Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids

The game starts at the beach where Dora and Boots the monkey are introduced.

They love the beach and intend to clean it up with the player's help.

In the first level Dora can freely be moved around the beach as a 3D environment.

When they encounter trash Boots will pick it up automatically.

Dora can use scallop shells and swim rings to launch herself and jump.

Items are hidden below heaps of sand or in treasure chests.

Arrows point to the direction where to proceed and when running through flowers butterfly in different colours appear.

When they meet a clam shell they can help it out by matching pearls to the correct shells based on colour.

The shell shows its gratitude by introducing the real story of the game.

The Mermaid Kingdom at the bottom of the ocean is threatened by an octopus that dumps garbage.

Dora needs to stop the octopus, collect crown gems and return a magic crown to the mermaids.

Eventually she will become Mermaid Dora and is able to swim to the bottom of the sea.

From the beach further exploration leads to a nearby tropical environment to explore using 3D platform mechanics.

There Dora meets new friends that help out, learns to use ropes to swing across gaps, surf on sand sliding down hills and use springboards to cross large gaps.

Further levels introduce other gameplay elements with small educational elements.

For instance to cross a seashell bridge Dora needs to use the vacuum cleaner from Backpack to clean up the garbage on it first.

She also needs to follow the numbers one to nine in order to take the correct path.

In another mini-game Dora needs to play congas with different colours in the correct order Simon Says style.

To cross a bridge Dora needs to match keys with locks based on colours and

Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids for PlayStation 2 is currently worth €7.38 loose, €5.50 complete in box, and €9.90 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids, loose is €7.38 and CIB is €5.50 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids is currently worth €7.38 loose, versus €6.17 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.