Dora: Rainforest Rescue succeeds in appealing to its young audience by offering a short, simple, and enjoyable experience. The game relies on a cartoonish style with bright, cheerful colors, and includes puzzles designed to educate and guide players in a way that suits the targeted age group.

Ultimately, like many licensed games based on pre-school programs, Dora: Rainforest Rescue is not a deep or innovative platformer. It is, however, very loyal to the Dora IP, it is bright and colourful and incredibly accessible for even young players’ first videogame ever. It could have used some more inventive or variety, but it’s a great Christmas gift for young Dora fans. Especially now that it’s 50% off!