How to save your crew - Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage complete walkthrough with tips and video solutions

Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage is the first game from the new Rovio Stars publishing program. It's all about rescuing your Viking chums after they've been swept out to sea by an evil wind.

In each Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage level, you have to save your pals and guide them back to your longboat.

This often involves cutting ropes, slicing up big icy glaciers, avoiding trolls, and - of course - solving puzzles.

In this guide, we'll show you how to ace every level, explain the par system, tell you how each power-up works, and offer some general guidance to get you going.

You ready?

You don't need to get everything in one go. If you miss a coin but finish the level, you can always try again. You'll only need to get that one leftover coin to ace the stage.

This applies to par (more on that in a minute), too. You probably won't be able to get under par and pick up all the same coins in one go. For trickier levels, then, aim for two solid runs (one for coins, one for par). The game will take the best of both.

Examine your plan. Can you use a single long slash to make two or more simultaneous cuts? This is the key to coming in under par.

Examine the ice formations. There are often hints to the best solution in the shape of unusual outcrops or bulges.

Don't waste your coins on the gates that simply offer an alternative path through the map (unless you're really stuck on one of the levels on the main route). Save that cash for the end-of-level gates. You can always go back and unlock the bonus levels later.

There are always three coins in a chest. Other coins are floating about on the level. You don't get any coins for good performance, time, or number of cuts.

Once you finish the Trollmarsh level Cutting Master Returns, you'll be called back to Hammerfest to learn about the Par System.

Put simply, you are challenged here to finish levels by making as few cuts as possible.

Each stage has a par count. Just tap on the level icon and you'll see a number below a tiny red flag. You need to make that many cuts - or fewer - to achieve par.

Achieving par on multiple levels will enable you to unlock bonus stages back at Hammerfest. You'll gain access to two special stages when you finish five, ten, 20, 40, 60, and 80 levels under par, and you'll unlock a final bonus level for beating all those special stages.

There are some handy power-ups available in Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage. In exchange for in-app purchases, of course.

These 'boosts' are essentially cheats, and enable you to get through tricky levels with ease. As such, only use these if you get really stuck.

You can buy each type of power-up in groups of ten, 30, or 80. Those costs are:

10 - £1.49 / $1.99
30 - £2.99 / $4.99
80 - £6.99 / $9.99

Or you can buy a buy a bundle of all three power-ups in groups of 30, 90, and 240. The prices, you ask?

30 power-up bundle - £2.99 / $4.99
90 power-up bundle - £6.99 / $9.99
240 power-up bundle - £13.99 / $13.99

Let's see what each one does, shall we?

Simply tap and hold your finger on a Viking to move him about the screen. You can even scoop up gold coins before dropping the cheeky chappy onto your boat.

Once this power-up is activated, your Vikings become walking magnets for gold coins and chests. If they come within the vicinity of treasure, it will snap to them, meaning you don't need to have perfect aim when hunting for gold.

Once this power-up is activated, you can tilt your iOS device to change the gravity of the level and move objects about.

Follow the instructions in these video tutorials to finish tricky levels, finish tough stages under par, and scoop up missing gold coins.

Hammerfest is the first stage in the game, and acts primarily as a tutorial for Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage proper.

You'll learn about chopping up ice and rope; find out how to pan around the level; and earn your first gold coins.

Here are the video tutorials for those first levels:

If you come back to Hammerfest later in the game, you'll unlock bonus stages for finishing multiple levels under par. Here are the solutions to those tricky special stages:

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Trollmarsh is the first chapter in the main Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage campaign. Here, you'll find trolls (which eat your Vikings, but explode if they come close to chickens), goats, chains, crows, and other challenges.

Let's start with the main quest. Click below for the video solution to each stage in the story.

Part 2. Covers:

Trollmarsh also contains a pair of side-quests. You'll need to finish certain levels with special requirements to unlock those stages.

Find out more in our Trollmarsh Sidequests guide.