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)
Two Tribes (iOS)
Publisher(s) Activision
Chillingo (iOS)
Composer(s) Jim Croft
Steve Duckworth
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, iOS
Release
  • AU: June 24, 2009 [1]
  • EU: June 27, 2009
  • NA: June 30, 2009 [2]
iOS
November 14, 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 in 2009 for the Xbox 360 (X360), Wii, PlayStation 2 (PS2), PlayStation 3 (PS3), Windows, Nintendo DS, and iOS. A demo was made available in the Xbox Live Marketplace on June 15, 2009 as well as a computer demo. [3]

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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. [4] [5] [6]

Reception

The iOS and Wii versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the rest of the other versions received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

GameSpot said of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, "Ice Age may be kid-friendly, funny, and faithful to the movie, but it's also repetitive and over too quickly." [4]

References

  1. ↑ Kozanecki, James (June 21, 2009). "AU Shippin' Out: Ghostbusters [date mislabeled as "June 22, 2009"]". GameSpot . Fandom. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  2. ↑ Peters, Matthew (June 29, 2009). "Shippin' Out June 28-July 4: Call of Juarez prequel, Harry Potter [date mislabeled as "July 1, 2009"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ Reilly, Jim (June 15, 2009). "Live Marketplace Today: 6/15/09". IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Anderson, Luke (August 4, 2009). "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Review (PS3, X360)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Miller, Greg (July 8, 2009). "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Review (PC, PS3, Wii, X360)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  6. ↑ Abel, Daniel (July 21, 2009). "Ice Age 3 im Test - Durchaus gelungene Filmumsetzung". GameStar (in German). Webedia. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs critic reviews (iOS)". Metacritic . Fandom. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs critic reviews (Wii)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs critic reviews (PS2)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs critic reviews (X360)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs critic reviews (PC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs critic reviews (PS3)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs critic reviews (DS)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 Oertel, Mathias (July 3, 2009). "Test: Ice Age 3: Die Dinosaurier sind los". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  15. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (September 2009). "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (PS3, Wii, X360)". Game Informer . No. 197. GameStop. p. 87. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Review: Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (X360)". GamesMaster . Future plc. September 2009. p. 75.
  17. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (July 6, 2009). "Ice Age: Dawn of [the] Dinosaurs – PS3 – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  18. ↑ Liebman, Dan (July 6, 2009). "Ice Age: Dawn of [the] Dinosaurs – WII – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  19. ↑ Grabowski, Dakota (July 13, 2009). "Ice Age: Dawn of [the] Dinosaurs – 360 – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on July 19, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  20. ↑ Hooker, Heath (August 21, 2009). "Ice Age: Dawn of [the] Dinosaurs – PS2 – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Review: Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (DS)". NGamer . Future plc. October 2009. p. 68.
  22. ↑ Miller, Zachary (August 16, 2009). "Ice Age 3 [sic] (Wii)". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs". Official Xbox Magazine . Future US. October 2009. p. 82.
  24. ↑ McFerran, Damien (November 25, 2009). "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (iPhone)". Pocket Gamer . Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  25. ↑ Lettieri, Peter (November 23, 2009). "'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' – Scurrying to New Heights". TouchArcade . TouchArcade.com, LLC. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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