Two boys run in fear after Fast Tony (a six banded armadillo), the valley's local con artist, claims that the earth will flood and that the bark and reeds (which he sells) are crucial for survival. After Sid leaves, Manny tells a story to keep the rambunctious toddlers at bay, until a young song bird asks Manny about his "big, happy family" leaving him silent (conflicted by old memories). After being teased and insulted by his joking friends, Sid leaves his camp seeking a daring deed to gain respect. Through the fun, Sid opens a day camp for children, where none of the younger creatures (nor his mocking friends Manny and Diego) take him seriously. Among them, also enjoying the weather, are our three protagonists from the first film: Manfred, Sid, and Diego. The frozen world of ice and snow is slowly thawing, though the creatures, of the Ice Age, pay no attention and continue enjoying themselves on slides and pools made by the melting ice.
That is, until he miraculously finds Ellie, the only female mammoth left in the world. Manny may be ready to start a family, but nobody has seen another mammoth for a long time Manny thinks he may be the last one. Manny the woolly mammoth, Sid the sloth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger, and the hapless prehistoric squirrel/rat known as Scrat are still together and enjoying the perks of their now melting world. On the trip, they discover that Manny, in fact, is not the last of the woolly mammoths. Retrieved December 10, 2015.Manny, Sid, and Diego discover that the ice age is coming to an end, and join everybody for a journey to higher ground. ^ a b c "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown for XBox Reviews".^ a b c "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown for GameCube Reviews".^ a b Navarro, Alex (December 14, 2006).^ a b c "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown for PlayStation 2 Reviews".^ a b c "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown for Wii Reviews".GameSpot gave the Wii version a 7 out of 10 saying that the game is a fun engaging platformer that ought to appeal to multiple audiences but criticizing it for its brevity saying that it takes no more than a few hours to complete, while the GameCube and XBox versions received a 7.3 out of 10, writing, "A kid-friendly platformer with more heart than your average film-to-game marketing tie-in, Ice Age 2 can be quite fun-for as long as it lasts". The XBox version received a score of 68 out of 100, based on sixteen reviews. The GameCube version received a score of 67 out of 100, based on nine reviews. The PlayStation 2 version received a score of 68 out of 100, based on nineteen reviews. Metacritic gave the Wii version of the game a mixed or average score of 66 out of 100, based on nine reviews. The game received "mixed or average" reviews from critics.
The game generally follows the protagonist, a woolly mammoth named Manny, and his friends and family.