Ice Climbers Return

Ice Climbers Return is a 2.5D platformer being developed by Nightcap Devs. and published by Nintendo.
== Plot ==
===Opening===
One night, a witch can be seen traveling in the skies above Mt. Shiver. she arrives at the vegetable dome located near the home of the Ice Climbers. she casts a spell and takes every single vegetable in the dome with her before disappearing.
the next morning, Nana can be seen making her way towards the Ice Climbers igloo with a bowl of soup in her hand for her grandtather figure. Once she's done feeding him, Popo barges into the igloo and tells them that all the vegetables have disappeared.
The two Ice Climbers exit their igloo and see a Condor flying in the sky. They then grab their hammers and start following the Condor.
== Gameplay ==
=== General ===
The game largely follows the same formula as the original ice climbers game. However, there's a bit more horizontal platforming involved. The Ice Climbers can still perform most of the moves the could do in the original game.
=== Changes ===
* They can now perform a dash attack,
* They can perform downwards hammer swings in the air in order to deal with with airborne enemies more easily,
* The game is a bit more fast paced.
* There's more horizontal platforming.
* Most of the levels have ice in them, so the ice physics make the game a bit more challenging than the original,
* There are Power-Ups and Items.
* The Ice Climbers can take 4 hits before going down.
== Characters ==
=== Playable Climbers ===
Character	
Description
	Popo: The main character of the game. The first player takes control of him.
	Nana: Popo's partner. She only appears when Player 2 takes control of her or by performing a secret input before entering a level. She behaves exacly like Popo.
===NPCs===
NPCs	Description
 	Grandpa Claus: The grandparent figure of the Ice Climbers. He's currently very sick and the Ice Climbers are trying to get their vegetables back to heal him.
 	Auntie Frostine: The daughter of Grandpa Claus. She can be found in a couple of levels and will drop items for the Ice Climbers. These items can range from Hyper Slushes, to Hot Chocolate Bottles, to Ice Popsicles.
===Animals===
Animals	Description
 	Condor: One of the Ice Climbers' method of transportation. They can be found in some levels and will carry the ice climbers through some obstacles automaticaly.
 	Slushie the Polar Bear: One of the Ice Climbers' method of transportation. He can be found in some levels and can be rode on. You can use him to scratch enemies and toss an infinite amount of Icicles. He also jumps higher and can move faster than the Ice Climbers.
==Enemies==
 	 	
Topi: White yeti-like creatures that walk back and forth. They can be jumped on or smashed away with your hammer. 	Seal: These little guys will slide around and push ice forward. Touching the ice will hurt the Ice Climbers. 	Nitpicker: A bird that flies back and forth or up and down. They can be jumped on or smashed with the hammer.
 	 	
Iceberg Bee: A bee that flies back and forth and will try to hit the Ice Climbers with it's rear if they get within range. They can only be hit with the hammer. 	Polar Bear: A polar bear that walks back and forth and will stomp on the ground to cause an earthquake. To avoid the earth quake,you need to jump at the right time. They can be jumped on or smashed with the hammer. 	Ice-jaw Fish: Above water,these fish will jump up and try to chomp the ice climbers. Underwater,they'll home in on the ice climbers. They can only be smashed with a hammer.
 	 	
Cata-Snowman: They will stand still and throw snow balls at the ice climbers. They can only be smashed with a hammer. 	Chilly Bub: These little guys will float up and down. Making contact with them will cause them to explode and freeze the Ice Climbers. The best way to defeat them is with projectiles,the belay rope. If you jump on them,get away from them as fast as possible.	Burrfurr: These guys will chase after the Ice Climbers if they get within range. They can be jumped on in order to reach high areas,but it won't harm them.
 	 	
Geiserquack: These little guys will walk back and forth and spit cold water towards the Ice Climbers if they get near it. They can be defeated with the hammers and by jumping on them.	Rico Iceball: These guys will fly in a straight line and ricochet off whatever the collide with. They can't be harmed. 	Mountain Beakon: They will chase after the Ice Climbers and knock them back with their beaks. They can be stunned with the hammers.
 	 	
