If your child is fascinated by the epic adventures portrayed by Jules Verne, Mattel’s Matchbox Mega Rig Shark Adventure is sure to offer hours of entertainment. Among other things, craft oriented young scientists can assemble over 30 different types of vehicles. Some will work underwater as well as on land. This set also includes a giant oyster, and many other items.

Consider the fascinating adventures of Captain Nemo in 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. If your child has an aptitude for building props, he/she will love floating or driving their exploratory vehicles through them. Since each boat in the Matchbox Mega Rig Shark Adventure is also equipped with wheels, chances are some of the vehicles created will easily rival those available to Captain Nemo.

Your child can also opt to utilize the Matchbox Mega Rig Shark Adventure as a self contained game. As your child pretends to be a marine biologist, they will encounter a shark that wants to eat one of the divers. It will be a race against time to rescue the diver and dispatch with the shark. Harpoons are available for this purpose.

Unfortunately, in real life, sharks are amongst the many kinds of endangered species. From this point of view, Matchbox Mega Rig Shark Adventure is not the most environmentally friendly game available. That said, the game is still useful for stimulating curiosity about life in the oceans, as well as the types of equipment that may be available to explore it.

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