James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

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  • Summary: Based on James Cameron's film, the game takes you deep into the heart of Pandora, an alien planet that is beyond imagination. Gamers encounter the Na'vi, Pandora's indigenous people and discover creatures and other wildlife the likes of which have never been seen in the world of video gamesBased on James Cameron's film, the game takes you deep into the heart of Pandora, an alien planet that is beyond imagination. Gamers encounter the Na'vi, Pandora's indigenous people and discover creatures and other wildlife the likes of which have never been seen in the world of video games before. When conflict erupts between the RDA Corporation, a space-faring consortium in search of valuable resources, and the Na'vi, players find themselves thrust into a fight for the heart of a planet and the fate of a civilization. [Ubisoft]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 33 out of 44
  3. Negative: 6 out of 44
  1. Vandal
    85
    Avatar achieves something unusual: a movie-based game which is not disgusting. It is actually an interesting and very compelling title, offering a good third-persona action proposal which excels in its atmosphere.
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    73
    Jungles of Pandora offer a nice setting for an action game, but unfortunately the game itself fails to deliver. The mission structure is stolen from MMOs, the storyline devolves to preaching and the game is very easy. The graphics are beautiful and there would have been a lot of potential, considering the PR. Now the game is nothing more than an average license product. And that is a shame. [Jan 2010]
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  3. IGN
    68
    The gameplay feels like it needs more work. Loose controls, bad melee combat, weak mission design, and a wonky camera dull the experience.
  4. IGN UK
    60
    It does little to endorse Ubisoft's claim that it's been in development for years, as underneath the admittedly high-detail visuals it's a pretty rudimentary thing. It's a long way better than bilge like the Quantum of Solace, but it's certainly got no sense of a landmark pop-cultural moment, in the way we're repeatedly told the film will.
  5. XGN
    55
    The setting and world of James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game is great. Unfortunately, that doesn’t count for the gameplay and story!
  6. Gamestyle
    50
    James Cameron’s Avatar the Game is an ambitious license that Ubisoft has taken on wholeheartedly but failed to achieve anything memorable.
  7. PS3bloggen.se
    40
    James Cameron's Avatar: The Game shows that you can spend too much money on looks, and not enough on story, controls or gameplay. All the parts are there, but they're not just connected in a coherent fashion.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. livingdeath6666
    Mar 22, 2020
    10
    Love this game, and it's awesome to play in the Avatar universe. Choose your own character and they have a custom Navi, so cool!
  2. Slick62
    Dec 7, 2009
    9
    Don't let the "critics" judge this game for you. Judge for yourself. Avatar has wonderful graphic. The world never feels the same. The Don't let the "critics" judge this game for you. Judge for yourself. Avatar has wonderful graphic. The world never feels the same. The game play is enjoyable and different, depending on which side you are playing. You can play as a soldier or one of the natives. I have two saves going, one of each. Lots of replayability. If your looking for something different, with a pretty good story, give this game at least a rent, it"s worth it.… Expand
  4. camW
    Dec 28, 2009
    8
    or 8.5/9. this game is very under rated and is probibly the best movie game i have ever played! the first 40 mins is slow and boring after or 8.5/9. this game is very under rated and is probibly the best movie game i have ever played! the first 40 mins is slow and boring after this you are given a choice. navi or human rda. either campaign i fun, challenging and rewarding. the critics are are way too harsh on the navi campaign the gameplay is still solid and requires more brains than the rda campaign. overall a great and fun experience, you wont regret this esspecially as i found it for £25… Expand
  5. rcoberle54
    Feb 10, 2021
    8
    Oddly ambitious and strangely not terrible, Avatar is one of the better movie games I've ever played. 2009 was a year chock full of movieOddly ambitious and strangely not terrible, Avatar is one of the better movie games I've ever played. 2009 was a year chock full of movie games. Wolverine: Origins, Watchmen: The End is Nigh, Terminator Salvation, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Avatar all came out in 2009. 2009 was the pinnacle of the movie game and Avatar very well may be the best of the bunch. It's a 3rd person shooter with semi open world levels and elements of RPG. It offers two complete amd separate storylines. One as the humans and one as the Na'vi. The playstyles of each faction is distinct enough to keep you to stick around to the end of each campaign. Each campaign has their own separate levels as well. The game does a good job at recreating the world of Pandora as well. The levels are colorful and vibrant and nearly everything you see in the movie, and some things you font, are included in the game. All of the fauna and wildlife of Pandora are here as are the human vehicles from their mechs to their dropships. Many if these things are drivable too which offers a nice wrinkle in gameplay from the run and gun style of the humans and the beat em up melee style of the Na'vi. I was surprised to see such a large game in scope. I would have figured this to be a typical linear game with a shorter campaign. I would have guessed the only difference between playing as human and Na'vi was the character skin. I was surprised to see drivable land and air vehicles. The controls are a bit wonky but at least it's there. They work well enough to complete the levels without wanting to break your controller. The story is a bit meh but that's ok because I was so impressed with the scope and ganeplay and the surprisingly un-terribleness of this game. Bring back movie games. I miss them.… Expand
  6. DanaO.
    Dec 4, 2009
    7
    Wow, so many negative reviews of the game up there right now... I found it was a very enjoyable experience, and I played through both Wow, so many negative reviews of the game up there right now... I found it was a very enjoyable experience, and I played through both campaigns. It's not going to be my first recommendation this holiday, but if you could find it for, say, $39.99, it'd be a pretty good deal. There's a lot of content on the disc, and I had a great time, especially for a licensed game.… Expand
  7. gordoninc
    Jan 3, 2019
    6
    Controls are not fun and very unresponsive. Especially during flight.
    Script is kind of absorbing at the first play, but simple and doesn't    Controls are not fun and very unresponsive. Especially during flight.
    Script is kind of absorbing at the first play, but simple and doesn't give much space for personal decisions, choices and desires. After playing as Navi I personally lost will to play as a human.
    Graphics are rather ugly. However, I played it when PS4 was on the market for years, already. It may have something in common with amount of plants in the environment, though.
    Technically game is rather well designed.
    There are some missions that drag me in, and there are some where I just waited for them to be done with.    … Expand
  8. James
    Dec 22, 2009
    2
    I seriously can't believe the positive public reviews here, THE GAME IS S**T! Makes me think that the games developers have posted I seriously can't believe the positive public reviews here, THE GAME IS S**T! Makes me think that the games developers have posted comments so they can make the game look better than it is. It's boring to play, the combat is repeditive and feels broken and the two races are exactly the same only with different skins. It's the worst game I've played this year, DO NOT BUY IT!… Expand

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