Description:Your job in Ice Climber is to ascend 32 multi-leveled mountains consisting of a series of platforms. Since many of them are covered in ice, players use a hammer to break holes in the floors above so they can jump to higher platforms. While scaling the slopes, various creatures will try to fill the holes, cause avalanches, and knock yoYour job in Ice Climber is to ascend 32 multi-leveled mountains consisting of a series of platforms. Since many of them are covered in ice, players use a hammer to break holes in the floors above so they can jump to higher platforms. While scaling the slopes, various creatures will try to fill the holes, cause avalanches, and knock you off the mountain. As an NES launch title, the graphics and sound effects are pleasingly simple and arcade-like, but the controls are sluggish at times, making the game more frustrating than it is satisfying. ... (more)(less)