Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Compete across 15 varied gameplay levels.
• For the first time ever in an Ice Age videogame, play as Manny, Sid, Diego, Scrat, and all new jungle adventurer Buck. Use their unique abilities to brave the new dangers they'll discover.
• Experience thrilling gameplay in the rich habitats of the third Ice Age movie, including the perilous new Dinosaur World, an immersive new jungle environment in the Ice Age world.
• Go tusk-to-tusk with friends and family in competitive multiplayer mini-games. Together you'll hurl snowballs, outrun a dinosaur, explore the dinosaur jungle and much more.
• Experience a wide variety of thrills throughout single player combat, world navigation and puzzle solving challenges.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001QRWDZ6
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 30, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,900 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

Amazon.com Product Description

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs the Video Game is a multiplayer platforming adventure in which players are reunited with Scrat and Sid as they explore new lands and make new friends in this age of dinosaurs. The unlikely herd stumbles upon a whole new world teeming with jungles, mysterious plants, wild new adventures, and of course, fierce dinosaurs. Players must master the unique abilities and combat skills of each character through a wide variety of gameplay, including combat and action-platforming challenges. Avoid hungry dinos. View larger. 3D platforming fun. View larger. Multiple playable characters. View larger. The Story Based on the 2009 major animated feature of the same name, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs features the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah and Josh Peck as members of an unlikely herd of prehistoric pals on a rescue mission across the tundra and beyond. Along the way they meet new friends and discover a mysterious world even older, right below their own feet that is teeming with lush vegetation and fierce dinosaurs. Relive the Movie In Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs the Video Game players revisit the humor, characters and prehistoric environments from the movie. Players relive adventures from the film and beyond with all their favorite characters -- earnest but goofy Sid the Sloth, big-hearted Manny the Mammoth, courageous Diego the Saber-toothed Tiger and inadvertent troublemaker Scrat -- as they all return and join new friends on a wild quest across the frozen ice age to the lush Dinosaur World. More Characters For the first time in an Ice Age game, player have their choice of multiple characters. Offering more than six playable characters, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs allows players to master the unique abilities and combat skills of each through a wide variety of gameplay, including action-platforming challenges, side-scrolling missions and puzzle solving. Multiplayer Options In another first for the Ice Age game franchise Ice age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs features multiplayer mini-games. In these players will go head-to-head with up to three friends or family members in the all-new competitive multiplayer mini-games bound to keep the prehistoric fun going long after the summer movie season has passed. Varied Game Levels Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs keeps the action fresh with continuously changing gameplay through more than 15 levels. Every level presents new and exciting challenges as players learn and master each character's abilities in order to defeat enemies, traverse dangerous landscapes, avoid obstacles and escape from perilous situations. Key Features For the first time ever in an Ice Age video game, play as Manny, Sid, Diego, Scrat, and all new jungle adventurer Buck. Use each character's unique abilities to brave the new dangers they’ll discover. Play your way through the rich habitats of the third Ice Age movie, including the perilous new Dinosaur World. Go tusk-to-tusk with family and friends in local competitive multiplayer mini-games, a first for the Ice Age game franchise. Experience thrilling gameplay in an immersive, new jungle environment. More than 15 levels of varied gameplay.

Product Description

Join Ice Age¿s unlikely herd of prehistoric pals for their wildest, wackiest, most exciting adventure yet! For the first time, play as six beloved Ice Age characters as they embark on a rescue mission across melting snow to the mysterious Dinosaur World ¿ an all-new, fur-raising jungle of carnivorous plants, lush foliage and fierce dinosaurs. Based on the highly anticipated Fox film Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, it¿s a rollicking ride of mammoth proportions!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Game!!, January 9, 2010

By 

D. Christensen "Jesus Freak" (Mancos, CO, US of A) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Video Game)

First of all, some background. I have not seen the movie this game is based on, the only Ice Age I have seen is the first one, and I didn't think it was particularly great. I own five games, including this one, in the "action/puzzle" genre of games- Lego Star Wars, Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, and UP. I think Indiana Jones is the best of all of them, and I like the Lego games a lot because of their user-friendliness, and ability to go back and redo levels as your favorite character. But Ice Age is in a close second. Now for the review: If you want a game that is easy to play for all ages and superbly fun, pick this up. You won't regret it. Also, I haven't played this game extensively yet, considering that I only got it yesterday.

Levels: so far I have encountered levels in caves, out in the wide open, and in the thick of a jungle. There are "Ice-Agey" snow levels briefly at the beginning, but you move to the jungle parts quickly. Scrat's levels are two-dimensional, and simpler than the rest.

Characters: So far I have used Sid, Manny, Scrat, and a new character, Buck.

Sid: Kind of an all-around guy with simple skills such as attacks and slams.

Manny: only used for certain types of levels where you need to move heavy objects.

Scrat: Like in the movies, Scrat is a crazy idiot who's constantly chasing his beloved acorn. His attack moves remind me of a kung-fu fighter on a sugar rush.

Scratte: A girl version of Scrat. She fights with her tail and is a little less hyper with her movements.

Buck: My absolute favorite! He is awesome! The moment you see him in a cut scene, you think Indiana Jones/Zorro. He's got this neat little eye patch, made out of a leaf. But the best part comes when you use him in a level. He's got this AWESOME whip, which is his means of attack, and swinging across big gaps. He also has this gun thing that shoots fire or something, one that shoots honey or water (whichever you fill it with), and some type of grenade. He can also slide on vines and on the backs of large dinosaurs. He is indeed an awesome character. I love him!!!!

The bad parts of this game are quite small: The multiplayer mode is pretty pathetic compared to the singleplayer story mode. It's basically a lot of minigames. I think they could have done an alternate story for two players. That would make this game considerably better. The minigames themselves are eerily similar to the fantastic ones in Crash Bash. But if you want to burn some time with your friends, it's okay.

Nothing else to say as yet, but I will definitely have some regular updates.

--Update--

As of this update, I have used one new character, Scratte (see above) and also done two levels where you use Buck flying a pterodactyl, with Crash and Eddie as passengers. The first flying level is two-dimensional, the second is 3D and a bit easier. So far, you use Buck in four levels, not counting the pterodactyl ones.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun!, February 26, 2010

By 

Reed Westerns (MA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Video Game)

This game was fun and could be completed quickly. Graphics were excellent and audio was terrific. My grandson (age 11) and I were happy with this game as it was light hearted and fun. Grammer school age children could complete it without help from adults.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Definately give this game a try!!, November 24, 2009

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fuzzball (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Video Game)

I've been lookin' for this game for a while. I was introduced to ice age by my mother ( of all people ) and I enjoyed it. By the time I saw the third movie ( which I enjoyed ALOT!!! ) I thought that the video game would be adventurous. Finally I found the game at wallmart, took it home and played. It's an easy play game ( for adult such as myself LOL! ) but found myself in the movie as well. On the downside, when you play the game the story skips alot, but what do you do when you own a ps2 title with not much memory, they did the best they could, and I enjoyed myself playing the game. The fun part is, that there are many different aspects of the game, with bucks adventure to scrats 2d experience which is not only cute, but fun and steady paced like sonic. Try to collect all the crystals if you dare!! : )

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