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Date Released: Nov 30, 2009

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In a distant corner of the universe, a devastating conflict is about to erupt between two very different worlds. On the planet of Pandora reside an indigenous people known as the Na'vi. When the Na'vi find themselves engaged in a struggle with the RDA Corporation, a space-faring consortium in search of valuable resources, it sets the stage for a conflict unlike any the universe has seen before. Step into a dazzling world from the imagination of James Cameron and take your stand in the battle to determine the fate of a civilization.

Drives the vehicles from the movie
Drive the vehicles from the movie
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Online multiplayer
Online multiplayer
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Design your own character
Design your own character
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Choose from 20 skills for each clan
Choose from 20 skills for each clan
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Synopsis
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game allows you to step inside the world of the feature film and go deep into the heart of Pandora and its people. Choose to fight for either RDA or the Na'vi, arming yourself with any of dozens of customizable weapons and a variety of clan-specific skills. Acquire new skills as you advance through the game, giving your all in the epic battle for a planet and a people.

Key Game Features:

  • Become immersed in the world of the Avatar feature film, viewing James Cameron's universe from your own perspective
  • Take your stand in a raging conflict, fighting either for the indigenous Na'vi or the resource-hunting RDA Corporation
  • Arm yourself with any of more than 60 total RDA and Na'vi weapons, customizing them for your own use
  • Prepare yourself for battle by choosing any of 20 skills for each clan
  • Design your own character and acquire new skills as you make your way through the game
  • Participate fully in the conflict, even driving all the vehicles and riding the animals
  • Broaden the field of battle in online multiplayer gameplay

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Gateway to Pandora

QUICK IMPRESSIONS

After watching the movie twice (once 'regular' 3D, than on IMAX, getting a copy of 'Avatar - the game experience' came naturally, regardless of the so-so reviews I found at Amazon. To my surprise, I do NOT regret making this purchase - not because Avatar is an exceptionally innovative game but because it keeps the world of Pandora alive and teaming with life and conflict as we are all waiting for some more affordable 'at home' 3D technology to make the real Avatar and maybe a sequel or two possible in our living room.

So, briefly, the game is VERY good at giving us a sort of bird's eye view of Pandora - the color, the features, the wild life, RDA's war machines are all pretty good renderings of Cameron's cinematic masterpiece - a 3D mode is possible but we don't have that kind of a TV so we can only imagine what a 3D game would look like. Gameplay itself, while a bit repetitive, is not that bad and the lack of variety in weapons and skillsets is compensated by the several play modes. As for replay value, it really depends on how much you enjoyed the movie. By the way, I would not recommend playing this game unless you watched the movie because you can't play Avatar with a cold heart.



GAME SETUP

You have the ability to give your character a first name - last name is always Ryder and you are a signal specialist. The game lets you shape you gender and appearance and, while at it, you will see how both your human and Na'vi face are going to look like. There are no difficulty settings so, unless you want to tinker with the sound settings or other minutia, you're ready to go.

Of course, there will come a point in the game where you will have to choose between sticking with the humans or joining the Na'vis.



GAMEPLAY

The beginning doesn't look like much - you show up at the base and you run chores. Well... as you do that you gain experience points that bring more skills and you are allowed to access more articles from the Pandoran version of Wikipedia that can give you some idea of what you are dealing with. Eventually, in the story mode, you will have to decide on which side you really are. If you stick with the humans, you'll be riding mechanized vehicles and firing range weapons and lay waste to Pandora's wildlife and native population. If you pick the Na'vi, your bow is complemented with melee weapons and you'll be riding those amazing Pandoran dragons and... well... slaughter the little machine-gun firing but rather fragile humans.

The game play is very simple and easy to learn. You can evade, jump, shoot, and slow down time temporarily for climatic moments. You can do a lot of climbing in some parts however you cannot grab on to ledges and the terrain can get very confusing because of that. Sometimes you have to endlessly look for some vine to climb after giving up your attempts to climb the terrain without it. As a human, relying on ranged weapons exclusively can annoy some people because they constantly have to retreat from incoming enemies. As a Na'vi you have some melee weapons that can make many enemies easier to kill if they get too hard for your normal bow and arrow.



