Dora the Explorer: Journey to the Purple Planet

$20, PS2, GameCube

Teaches: English, Spanish, Counting, Logic

CTR Review

Dora's PlayStation debut features simplified single button controls, that make moving and jumping easy to do. Children steer Dora and boots on an effort to collect lost fuel crystals, in order to help a group of aliens get back to their home planet. The game uses a single button (any of the four face buttons on the PS2) for all actions. Normally it does a jump, but it can also be used to interact with objects and solve very simple puzzles, often involving matching or selecting the right item. The game also uses Spanish phrases to try to teach children the language, though the pronunciation is poor at times. This is very limited game that could've been designed much better, but for Dora fans, it is a first videogame option. Borrow it.