Basic movement is controlled via the Nunchuk's analog stick, while the camera can be adjusted with the d-pad on the Wiimote. Using both the Wiimote and Nunchuk attachment, the standard control scheme is complex enough to allow for a number of unique actions, yet simple enough to figure out without having to re-read the instruction booklet.
Hooray for adolescent humor!Ĭontrolling Scrat is a much more fluid experience than expected, thanks to the comfortably mapped control scheme.
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Once the bear is appeased, he can use his "special wind powers" to propel you up to a series of ledges to gain the walnuts you need to progress. To appease the bear, you must fool a rhino into ramming into a tree, which will drop apples for you to carry to the bear. In the forest stages, you will interact with a fructose-intolerant bear who needs to eat but is unable to move. The actual tasks vary by level but often involve doing some kind of favor for a non-playable character, who in return does something to help you progress further into the narrative. Navigating the environments may include double-jumping from iceberg to iceberg, climbing along the "walls" inside of a giant fish, and swimming through underwater tunnels. Like Super Mario 64 and Daxter before it, your goal is to move around interactive 3D environments and complete a variety of tasks. As such, the levels in Ice Age 2 are absolutely littered with the multi-colored nuts, and collecting 1,000 or more in each set of similarly themed levels will unlock a bonus interview with one of the game's voice actors.Īside from collecting copious amounts of acorns (which seem to serve no other purpose other than unlocking the interviews), the majority of the gameplay is fairly similar to most other 3D action/platform games on the market. Being a fictional squirrel, Scrat clearly has an unquenchable desire for acorns. Though not part of the main crew (largely due to the fact that he does not speak), he occasionally interacts with the other characters and serves a major role in the films. However, Ice Age 2 actually puts you in the paws of Scrat, the saber-toothed squirrel. It's up to them to find their way to a mythical boat that can take them to safety. With the ice melting all around them, it may be the end of days for this crazy cast of animated characters. Ice Age 2 The Meltdown Video Game is currently available at retailers nationwide for the PlayStation2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance and PC.Ice Age 2: The Meltdown follows the events of the film of (almost) the same name, "Ice Age: The Meltdown." Manny (the mammoth), Sid (the sloth), and Diego (the saber-toothed tiger) all return from the original film and find themselves facing what could be their final adventure. Fans will be able to play as their favorite characters from the film, along with everyone's favorite sabre-toothed squirrel, Scrat, and embark on a mission across an increasingly dangerous landscape towards their salvation from a huge glacial dam that is about to break, threatening to flood the entire valley. Manny the Mammoth, Sid the Sloth and Diego the Sabre-Toothed Tiger are back and realize that the melting glaciers will soon flood their valley. The Ice Age is ending and our subzero heroes return in this action adventure video game set in a melting paradise of water parks, geysers and tar pits.
Thanks to the cooperation of much of the voice talent from the film, fans will get to explore a true extension of one of the year's biggest blockbusters." Ice Age 2 promises to utilize the Wii's specs to the fullest capacity for a great gaming experience.
"Ice Age fans and gamers of all ages will without a doubt enjoy embarking on this new adventure, within the game itself and as part of the truly unique Wii experience Nintendo is bringing to consumers."Įlie Dekel, executive vice president, Fox Licensing & Merchandising, added, "Ice Age is an amazing franchise and the perfect fit for Nintendo's next generation platform. "We are excited to bring such an entertaining game to such an innovative platform," said Cindy Cook, chief strategy and marketing officer, Vivendi Games.
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Ice Age 2 The Meltdown for Wii will utilize the full capability of Wii and its unique controller. Sierra Entertainment announced today that the video game Ice Age 2 The Meltdown, based on the worldwide blockbuster animated film from 20th Century Fox is being developed for Nintendo's highly anticipated Wii console and will be available at retailers nationwide this holiday season.