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| Review Date: April 27, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Vanees A. Gantner, |
| I played the game before i watched the movie, it helped a lot lol i was able to identify everything in the movie. Anyway the graphics were awesome and i became addicted to this game right away. Running around doing the different missions was great, now i'm just on endless day finding some things i missed. I suggest you read the information in the pandorapedia when you get it because i didn't realize i wasn't reading that and i got kinda behind.This is definitely a game i could never be bored of. |
Stereoscopic true 3D game
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| Review Date: May 12, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Paulo Diniz, USA |
| If you got a 3D HDTV and shutter glasses, you're going to be amazed with the 3D effects of this game, It's the only one i know that delivers a true 3D game. |
Great game, 3D is amazing.
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| Review Date: February 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer: John Ciriello, Dover, MA |
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. |
Great action and fun!
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| Review Date: February 28, 2010 |
| Reviewer: W. G. Mccann, Vancouver Washington |
| Haven't seen the movie yet but after the game I wil have to go see it. The game is a lot of fun and lots of action. You'll enjoy it, fairly fast paced and some difficult areas to get through in the game. Well worth the price!!! |
Much more than your typical, disposable RPG
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| Review Date: July 8, 2010 |
| Reviewer: eman, CA Bay Area |
Overall I really enjoyed this game. The play control is quite good once you get the hang of all the different weapons and skills. I particularly like how unlike most games, Avatar isn't burdened with too many customizable settings. Moving, aiming, switching weapons, etc. is very intuitive and ergonomic. The camera control is likewise very good once you get the hang of it. The music is great and the beautiful, lush landscapes are awesome! The load times are minimal, especially given the quality of animation, and unlike games like GTA IV (which I also love), more R&D and play-testing went into this game than just the usual "okay, it's entertaining now. Ship it."
Players have a choice of 24 human skins for their character, 12 male and 12 female. Furthermore, every three of these skins are paired with a different Avatar, so there are also 4 male and 4 female Avatar skins. Add to that the different armors encountered throughout the game and every character goes through a litany of changes to their appearance.
At first I thought the game was too easy, what with infinite ammo for the default weapon, ammo recharge stations every 5 or so screens, infinite lives and minimal punishment for dying, three different ways to recharge your health, the fact that it auto-saves your progress in most battles, and the fact that you can always re-load the game and all your health, ammo, etc. will come back (in case it's too burdensome to walk for 10 seconds to find another ammo station). And then there's the radar/mini-map and territory maps that perpetually show you where to go next, making it impossible to get lost. Plus there are teleport machines which make traveling to the furthest reaches of the map more than once unnecessary, and allies to help in the battles, and auto-targeting that allows you to obliterate your opponents without even needing to look at the screen...Come to think of it, maybe this game is too easy.
Other things I loved about Avatar are the auto-save function which effortlessly prevents the accumulation of redundant/outdated saves, and the way that the game is effectively two games, depending on whether you fight for the human side or the Na'vi side. That combined with the diversity of character skins gives this game tons more replay value than your typical "interactive movie" type RPG. There are also enough random powerups scattered throughout the maps and frequent enough weapon/armor/skill, etc. upgrades to keep you engaged. The "skills" in particular make it possible to employ a number of different battle strategies. There are even in-depth in-game write-ups about nearly every facet of Pandoran/Na'vi history and whatnot for those interested. I haven't even tried the 3D mode, but that would make the game even cooler. (There are also several mini-games that I haven't even gotten into yet.) I paid $39.99 when Avatar first came out for PS3 and I still think that was a great deal for this game. $30 or less is a steal. Even disregarding the content I have yet to unlock (mini-games, online play, etc.) I'm still comfortable giving this game 5 stars. Overall, I'm quite certain there's enough entertaining content here to keep me busy until the sequel comes out.
I'd like to thank James Cameron for sharing his vision in both the film and this game. Not since Jim Henson's film "The Dark Crystal" has such a richly layered, wondrous universe been presented so vividly. It's obvious that a ton of thought (over three decades worth!) went into planning the setting and back-story for Pandora, and it really shows. Frankly I'm astonished that as of the writing of this review there are only a couple dozen reviews for the PS3 game and only ONE faq on gamefaqs dot com. Then again, I grew up on the 8-bit NES, I never play online games, and until I played Avatar I always cheated my way through every 1sr person shooter from Doom to Quake to Halo. The low-key challenge presented in this game is a refreshing change of pace for me, providing the opportunity to explore the amazing Pandoran landscape without the threat of spending tons of time getting back to where I was when I died, all with no cheating needed!
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Good post, adding it to my blog now, thanks