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Written by BigDMcgee   
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Sierra Entertainment has announced that it will be developing a game based on the animated film "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown" for Nintendo's Wii system. The game, set to be released this holiday season, will feature the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary and Jay Leno. Ice Age 2 will also "utilize the full capability of Wii and its unique controller."

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown is also available for Playstation 2, Xbox, GameCube, DS, Gameboy Advance and PC.

Read the full press release below.

Read more about the game at the official web site here.

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Full press release:

SIERRA ENTERTAINMENT AND 20TH CENTURY FOX  DELIVER ICE AGE 2 THE MELTDOWN VIDEOGAME TO   Wii JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary and Jay Leno Lend Their Voice Talents to Hit Game Ice Age 2 The Meltdown on Nintendo’s New System

LOS ANGELES (September 25, 2006) – Sierra Entertainment announced today that the video game Ice Age 2 The Meltdown, based on the worldwide blockbuster animated film from 20th Century Fox is being developed for Nintendo’s highly anticipated Wii console and will be available at retailers nationwide this holiday season. 

Ice Age 2 The Meltdown for Wii will utilize the full capability of Wii and its unique controller. 

“We are excited to bring such an entertaining game to such an innovative platform,” said Cindy Cook, chief strategy and marketing officer, Vivendi Games. “Ice Age fans and gamers of all ages will without a doubt enjoy embarking on this new adventure, within the game itself and as part of the truly unique Wii experience Nintendo is bringing to consumers.”

Elie Dekel, executive vice president, Fox Licensing & Merchandising, added, “Ice Age is an amazing franchise and the perfect fit for Nintendo’s next generation platform. Ice Age 2 promises to utilize the Wii’s specs to the fullest capacity for a great gaming experience.  Thanks to the cooperation of much of the voice talent from the film, fans will get to explore a true extension of one of the year’s biggest blockbusters.”

About Ice Age 2 The Meltdown Video Game
The Ice Age is ending and our subzero heroes return in this action adventure video game set in a melting paradise of water parks, geysers and tar pits.  Manny the Mammoth, Sid the Sloth and Diego the Sabre-Toothed Tiger are back and realize that the melting glaciers will soon flood their valley.  Fans will be able to play as their favorite characters from the film, along with everyone’s favorite sabre-toothed squirrel, Scrat, and embark on a mission across an increasingly dangerous landscape towards their salvation from a huge glacial dam that is about to break, threatening to flood the entire valley.

Ice Age 2 The Meltdown Video Game is currently available at retailers nationwide for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube™, Nintendo DS™, Game Boy® Advance and PC. 

More information about the game can be found at http://www.iceage2game.com.

About Ice Age The Meltdown film
Since its record March North American box office opening in 2006 of $68 million, Ice Age The Meltdown has gone on to gross $646 million worldwide in theaters.

More information about the film can be found at http://www.iceage2.com. 

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