Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
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Scrat Against the Meltdown
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown places Scrat at the center of a bright 3D platforming adventure inspired by the film. As the valley begins to flood, he follows the herd’s escape route while continuing his relentless search for acorns. The journey moves through icy caves, forest paths and other prehistoric environments, mixing movie characters with original gameplay challenges rather than simply replaying each scene in order.
Movement, Collecting and Environmental Puzzles
Scrat can jump, double-jump, spin, roll and perform a ground stomp to break obstacles or reach new routes. Collectible acorns and special nuts reward exploration and can restore health or open bonus material. Platforming sections combine moving hazards, enemies and light puzzles, with the camera following Scrat through compact stages. The game also varies the pace with character-based activities, including Sid’s ice-slide sequence, penguin bowling and a target-style encounter involving monkeys.
GameCube-Specific Play
This release is a one-player, offline GameCube game controlled with the standard controller. The previous description’s WASD and mouse instructions belonged to the Windows version and have been removed. Eurocom Developments developed the console version, and Sierra Entertainment published the North American release on March 14, 2006. It is rated E10+ for Everyone 10+ and supports Dolby Pro Logic II audio. The presentation favors colorful environments, expressive character animation and short gameplay variations that match the film’s comic tone, while the core remains a focused action-platforming campaign. Checkpoints and varied traversal challenges keep the emphasis on reaching the next area rather than on complex progression systems.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Ice Age 2: The Meltdown | Nintendo GameCube.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Sierra Entertainment, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Eurocom Developments Ltd | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | Sierra Entertainment, Inc. | France | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Eurocom Developments Ltd | France | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Vivendi Universal Games France | France | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Dolby Pro Logic II | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1 Player | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | Wii | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Vivendi Universal | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Everyone 10+ | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Sierra | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | PAL Wii | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-14 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2006-03-31 | France | MobyGames |
| 2006-03-14 | North America | PriceCharting |
| 2006-03-31 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| March 14, 2006 | North America | PriceCharting |
| March 31, 2006 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPC-A | 020626724470 | United States | MobyGames |
| Nintendo Media PN | DL-DOL-GIAE-USA | United States | MobyGames |
| ISBN-10 | 0784927197 | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 50864885 | United States | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 3348542202160 | France | MobyGames |
| Nintendo Media PN | DL-DOL-GIAP-EUR | France | MobyGames |
| upc | 020626724470 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B000EDVQC4 | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 50864885 | North America | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
