Ice Age 2: The Meltdown Developer(s) Vivendi Games Eurocom Amaze Entertainment Publisher(s) Vivendi Games Sierra Entertainment Voices Chris Wedge Ray Romano John Leguizamo Denis Leary Platforms Wii Windows PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube Nintendo DS Game Boy Advance Genres Action Release date(s) March 14, 2006 (NA) March 31, 2006 (PAL) December 6, 2006 (Wii) Mode(s) Single-player ESRP rating E 10+ System requirements Windows 2000, XP or Vista Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz 256MB RAM 64MB DirectX 9 compatible video card DirectX 9 compatible sound card 4x speed CD-ROM drive Proceeded by Ice Age Followed by Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

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Ice Age 2: The Meltdown is a multi-platform video game based on the movie of the same name. It was developed and released by Vivendi Games for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, Nintendo DS, and the Game Boy Advanced on March 14, 2006, 17 days before the movie's release. A Wii version was released shortly after the consoles release.

Plot and gameplay

In this game, Scrat (who is the main character) is caught up in the events of the movie and is trying to pursue acorns while interacting with some characters (who are voiced by the original actors who portrayed them in the movie),^[1] some of whom help him in his quest. The game starts off by showing the icy areas where it began in the film and moving onto the woods, as well as exploring regions in the games (such as the bowels of Maelstrom and swampy lands). In the game, Scrat occasionally allies himself with some of the main characters, and the player sometimes can play as either Sid or Diego, although not Manny. Characters (which were shown as bit parts in the movie) are shown usually as adversaries or (in the case of one, a songbird) a guide to the next nut, even though a select number of foes weren't shown in the movie at all.

Reception

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Playstation 2
Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	70.61%[2]
Metacritic	68[3]
Review scores
Publication	Score
Cheat Code Central	3.8/5[4]
GamersHell	7.5/10[5]
GameTrailers	6.8/10[6]
Gamespot	7.3/10[7]
IGN	7.9/10[8]
PALGN	6.5/10[9]
X-Play

The game has received warm reviews from critics. It currently has average Metacritic scores of 68 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions, 67 for the GameCube and 66 for the Wii.^[10] Many critics appreciated the games platforming elements, visuals, humor, voice work, and its faithfulness to the movie while criticisms focused on the game's short length.

Alex Navarro of Gamespot awarded the game 7.3 out of 10 calling it "a fun, engaging platformer that ought to appeal to multiple audiences".^[7] IGN gave the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions 7.9 out of 10 concluding the review with: "This is a charming little platformer."^[8] Cheat Code Central's Cole Smith stated in his review that "The Meltdown is recommended for fans of the movie and gamers of all ages. Hardcores will probably turn their collective noses at the collecting element but the platform elements are challenging and fun. There's no way you won't get a laugh out of this game."^[4]

Trivia

• The video game was released as the movie's working title Ice Age 2: The Meltdown because it's final release wasn't relieved at the time. For its final release, the creators decided to remove the 2, making the movie be called Ice Age: The Meltdown, even though most other countries decided to keep the 2.
• This is the first Ice Age video game to be rated E 10+ by the ESRP.

See also

• Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (video game)/Cheats

References

External Links

• Official Website
• Ice Age 2: The Meltdown at Eurocom
• Ice Age 2: The Meltdown Game Boy Advanced version at MobyGames