Overview and Gameplay
Melting ice threatens to flood the valley, sending Manny, Sid, and Diego toward safety while they rescue stranded animals. Five areas open with a timed Scrat Rush, continue through character-switching puzzle stages, and end with a raft boss battle. Completed stages can be replayed, and the cartridge records best times. Rescuing 80 hidden animals adds their pictures and biographies to the Stranded Animal Book.
Controls And Mechanics
Adventure stages let you switch between the three heroes and use their separate abilities. Sid swims, climbs marked walls, and burns obstacles. Manny floats, pushes blocks, and tosses Sid across gaps. Diego breaks objects, jumps marked gaps, rides Manny across water, and dashes over pressure plates. Scrat runs through side-scrolling stages, collects acorns, double-jumps, and slides through small obstacles before time expires. Boss battles use a rotating ice raft; Manny sprays smaller enemies while Diego attacks the boss, and incoming hits reduce the raft’s health.
Version Notes
The Game Boy Advance edition uses overhead character-switching puzzles, side-scrolling Scrat stages, and top-down raft battles as its main formats.
Release And Credits
- Release year: 2006
- Developer: Amaze Entertainment
- Publisher: Vivendi Universal Games under the Sierra Entertainment label
