


To protect his feelings I won't say which side of the Sid fence I sit on. His quips litter the game, which if you're a fan of his you'll love, but if not it'll annoy the heck out of you. His off-the-wall personality dominates Ice Age Adventures. There are plenty of funny cut scenes and in-game interaction between your favorite characters, with authentic graphics and lots of speech.īe warned, if you find Sid irritating as a character then you'll hate this game. If you're a fan of Ice Age you're in for a real treat. Ice Age Adventures makes great use of the movie license, and in this sense it's a marked improvement on Ice Age Village. The game isn't difficult to get into, and while the amount of collectibles, challenges and objectives can be daunting at first, the interactive tutorials and clear labeling of the interface Cool presentation But sooner or later (about 45 minutes of play, in my case), if you want to avoid long waits when constructing or opening new parts of islands, you'll need to dip into your acorns reserve, which is the hardest currency to acquire without paying for. Some types of game currency (berries and shells, for example) can be won by harvesting them from dwellings, collecting them on island scouting missions, or playing the mini games. The game features at least four types of game currency, which can be 'won' by playing, watching ads, and, of course, paying real cash. Gameplay elements aside, there's no escaping the fact that Ice Age Adventures has been built to make big money for the developer.

You can compare scores with your Facebook friends, check on their progress, send and receive gifts, and more.

The game features social integration via Game Center or Facebook. You'll also get to unlock all the heroes from the movie, such as Manny and Diego, who will then follow you as you explore, helping you clear obstacles that Sid couldn't on his own. In order to achieve a 100 percent completion rate of each island, you'll need to not-only free all the animals trapped on it, but also collect all the items and bonuses on it. These games make for a welcome slice of variety and help to inject an element of skill into a game that would otherwise consist of just tapping and waiting. In order to free animals you'll generally need to complete a challenge, based around a mini game, namely a Candy Crush-style match-three game where you need to drop a set number of hearts or a fun endless sledging game. You then bring the animals back home, build houses for them, feed them, upgrade, renovate, decorate, etc. You star as the hapless hero Sid, who must venture off to various islands to rescue herds of different animals. Ice Age Village has been a huge success in app stores, and Ice Age Adventures builds on this formula, with the town-building part still at the center of the gameplay.
