Max, Rex, and Zoe, the members of the D-Team, find mysterious stones that allow them to summon dinosaurs, after creating special cards from fossils, using a special device called a Dinoshot, but an evil group called the Alpha Gang steals a Dinoshot in order to create a dinosaur empire.

Players gain new dinosaurs by restoring fossils through a minigame using the console's touchscreen to control a rock pick and microphone to blow away dust.

At certain levels, they generate move cards, which can be attached to dinosaurs as the player desires.

Moves vary in function from dealing damage, inflicting status effects, summoning other creatures to assist the dinosaur, or changing the battlefield itself to power up a specific type.

[3] IGN journalist Mark Bozon embraced the game's gameplay that he found nostalgic and its 3D animations, while dismissing the sound effects and "lifeless" 2D overworld.