Game Classification

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Eurocom Developments Ltd, Activision (UK) Limited, 2009  

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Classification

VIDEO GAME

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Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Licensed title

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:

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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is based on the animated movie of the same name. The story has the basic premise that Sid gets kidnapped by dinosaurs and his friends need to save him. During the course of the game the player takes control over six characters - most of them vary notably regarding gameplay.

Most of the time is spent in a 3rd person platformer where the player controls his character while jumping over gaps, avoiding enemies and collecting items. Depending on the character the player has different attacks at his disposal. There are also numerous levels with are basically mini games, e.g. a classic 2D platforming section, a side-scrolling shooter, balancing on a snowball or dogfights while riding a pterodactyl. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : PlayStation 2 (PS2) - Playstation 3 (PS3) - Wii - PC (Windows) - Xbox 360 (X360)

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