Ice Age is a platform video game published by Ubi Soft Entertainment and developed by Eurocom Entertainment Software based on 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios' 2002 computer-animated film of the same name. It was released for PlayStation, then was later ported on Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast and Windows in 2002, along with its GBA version (developed by A2M). Game Boy Color version was planned, but it got cancelled.
Plot[]
A herd of prehistoric animals migrate south in order to escape the forthcoming ice age. Sid, a clumsy ground sloth, is left behind by his family and decides to move on by himself, but is attacked by two prehistoric rhinos after ruining their meal and making them angry. Sid is soon rescued by Manny, a gruff woolly mammoth, heading north with his pet saber-toothed squirrel and only friend Scrat, who fights the rhinos off and continues on his path. Sid joins Manny and Scrat, not wanting to be alone and unprotected. Manny is annoyed by Sid's outgoing demeanor and wishes to migrate on his own, but Sid nonetheless continues to follow him and Scrat. Meanwhile, Soto, the leader of a pack of saber-toothed tigers, wants revenge on a group of humans for killing half of his pack, by eating the chief's infant son, Roshan, alive.
Later, Sid, Manny, and Scrat encounter the baby and his mother near the lake, having survived her plunge. The mother only has enough strength to entrust her baby to Manny before she disappears into the water. After much persuasion by Sid, they decide to return the baby, but when they reach the human settlement, they find it deserted. They meet up with Soto's lieutenant, Diego, who convinces the pair to let him help by tracking the humans. The four travel on, with Diego secretly leading them to half-peak where his pack is waiting to ambush them. Manny, Sid, Diego, Scrat, and the baby almost reach their destination, Half-Peak, only to encounter a river of lava. Manny and Sid, along with the baby, make it across safely, but Diego and Scrat freeze, about to fall into the lava. Manny saves them, narrowly missing certain death by falling into the lava himself. The herd takes a break for the night, and the baby takes his first walking steps towards Diego, who starts to have a change of heart about his mission.
The next day, the herd approaches the ambush, causing Diego, now full of respect for Manny for saving his life to change his mind and confess to Manny, Sid, and Scrat about the ambush. As the trio turns hostile towards him, Diego asks for their trust and tries to foil the attack. The herd battles Soto's pack, but despite their efforts, Soto's associates manage to corner Manny. As Soto closes in for the kill on Manny and Scrat, Diego sacrifices himself by jumping in the way and is injured as a result. Manny then knocks a distracted Soto into a rock wall, causing several sharp icicles to fall onto Soto, killing him. Horrified, the rest of the pack retreat. Manny and Sid mourn for Diego's injury, which they believe is fatal, and continue their journey without him. The two manage to successfully return the baby to his tribe, and to their surprise, Diego manages to rejoin them, in time to see the baby leave. The group then begin to head off to warmer climates.
FMVs[]
Level List[]
| # | Name | Description | Playable Characters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | TBA | Sid |
| 2 | TBA | TBA | Sid |
| 3 | Rhino Rumble [Boss Level] | TBA | Manny/Scrat |
| 4 | Tigers on the Prowl [Chase Level] | TBA | Diego |
| 5 | TBA | TBA | Manny/Sid/Scrat |
| 6 | TBA | TBA | Manny |
| 7 | Deserted Human Village | TBA | Manny/Sid/Scrat |
| 8 | The Melon [Chase Level] | Follow the dodo with the melon. | Manny (with Roshan)/Sid/Diego/Scrat |
| 9 | Dodo Takedown [Boss Level] | Defend the melons and defeat the dodo leader. | Sid/Scrat |
| 10 | TBA | TBA | Manny (with Roshan)/Sid/Diego/Scrat |
| 11 | TBA | Explore inside the ice cave. | Manny (with Roshan)/Sid/Diego |
| 12 | TBA [Race Level] | Beat Manny, Diego, Scrat, and the baby to the finish. | Sid |
| 13 | TBA | TBA | Manny (with Roshan)/Sid/Diego/Scrat |
| 14 | Ambush! [Chase Level] | TBA | Sid |
| 15 | Soto's Wrath [Final Boss Level] | Defeat the evil Soto and two of his pack. | Manny/Diego |
Gameplay[]
This game is developed by Eurocom Entertainment Software, which has the same engine as Tarzan, except as a side-scroller, like the two video games, A Bug's Life and Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue.
Items[]
- Acorns - Collect 50 of them all in a level to gain full health and earn a movie clip from the Ice Age (2002) movie.
- I-C-E - Spell "ice" to gain a new life.
- Strawberries - Collect these to refill your health meter.
- Rocks - Used to hit enemies with them. Sid can throw them with his hands, Manny can shoot them with his trunk, and Diego can throw them with his claws.
Abilities for Playable Characters[]
Manny[]
- Trunk Attack - Manny uses this move to knock down enemies.
- Body Slam - Manny uses this move in air to slam his body on the ground damaging enemies.
Sid[]
- Spin - Sid uses this move to knock down enemies. Charge it up to a more powerful spin, but be careful, you'll be dizzy after that! (same as Buzz Lightyear's spin move from Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!)
- Body Slam - Sid uses this move in air to slam his body on the ground damaging enemies.
Diego[]
- Claw Attack - Diego uses this move to knock down enemies.
Characters[]
Controls[]
Voice Cast[]
| Characters | Voiced by |
|---|---|
| Sid | John Leguizamo |
| Manny | Ray Romano |
| Scrat | Chris Wedge |
| Diego | Nick Jameson (replacing Denis Leary) |
| Roshan | Tara Strong |
| Soto | Jim Cummings (replacing Goran Višnjić) |
| Carl | Cedric the Entertainer |
| Frank | Stephen Root |
Notes[]
- Scrat becomes a playable character in this video game, along with Manny, Sid, and Diego. In the game, Scrat is Manny's pet squirrel, who is going to help the trio return the baby to its family and fight Soto and his pack, like the other promo pictures and trailers from the film. However, when the actual movie was released, Scrat was actually revealed to be a minor character who stars in a subplot in which he chases his acorn.
- Zeke, Oscar, and Lenny are absent from the game, but instead, they are replaced by five saber-tooth tigers.
- The PS2, GameCube, Xbox and Windows versions are the same as the PS1 version, but with high-quality graphics, music, sounds, voice clips and re-enhanced models.