History VideoGame / IceAge

The original 2002 ''WesternAnimation/IceAge1'' only had a cheaply made UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance game which was negatively received by players and critics alike. It was created by {{Creator/Ubisoft}}. Following the success of the first film, ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeTheMeltdown'' received an Action Platformer game released on all major platforms at the time in 2006 (except the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable). The console versions of the game were platformers where the player controls Scrat, with the ocasional mini-game featuring the main characters, whereas the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS and GBA games are puzzle games where the player uses the three main characters to overcome obstacles.

They focused on the franchise mascot Scrat, the prehistoric rat-squirrel hybrid on his quest to find more and more nuts at the same time, unfurling alongside the main plot of the films. There are also various mini-games, sometimes by Scrat, sometimes from the perspective of Manny, Sid or Diego. These games have received generally mediocre reviews, although the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} and [=iOS=] versions of ''Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' [[SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames currently hold scores]] [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs 75]] and [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs 78]] on Metacritic.

''WesternAnimation/IceAgeCollisionCourse'' didn't receive a game of its own, given that movie tie-in games fell out of flavor by the mid-2010s (''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2016'' being a major exception but that's because it's a remake of the original) However, in late 2019 a game called ''Ice Age: Scrat's Nutty Adventure'' was released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and PC. It's a platformer reminiscent of the second game where players take control of Scrat through scenarios from all five movies.

* QuicksandSucks: [[spoiler:The last few levels take place in an area surronded by tar that acts like quicksand.]]

* PteroSoarer: Pterodactylus and Harpactognathus.

The original 2002 ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' only had a cheaply made UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance game which was negatively received by players and critics alike. It was created by {{Creator/Ubisoft}}. Following the success of the first film, ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeTheMeltdown'' received an Action Platformer game released on all major platforms at the time in 2006 (except the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable). The console versions of the game were platformers where the player controls Scrat, with the ocasional mini-game featuring the main characters, whereas the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS and GBA games are puzzle games where the player uses the three main characters to overcome obstacles.

* TheBusCameBack: Carl and Frank from the [[WesternAnimation/IceAge first film]] appear early in the game as something of a mini-boss.
* DoofyDodo: Are still the same as how are they seen in the [[WesternAnimation/IceAge first film]], but act as threats/enemies.

* AscendedExtra: Cholly the Chalicothere only had a brief appearance in the second film, being the source of a fart joke. Here, Scrat can have a conversation or two with him, and he helps Scrat get where he needs to be in exchange for food.

* FakingTheDead: Early on, there’s a minigame where you have to sneak past sleeping Diego. If he stirs, you need to instantly fall down and play dead.

* GoombaSpringboard: Played with. In some levels, you’re asked to jump off the backs of friendly animals. In the second-to-last lava level, there’s a boss fight against the spider matriarch. Once defeated, you need to jump up by bouncing her stomach.

* InvincibleMinorMinion: The large animals are invincible and can only be stunned: understandable, given their size relative to Scrat. However, there are also Scrat-sized prehistoric bugs, which can only be stunned too. At the same time, it's entirely possible to kill bats, wall beetles, spiders, salamanders and toads.

* PaletteSwap: Many, many enemy types are encountered in different climate areas having only undergone a palette swap. I.e. during the "Ice" levels you fight polar bears and grey wolves. On the "Spring" levels, you have regular brown bears and wolves opposing you.

* SpinAttack: Scrat gets extremely powerful one by collecting berries. However, you’ll rarely need to actually use them.

* GiantSpider

* GroundPound: Scrat can perform a rather powerful one by pressing attack button at the end of jump. The blob monsters fought at the end of one level do that, too.

* InvincibleMinorMinion: The large animals are invincible and can only be stunned: understandable, given their size relative to Scrat. However, there are also Scrat-sized prehistoric bugs, which can only be stunned too. At the same time, it's entirely possible to kill salamanders and toads.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Scrat is a playable character throughout the entire game with no members of the herd showing up.
* TheBusCameBack: Carl, Frank, Cretaceous, and Maelstrom appear in the game.

* StockDinosaurs: Zig-zagged, as with [[WesternAnimation/IceAgeDawnOfTheDinosaurs the film]]. Recognizable creatures include the Tyrannosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Iguanodon, Pachycephalosaurus, Triceratops, and Archaeopteryx. Lesser-known genera include Kentrosaurus, Troodon, Pterodactylus, Harpactognathus, Guanlong, and Baryonyx.

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