Dora the Explorer: The Hunt for Pirate Pig’s Treasure
GameZone's Review
7.3
GZ Rating
| Gameplay | 7.5 |
| Graphics | 7 |
| Sound | 8 |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Concept | 7 |
| Overall | 7.3 |
Reviewer: Anise Hollingshead
Review Date: 02/06/2003
Young children will have a blast exploring with Dora the Explorer!
Full Dora the Explorer: The Hunt for Pirate Pig’s Treasure Review
7.3
Description
This game is a colorful, platform, side-scrolling adventure game. In the game, Dora and her friends are approached by The Pirate Pig who asks them to help him find his misplaced treasure. Players can choose to play as Dora or as Boots, at certain points of the game. Being a monkey, Boots is great at getting up into high places and doing some other “acrobatic” activities. Along the way, Dora will have to pick up items to put into her backpack, which will be helpful as her adventure continues, but she’ll have to be careful and keep an eye out for that sneaky fox, Swiper. If he gets to a pick-up before Dora does, he’ll swipe it away and toss it deep into the environment. To keep Swiper away, the player will have to quickly, repeatedly push the “Swiper no swiping” button to get him to stop.
Features
Game features English and Spanish words as part of the gameplay sound interface
Easy to use controls, in support of young target market
Exciting animation and humorous "rewards" provided when the player successfully completes a task
Simple, yet challenging puzzles and action/adventure gameplay
A strong license for both young boys and girls, this game features all of the "key" Dora characters (i.e.: Dora, Boots, Map, Backpack, Swiper the Fox, Tico, Benny and the Fiesta Trio)
Eight exciting environments (i.e.: Strawberry Mountain, Spooky Forest, The Lagoon, etc.) all taken directly from Dora’s TV show on Nickelodeon
