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While we may have to wait a few years before the next 'Ice Age' movie, Ice Age Adventures lets fans pass the time with Sid, Manny, and Diego on the go. The great thaw has caused the world to crack, leaving friends stranded and the community in disarray. Here are some tips for saving everybody and making the village as good as new. Who else is going to rescue Ray Romano?
The Meltdown
You’ll spend most of your time exploring the different islands for treasures and members of the village.
You’ll need to clear paths to get around. As your party expands, you’ll be able to clear more obstacles. Sid cuts trees, Manny tramples rocks, and Diego fights off enemy pirates. However, this also consumes your berry reserves faster.
Clearing paths gives you tons of shells - another currency for store. Finding clams, particularly golden clams, is also a great way to gain resources.
A few times a day you can enter the various caves on the islands. They provide everything from extremely valuable golden acorns to chances to rescue even more lost baby animals.
Rescuing a member of the herd typically involves playing a short mini-game like sledding downhill or solving a match-3 puzzle. Take them seriously though, because failure leads to a lengthy wait before the next chance to try again.
To unlock more parts of the map, you’ll occasionally have to gather items like vines and torches for friendly characters. Caves and shells are usually the best places to look. You’ll have to complete most of each island’s missions before moving onto the next one.
You can always go back to past islands to find things you may have missed or enter caves again for the chance to win more prizes.
Continental Drift
At any point during your adventure, you can sail back home to manage your burgeoning town.
You can visit the animals you’ve saved, from beavers to birds to white tigers, and feed them or upgrade their homes. Happier villagers produce more resources.
Visiting the village also lets you take on new missions like rescuing a particular animal, building a specific bridge, fully exploring a certain island, or just sprucing up your surroundings.
On the various snow angels throughout town, you can place a decoration like a cactus or a rock statue. Besides just looking pretty, these ornaments let you generate resources even faster.
You’ll rescue stranded parents as well as children during your travels. Build new homes to house more parents and upgrade the nursery to store more infants.
Eventually though, you’ll need to expand your village by hiring some helpful hyraxes. Expanding also introduces new creatures, like dinosaurs, into the mix.
Global Warming
Ice Age Adventures has a lot of helpful voice work explaining what to do when and how. But here are some extra tips and tricks to stay frosty.
If you’re running low on berries, replay the Scrat dash mini-game to get more. High scores also give out “prizebergs,” letting you spin for more goodies.
If you’re flushed with cash, take the opportunity to upgrade your storage and keep your economy running smoothly.
During the puzzle sections, match four icons to get explosive power-ups and match five to create meteorites that will clear the screen of a particular item. These are especially useful against bosses and fiendish ice bricks.
If you ever manage to match three meteorites, the screen will explode into hearts and maybe make your dreams come true.
Plan your paths carefully and try to get around by clearing as few obstacles as possible. You’ll conserve berries, which will really come in handy the further you progress.
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Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2014-08-06 :: Category: Game
FREE!
