![]() However, after playing for a longer period of time, the game play doesn\'t develop and neither does the game world, making for a solid initial game that doesn\'t come to fruition. While playing for a short period of time, the basic game play works rather well. Aside from Scrat\'s minor meetings with the others and his hunt for nuts, the story doesn\'t develop too much-a move that helps the game avoid too much overlap with the film-and that helps Ice Age 2 sustain a fast platforming pace.įor the actual game play, Ice Age 2 both delivers and stops short. The characters are voiced by the film stars, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, and Dennis Leary, and one of Ice Age 2\'s few extras is that it offers film clips with each star discussing their work on the film. During Scrat\'s search for nuts, Scrat meets with the characters Diego, Sid, and Manfred. The insane hunt for nuts does operate in game play as an incentive on certain puzzles and as a mechanism for certain puzzles where Scrat must pull at a nut lodged in the ground in order to change the level layout. Collection alone is fine-and it\'s really cute to see Scrat maniacally fight for nuts-but after the first few thousand nuts it begins to be repetitive. Because Scrat searches obsessively for nuts, the game play itself is based around collection. Ice Age 2 is based almost entirely on Scrat\'s incessant hunt for nuts and more nuts. Scrat is an absolutely adorable character and his character alone makes Ice Age 2 worth renting. Scrat doesn\'t really speak instead, he makes squeaky noises, often gleefully at the possibility of more nuts. Ice Age 2 begins with Scrat, the funny and adorable main character who\'s a prehistoric squirrel. Further, Ice Age 2 can be beaten in just a handful of hours, even pre-teen children will likely be able to complete Ice Age 2 in under ten hours. With Ice Age 2\'s solid structure, it unfortunately never develops beyond that initial solid base through new moves, added game areas or extras, or added difficulty. ![]() Given all of these successful elements, Ice Age 2 is far better than many kid\'s games and than most movie-based games. Ice Age 2 contradicts these general trends and offers quality visuals, narrative, voice acting and audio, as well as quality platforming action. Likewise, many children\'s games are meant to sell based on other media instead of being worthwhile games in their own right. ![]() While games based on movies have improved in recent years, games based on movies traditionally have been poor. That said it\'s definitely worth renting if you enjoy the movie, enjoy platformers, or have children to play with. While Ice Age 2 is excellent for a kid\'s movie game, it lacks the depth necessary-through initial game play, replay, or extras-to be a complete success. As a game based on a Blue Sky film, Ice Age 2 delivers with quality voice acting, visuals, and overall solid game play. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown is based on the movie of the same name. ![]()
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