The game takes a small step back on the evolutionary chart when compared to its predecessor 102 Dalmatians. What is interesting however, is that the project seems built off the same graphical engine, just not the actual world type. Where 102 was a full 3D romp, 101 is a tad more like a sort-of-3D game. You're always confined to a path, and it's usually very narrow, almost like a really huge game of doggy Labyrinth. Now, this doesn't make a good bed fellow for older gamers, but beginners will jump right in. In fact, after doing the screen capture work for both games, I'd actually recommend parents to have their kids play this, than move onto 102 Dalmatians. It's a great way to get hand-eye coordination down as well as figuring out directions and location skills.

• Trivia
•  The game features Red Book audio tracks, allowing you to toss the CD into your computer and play them. Simply click on the 'Red Book' folder and the tracks will open with Windows Media Player. You may play these on a regular CD player, but you may need to skip a few tracks to get to the songs. 
  
  
• Maybe this is just me being completely anal, but the Requirement Icons are backwards. Common practice is to list them in the order of Player, Memory Card, Analog, Vibration, and then whatever else there is. Here they are listed Player, Vibration, Analog, Memory.
  
  
• Like the Activision releases, 101 Dalmatians features a secondary set of Serial ID tags for the individual parts that make up the product:

• Manual - PDAL2XUS03
• CD - MDAL2XUSO1
• Back Insert (Spine) - PDAL2XUS08
• Back Insert (Back Artwork) - SDAL2XUS00