Hidden Coldmato: These guys will hide from view and jump at the Ice Climbers once their within' range. 	Koorihime: These ghosts will hover in random directions and summon icicles. They will then throw these icicles at the ice climbers. They cannot be defeated without a Hyper Slushie. 	Pengpon: These guys will jump from the background and try to slide towards the Ice Climbers. If they bump into a wall,they will turn around.
 	 	
Icaleton: These guys will stay in place and try to slash the ice climbers when they get close. 	Giant Icacle: They will pop out of the ground and water and try to grab the Ice Climbers. 	Ice Cave Man: They will throw snowballs at you and try to club you if you get close.
== Items ==
=== Normal Items ===
Item	Description
 	Ice Crystals: They're scattered everywhere and collecting a 100 of them will grant you an extra life.
 	Vegetables: The main collectables of this game. there are 3 of them in each stage and they can be used to unlock more stages.
 	Ice Popsicle: Collecting these will give the Ice Climbers 1 HP back.
 	Hot Chocolate: Collecting these will give the Ice Climbers an extra life.
 	Hyper Slush: Collecting one of these will make you invincible for a short time.
=== Power Ups ===
Item	
Description
 	Snowball: You can carry a certain amount of them. Collecting these allows you to aim and throw a snowball towards your enemies.
 	Icicle: You can carry a certain amount of them. Collecting these allows you to throw a Icicle that slides along the ground.
 	Blizzard Glove: This glove allows the ice climbers to fire a small blizzard forward to freeze their enemies. once their frozen,the ice climbers can use them as projectiles.
 	Belay Rope: Collecting the rope allows the Ice climbers to perform a long ranged swipe. it can also be used to climb on walls and reach higher areas.
 	Sleigh: These can be found in certain levels and will make you move forward automatically. You can jump while using the sleigh.
== Worlds ==
World	Description
 	Mt. Shiver: The home of the ice climbers and the world where the Ice Climbers will learn the basics.
 	Frozen Ruins: Some frozen ruins located near Mt. Shiver. There are a lot of puzzles to be solved in this world.
 	Icicle Caverns: In this world, the Ice Climbers will be spending most of the time underground.
 	Killer Wave Occean: This world has a lot of water. The Ice Climbers will be going underwater a lot and they'll need to avoid all of the dangerous enemies down there.
 	Hibby G. Forest: This world takes place in a very cold and dark forest. A lot of people say that there are ghosts lurking around in here.
 	Crystal Springs: This world takes place inside a cavern with hot water in it. Unfortunately,lots of enemies like to swin in these springs.
==Bosses==
Bosses	Description
 	Sir Hamayet: The boss of Mt. Shiver. He will use his hammers to smash the Ice Climbers. He can also smash the ceiling in order to drop icicles. He will also jump around and try to stomp the Ice Climbers. The Ice Climbers need to simply attack him until his his healthbar depletes completely.
 	Ice Rock Guardian: The boss of Frozen Ruins. He will use his 6 fists to attack the Ice Climbers. He will also fire lightning strikes via his horn. His head will eventually detach from his body. The Ice Climbers need to strike the horn while his head is detached.
 	Captain Icaleton: The boss of Icicle Caverns. He will use his ice swords to slash the ice climbers and sent projectiles in random directions. He can also throw bones that come back to him like boomerangs. And being a skeleton,he can seperate his body parts and use them to attack you. The Ice climbers need to attack his head while it's vulnerable.
 	Parental Ice-Jaw Fish: The boss of Killar Wave Forest. He will jump out of the water and try to snap at the Ice Climbers. They will also create splashes with their tail that will freeze the Ice Climbers. And they will summon smaller Ice-Jaw Fish to attack the Ice Climbers. You'll need to attack him while he's out of the water in order to defeat him.
 	The Ghost of Hibby G.: The boss of Hibby G. Forest. He will float around and try to punch you. He will also try to strike you with his lantern. This lantern will let out multiple Rico Iceballs wich you need to dodge. You need to break the Lantern in order to stun the ghost. While he's stunned,you can strike him with your hammer.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
IceClimbersReturnLogo.png|The logo of the game.
Popo on a Polar Bear.png|Popo on Slushie.
PopoAimingaIceball.png|Popo aiming a snowball.
Popo_Carrying_Vegetable_Basket.png|Popo with a basket of Vegetables.
Nana_With_Flag.png|Nana with a flag.
===Screenshots===
ICR Title Screen.png|The title screen.
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