Dinosaur Hunter

Dinosaur fans will delight in the 50 different species in this virtual museum. Yes, you can find Velociraptor and T-rex here, but you can also find obscurities like the thick-skulled Pachycephalosaurus and the horse-sized vegetarian Psittacosaurus. Each dinosaur display comes with an extremely handy audio pronunciation key, well-rendered illustrations, and handfuls of facts. Explorers move through the museum by clicking the cursor after it transforms into a directional arrow; folks who like to see the big picture can install a "you are here" map so they won't get lost.

Dedicated dinophiles should visit the Excavation Site and rebuild dinosaurs with missing bones. Be forewarned: paleontology isn't for the impatient. This virtual dig is nearly as slow moving and challenging as the real thing. But do stick with it, there's a payoff for the persistent. When you reassemble a dinosaur in this virtual world, it grows flesh, comes to life, and wanders the museum. In our house, we have yet to find out what happens when we add Tyrannosaurus to the Triceratops we already have roaming the halls. (Ages 8 and older) --Anne Erickson

Amazon.com Product Description
Dinosaurs are perennial favorites of children everywhere, and this CD-ROM provides everything they ever wanted to know about these awesome creatures. As they explore the atmospheric corridors of this prehistoric museum, they can investigate huge 3-D models, watch fascinating animations, answer quiz questions, and use a huge array of interactive consoles. They can even search for buried bones and bring dinosaurs back to life in the dinosaur excavation pit. Plus the Dino Online Web site gives users up-to-date dinosaur news and even more information.