
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Using the DS stlyus to steer a dogsled in 'Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess' for DS
Use the stylus to steer.
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Dora jumping from iceberg to iceberg in 'Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess' for DS
Dora iceberg hopping.
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Building a snowman in 'Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess' for DS
Fun, familiar winter fun.
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Using the stylus to move Dora in 'Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess' for DS
Simple on-screen direction.
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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - BEWARE! NOT the same game as DORA Snow Princess on WII!
My daughter saw the commercial for Dora Saves the Snow Princess video game on television and HAD to have it. We do have both a Wii and a Nintendo DS but we got the DS version because she normally plays her games when we are out of the house and on the go. The commercial makes the game look exciting, with lush snow levels, shaking snow off trees and riding pegasus. It looked like a "lite" platformer for the preschool crowd.

This game is nothing like that.

VERY cheaply put together, its a rehash of mini games from Dora: Saves the Mermaids and even the new (and equally short and skimpy Diego: Dinosaur Rescue on DS). Shout into the microphone, see a still image of the box cover. Backpack asks what item to use from a selection of three or four. Choose one. See the still image again. The story will "move along" by presenting a few still screenshots from the tv episode with voice work. It's very cut and paste sounding and stilted. The lack of animation is disappointing. The lack of variety is disappointing. The simplicity is disappointing. Even my 2 year old can blow into a mic and shout a word on command.

My 4 year old finished the game in about 20-30 minutes. Then she was done and that was it. Others she goes back and plays again like Littlest Pet Shop and My Little Pony Pinkie Pie's Birthday Party. This one, like the very similiar and equally repetitive Diego DS game, bombed big time. 



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