Great game for the little ones. I have been searching for similar titles that I can let my 3 and 4 year old play but there just aren't any out there. Anyway, it's easy for them to learn and challenges their manual dexterity just enough to make it fun but not enough to frustrate. The controls are simple, running and jumping and occasionally interacting with the environment. The programmers did a great job with making everything both intuitive and fool proof. No cliffs to fall off, or places to get stuck. Dora explains everything that might even begin to require some kind of explination while at the same time teaching/reinforcing various skills. Math, matching, problem solving etc. Reccomended for the 3-5 crowd, I give it a 9.0 for the little guys, they'll love it.
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