If you’ve read my review of X-men Origins: Wolverine you know my disgust for most video games based on other mediums such as movies and television; of course there are always exceptions to everything – and I’m pleased to say that Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs for the Xbox 360 wasn’t half bad at all.  I wouldn’t go as far to say that it’s a great game, but I would definitely recommend this for gamers under the age of ten.      I haven’t seen the new film, so I can’t say if it follows the plot at all – but you do get a chance to play with nearly every major character in the film.  To keep this game refreshing the creators allow you to play as a different character for each level; and each one has their own original gameplay – you get a touch of old school side-scrolling like the original Mario games when you play as Scat, a small bit of Marble Madness while Sid steers dinosaur eggs to safety, and a little side-scrolling shooter as well – of course most of the game is the usual 3D layout where you’re walking around completing objectives, but the other elements give it a fresh feel – all while not boring you to death like other repetitive games of its kind such as Kung Fu Panda and Wall-e.      Hardcore gamers might want to pass on this title; unless those hardcore gamers have kids… I do recommend younger gamers check it out.      I give it three and a half extinct dodos out of five.