

Tapping anywhere on the display either results in a green confirmation flare (which indicates that Scrat is able to proceed to that location) or a red one (which denotes an area to which Scrat isn't able to move). Scrat's role in the movies is to provide comic relief and his deliciously deranged tale of one animal's unremitting love of acorns lends itself perfectly to this collect-a-thon. In this highly likeable platform puzzler you control the wily sabertooth squirrel Scrat as he continues his amusing quest to collect as many precious acorns as possible.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs makes the bold move of omitting the film's protagonists and instead placing a relatively minor character in the hot seat. While we're sure there probably isn't a rule book regarding the production of movie tie-in video games that developers have to tirelessly adhere to, we do know that the usual practice when you're shelling out cash for a high-profile licence is to utilise the main characters of that particular movie.