GAME MODES

If you want to take a break from story mode there is the conquest mode. Here you can command armies to conquer territory - send the humans back home if you are a Na'vi or eliminate the Na'vi if you are with the humans. All you see in the conquest mode is the statistics of what happens so don't expect any climatic cut scenes. This mode can also benefit the normal story mode by giving you spoils as you progress through the game. These two parts of the game can refresh each other continually.

If you do multiplayer you go head to head with other players around the world on different maps throughout the game. There are many scenarios and maps so it stays fresh for a while. This mode can also help your skills for single play as well to help you get better. You usually pick between the Na'vi and humans so you can pick the side you are best with but, with good players it can get quite predictable with the humans continuously retreating and firing their weapons and the Na'vi trying to get close and engage in a melee that they almost always win.

So, to summarize, you can play Avatar as follows:

- Na'vi in story mode
- Human in story mode
- Na'vi in contest mode
- Human in contest mode
- Na'vi in multiplayer
- Human in multiplayer


MY RATING

Avatar could have been a blockbuster, the way the movie is but it's not quite there. It's a competently layout game with stunning visuals and offering some variety but there is very little as far as character development goes, there aren't too many weapons and the action, whether playing the conquest or the shootouts can be a little repetitive.

I've enjoyed playing Avatar for the first few hours and I expect to come back to it from time to time but, while a 'good' game, I would not call it 'top notch' so it's going to get 4 stars overall.

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Great game, 3D is amazing.

People are absolutely right when they say the story is a little bit mundane, but if you liked the movie you'll love the game. Of course you have to make a choice for which side you will help out(Navi or RDA) and I can't seem to find anyone that helps the RDA, which is cool because they you get to experience Pandora to its fullest rather than simply being the bad guy driving around in an unknown world your human vehicles. They incorporated a lot into the game from the movie, which made me happy and the graphics are awesome.
The reason I say the story is a little bit boring is because its a lot of repetition, "go out and do this and come back, then go out find another one of those and come back", in fact its a lot like the way Mass Effect is set up (except you don't choose what to say) with all the task oriented missions. Nonetheless when you go on the missions there are always a lot of bad guys waiting to get you.
The map can be very confusing, I'd often find myself running around without looking at the map for a while and find that somewhere along the line I missed a vine or a passage to an upper level and will have to find my way back. Even if I killed all the enemies on my way to making the wrong turn, they always come back, not in the exact same spot they were before but in the general area which I guess is realistic.
You can get this game without a 3D TV, and you'll be happy, but if you want the full effect of the game, 3D is the way to go. It is truly unbelievable, like the movie the 3D immerses you into the game with plants jutting out at you and sparks and bullets, it's fantastic. If you don't even have an HDTV however I don't know what the point of getting the game is, because it really wouldn't be worth it, you would have a very hard time even seeing the stuff you need to see on such low resolution.
Lastly, we come to the characters, I do have to say the game producers did a bad job casting the characters, it was very hard for me to feel a connection to any of the humans really, except for the one girl who helps you out throughout the game. Your boss in the game who uses an Avatar Body had the worst casting, very unfitting voice. Even my own character I had a hard time caring about since a lot of the scripting was very cheesy and uninvolved. At least they did a good job casting the Navi, with people that sounded like they could be native.
In the end, with the added 3D feature this game is simply amazing. The story is acceptable, the plot is what you'd expect and want, the Characters were not so good and the graphics and 3D were fantastic, not going to be a as good as a PS3 only game but if you watch is in 3D, there's nothing short of amazement to be had.
 

avatar

Bought this for my son who is 16, he hasn't stop playing it. he says the games is the best one yet. so thanks for making a teen ager happy.
 

Avatar the game

this was a gift for my son and he said it was too easy for him...not enough play in the game to hold his interest.
 

Avatar The Game

The game was different than the movie - both characters and the missions to be achieved.

Additional info for Avatar

Features:

Become immersed in the world of the Avatar feature film, viewing James Cameron's universe from your own perspective

Take your stand in a raging conflict, fighting either for the indigenous Na'vi or the resource-hunting RDA Corporation

Arm yourself with any of more than 60 total RDA and Na'vi weapons, customizing them for your own use

Prepare yourself for battle by choosing any of 20 skills for each clan

Design your own character and acquire new skills as you make your way through the game