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INTRODUCTION ¡Hola! Welcome to Dora’s Fix-it Adventure, where you can explore and learn with Dora and her friends! Dora’s friend Tico the squirrel has invented a wonderful new machine – the Air-Car-Boat-Mobile! He invites Dora and Boots for a ride, but before they can even climb aboard, something goes wrong and the machine flies apart, scattering its parts into four far away places! Dora and Boots promise to help Tico find the lost parts, so he can rebuild his special invention.
STEP 2: Choose Your Game Settings Learning Adventure Mode If you are playing for the first time or have selected “New Game,” you will be asked to choose the game settings. (Default settings will be Level = Easy, Player = 1 Player.) If you have selected “Continue Game,” the system will use the game settings from your previous game. Use the joystick to choose “New Game” or “Continue Game.” Press the ENTER button when you have finished. New Game : Start an adventure from the beginning.
STEP 3: Start Your Game • For Learning Adventure, please see the “Activities – Learning Adventure” section of this manual. • For Learning Zone, please see the “Activities – Learning Zone” section of this manual. FEATURES Color Buttons During a Learning Adventure game, you may run into the Swiper the Fox, who will try to get to Tico’s machine parts before you.
LEARNING ZONE Button The LEARNING ZONE button is a shortcut that takes you to the Learning Zone game selection screen. When you press the LEARNING ZONE button, the game will pause. An “Exit” icon will pop up to make sure you want to quit. Move the joystick to to go to the Learning Zone game menu, or the exit screen and keep playing. to cancel Press the ENTER button to make your choice. V.Link™ Connection When you plug the V.Link™ into the console, a new selection – “V.
ACTIVITIES Educational Curriculum Learning Adventure Curriculum 1. Color Forest Colors, color patterns, counting (1-10), Spanish 2. Number River Numbers, number sequences, shapes, Spanish 3. Friendly Farm Animal sounds, directions, Spanish 4. Ancient Pyramid Logic skills, shapes, Spanish Learning Zone Curriculum 1. Feed the Ducks Counting (1-20), Spanish 2. Letter Lock Letter recognition 3.
Activity 1 - Color Forest Curriculum Colors, color patterns, counting (1-10), Spanish Game Play The steering wheel of Tico’s Air-Car-Boat-Mobile flew into Color Forest. Help Dora and Boots make their way through Color Forest and find the steering wheel before Swiper does! Broken Bridge The bridge is broken! Help Dora and Boots choose the color piece that will fix the bridge. Move your joystick to choose a color piece and press ENTER to choose it.
Locked Gate Help Dora and Boots open the gate by choosing the correct key in the bushes. Match the shape on the lock to the shape on the key. When the correct key is chosen, help Dora and Boots unlock the gate. Easy Level : 2 locks, 4 key choices Difficult Level : 4 locks, 6 key choices Crocodile Lake Follow the friendly frog over the stones on the lake. There are crocodiles under the stones! Follow the correctly colored stones to cross the lake safely.
Activity 2 - Number River Curriculum Numbers, number sequences, shapes, Spanish Game Play The four tires have sunk into the Number River! Dora and Boots will need a boat to sail down the river and fish out the tires for Tico. Fixing the Boat Dora and Boots have found a boat, but it’s missing some pieces. Fix the boat by finding the correct pieces to match the shape of the holes. Move the joystick to control the arrow and press the ENTER button to choose a piece.
Fishing for Tires The four tires of Tico’s Air-Car-Boat-Mobile are at the bottom of the river. Help Dora and Boots fish them out.
Second clue – footprints Dora and Boots see different animal footprints on each path. Help Dora and Boots choose the footprints that match the animal they are looking for. Third clue – animal objects Dora and Boots see different animal objects on each path. Help Dora and Boots choose the object that matches the animal they are looking for. Fourth clue – road signs Dora and Boots see different animal pictures on each path, but the road signs are upside down.
Shape Bridge Dora and Boots need to cross the Shape Bridge, but one of the shapes in the puzzle is missing! Will you help? Use the joystick to choose a shape at the bottom of the screen, and press the ENTER button to select it. If you choose correctly, stone pieces will appear across the gap. Turn the stone pieces one by one so that they form a bridge for Dora and Boots to cross.
Other Operations in Ancient Pyramid Action Motion Controller Mode Joystick Mode To turn the stone piece Tilt the controller left or right Press the red or the green button To rotate a row of blocks Tilt the controller left or right Press the red or the green button To turn the units Tilt the controller left or right Press the red or the green button Learning Zone Learning Zone Game Selection Screen The Learning Zone play mode features three different learning ga
Activity 2 - Letter Lock Curriculum Letter recognition Game play Help Dora and Boots make their way through the Ancient Pyramid by unscrambling the letter pieces to unlock the door. Use the joystick to select a letter piece and tilt the controller left or right (Motion Controller Mode) or press the red or the green button (Joystick Mode) to rotate it. Unscramble the letter pieces to see the letter and unlock the door.
CARE & MAINTENANCE 1. Keep your V.mOtION™ clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth. Never use solvents or abrasives. 2. Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from direct sources of heat. 3. Remove the batteries when not using it for an extended period of time. 4. Avoid dropping it. Never try to dismantle it. 5. Always keep the V.mOtION™ away from water.
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