Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (video game)

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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs.jpg
North American Wii box art
Developer(s) Eurocom
Artificial Mind & Movement (Nintendo DS)
Publisher(s) Activision
Composer(s) Jim Croft
Steve Duckworth
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Release
  • AU: June 24, 2009
  • EU: June 26, 2009
  • NA: June 30, 2009
Genre(s) Platform game
Mode(s) Single-player

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (also known as Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs in PAL territories) is a 2009 platform game published by Activision. It is based on the film of the same name. The game was released on June 30, 2009 for the Xbox 360 (X360), Wii, PlayStation 2 (PS2), PlayStation 3 (PS3), Windows, and Nintendo DS. A demo was made available in the Xbox Live Marketplace on June 15, 2009 as well as a computer demo. [1]

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Gameplay

The game allows the player to take control of Manny, Sid, Scrat, Buck, Diego and Scratte as they take on or run away from dangerous dinosaurs, roll eggs to safety, chase for their beloved acorn and explore caves and jungles. [2] [3] [4]

Reception

The game received "mixed or average" reviews from critics. [5] [6] [7] [10] Metacritic gave the Wii version a score of 75 out of 100 and the Xbox 360 version a 68 out of 100, while the PC and PlayStation 3 versions both received a 67 out of 100 and the Nintendo DS version received a 54 out of 100. [5] [6] [7] [10] [11]

GameSpot gave both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions a 6.5 out of 10, writing, "Ice Age may be kid-friendly, funny, and faithful to the movie, but it's also repetitive and over too quickly." [8] [9]

IGN also gave the game a 6.5 out of 10, writing, "A perfectly acceptable purchase; if you're a little kid." [3]

Notes

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