Ice Age Review

The world of Ice Age Village is populated by animals that have been made homeless thanks to the quakes and other upheavals accompanying the break-up of Pangaea (Pangaea actually began its significant break-up during the Jurassic age, but since the real Ice Age probably never had sloths and sabre-toothed cats going on adventures together, we’ll just let this one slide). Sid starts up his new village-- your village, really-- by housing one lonely sloth. Of course, things get carried away in no time, and before long, your little patch of ice will be home to birds, piranhas, mammoths, beavers, a whole menagerie of prehistoric beasties. You’re also responsible for building structures to entertain your new friends, including ice-water slides, bathing pools, and even a movie theatre that plays a clip from Ice Age: Continental Drift.

Ice Age Village is a busy game. You gain your first few levels in record time, and the cast of Ice Age is always on hand to mention tasks that need to be completed. It’s a nice change from city-building games that let you build a few paltry buildings, then force you to wait and/or spend your tiny store of premium currency. Needless to say, Ice Age Village has a large store of animals and structures for you to buy via microtransactions, but it’s also generous about letting you buy lots of neat beasts with the common in-game currency.