Dora Links games are made available to purchasers of the new Dora Links Doll, which was released by Mattel on September 29, 2009. The doll, a tween version of Nickelodeon's popular Hispanic cartoon character Dora the Explorer allows purchasers to access an exclusive online world where Dora and her friends, known as Dora's Explorer Girls play games and solve mysteries in Dora's hometown of Puerto Verde.

All Dora Links games come free with the purchase of the Dora Links Doll. The doll is a middle-school version of Nickelodeon's incredibly popular child character Dora the Explorer. Just as her younger self does on the well-received television show, the tween Dora goes on adventures to solve mysteries and have fun. In this incarnation, she is joined by fellow Explorer Girls Emma, Kate, Naiya and Alana.http://www.doralinks.com/girls-alana.aspx

The Dora Links doll will update its appearance and features along with the customization applied while in Dora's online world. In addition, the doll will alert its owners when new games have been added to the online world, even if she is not connected to the computer at the time. The Dora Links doll is available for purchase from a number of major toy retailers, including Target, Toys R'Us, KB Toys and online retail giant Amazon.com.

For consumers who want to play the new Dora's Explorer Girls games, but do not want to purchase the Dora Links Doll, they can visit the website Doragirls.com. At this site, there is a large variety of free content available, including biographies of Dora and all of her friends, additional games that can be played as well as download Dora wallpaper, Dora stickers and Dora fill-in-the-blank mysteries.