Ice Age 2 The Meltdown for Wii to Feature Additional Movie Footage and
Celebrity Voice Talent From the Film
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sierra Entertainment, a division of
Vivendi Games, announced today that the video game Ice Age 2 The Meltdown,
based on the worldwide blockbuster animated film Ice Age: The Meltdown from
20th Century Fox is available at retailers nationwide on the Wii video game
system.
The unique Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers allow players to guide
their favorite Ice Age: The Meltdown pals through challenging puzzles and
exciting mini-games.
"Ice Age 2 The Meltdown and the Wii are a perfect combination for
family fun this holiday season," said Cindy Cook, chief strategy and
marketing officer, Vivendi Games. "Fox has stepped up as a partner to offer
an incredible amount of talent, assets, and effort to the game, which also
takes full advantage of the Wii Remote's motion sensors. The result is an
action-packed adventure featuring non-stop entertainment that is sure to
appeal to gamers of all ages."
Elie Dekel, executive vice president, Fox Licensing & Merchandising,
added, "This game is the perfect complement to the film and a great way for
fans to extend their experience with the story and its characters."
"Ice Age 2 The Meltdown showed its strength as a popular movie-based
kids video game with retail sales of over 1.3 million units and in the box
office with sales topping $646 million worldwide," said Pascal Brochier
president, global retail, Vivendi Games. "We are expecting Ice Age 2 The
Meltdown for Wii to follow a similar course."
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 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(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(R)
video game and entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube(TM), Nintendo
DS(TM), Game Boy(R) 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.iceagemovie.com
About FOX Licensing & Merchandising
A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and
Merchandising licenses and markets properties worldwide on behalf of
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Television and Fox
Broadcasting Company, as well as third party lines. The division is aligned
with Twentieth Century Fox Television, one of the top suppliers of
primetime entertainment programming to the broadcast networks.
About Vivendi Games
Vivendi Games (http://www.vivendigames.com ) is a global developer, publisher
and distributor of multi-platform interactive entertainment. The company is
the leader in the subscription-based massively multi-player online
role-playing games (MMORPG) category, holds leading positions in the PC,
console, handheld and mobile games markets, and is an emerging player in
casual online games. Vivendi Games' two principal studios and publishing
labels include Blizzard Entertainment, headquartered in Irvine, CA, the
creator of World of Warcraft(R), Diablo(R), StarCraft(R), and Warcraft(R);
and Sierra Entertainment, headquartered in Los Angeles, which includes
Radical Entertainment, Swordfish Studios, High Moon Studios, and Massive
Entertainment. Sierra's IPs include Crash Bandicoot(R), Spyro The
Dragon(R), Empire Earth(R), SWAT(R), Darkwatch(TM), TimeShift(TM), Ground
Control(R) and Leisure Suit Larry(R). Vivendi Games is also home to Vivendi
Games Mobile, publishing games for the mobile market, and Sierra Online,
dedicated to publishing casual games for online play and distribution on
all platforms. Vivendi Games maintains strategic relationships with
industry leading content partners, including Universal Music Group, NBC
Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, and Ludlum Entertainment. The company has
16 offices around the world conducting business in 75 countries.
NOTE: Twentieth Century Fox, Ice Age 2 The Meltdown and their
associated logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Twentieth
Century Fox Film Corporation. Sierra and the Sierra logo are registered
trademarks or trademarks of Sierra Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or
other countries. Vivendi Games and the Vivendi Games logo are trademarks of
Vivendi Games, Inc.
"PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Wii, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo DS are trademarks
of Nintendo.
Xbox and the Xbox logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or in other countries.
SOURCE Sierra Entertainment
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