Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Various |
| Publisher(s) | Vivendi Games |
| Platform(s) | Wii, PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance |
| Release | March 14, 2006 Wii: December 5, 2006 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown is a computer game based on the 2006 film Ice Age: The Meltdown. It was developed by Vivendi Games, and the Wii version was released shortly after the launch of the system.
Plot
In this game, Scrat is caught up in the events of the film, Ice Age: The Meltdown and is trying to pursue acorns while interacting with some characters, 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 on to the woods, as well as exploring regions in the games such as the bowels of the sea reptile, 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, though not Manny. Characters which were shown as bit parts in the film are shown usually as adversaries or (in the case of one, a songbird) a guide to the next nut, though a select number of foes were not shown in the film at all.
Protagonists and helpful characters
- Scrat
- Manfred
- Sid
- Diego
- Ellie
- Crash and Eddie
- Cholly
- some young moeritheriums
- a Glyptodon
- a grebe (serves as a ride in one scene and can also attack Scrat)
- Fast Tony
- a young Brontotherium
- a songbird
- several mini-sloths
Antagonistic characters and animals
- Baptornis
- dodo
- dung beetle
- tarantula
- bat
- bullfrog
- Palaeocastor
- boar
- polar bear
- cave bear
- Canis
- vulture
- eagle
- piranha
- Cretaceous and Maelstrom
- salamander
- amoeba
- stomach parasite inside Maelstrom
- monkey