James Cameron's Avatar: The Game
| James Cameron's Avatar: The Game | |
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| Developer(s) | Ubisoft Montreal |
| Publisher(s) |
Ubisoft Lightstorm Entertainment Fox Digital Entertainment Gameloft (iPhone, Mobile) |
| Composer(s) | Chance Thomas |
| Engine |
Dunia Jade |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows Wii PlayStation Portable Nintendo DS iOS Android Java ME Symbian^3 |
| Release date(s) |
Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 & Wii
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| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter, action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (iOS) 81.14% (X360) 64.26% (PS3) 60.34% (DS) 58% (Wii) 57.42% (PC) 54.44% (PSP) 39% |
| Metacritic | (iOS) 78/100 (X360) 61/100 (PS3) 60/100 (Wii) 60/100 (PC) 59/100 (DS) 55/100 (PSP) 55/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 3/10 |
| Edge | 5/10 |
| Eurogamer | 5/10 |
| Game Informer | 6.5/10 |
| GamePro |   |
| GameSpot | 5.5/10 (PSP) 4/10 |
| GameSpy | |
| GameTrailers | 6.5/10 |
| GameZone | 7/10 |
| Giant Bomb | |
| IGN | (iPhone) 7.8/10 (Android) 7/10 6.8/10 (PS3 & X360, AU) 6.8/10 (iPad) 6/10 (PS3 & X360, UK) 6/10 (Wii) 5.9/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 5/10 |
| OXM (US) | 7.5/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | 42% |
| The A.V. Club | (iOS) A− (X360) B− |
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game is a 2009 third-person action video game prequel to James Cameron's Avatar. The game was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and released on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Wii and Nintendo DS on December 1, 2009, with a PSP version released later on December 7, 2009. It uses the same technology as the film to be displayed in stereoscopic 3D. As of May 19, 2010, the game has sold nearly 2.7 million copies.
Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Giovanni Ribisi reprise their roles from the film. The casting and voice production for Avatar: The Game was handled by Blindlight.
Set in 2152, two years before the events of the film, Avatar: The Game starts out with a new signals specialist, named Able Ryder, arriving at Pandora, assigned to an area called Blue Lagoon, a large piece of jungle, fenced in to make sure no larger predators get inside. Their first mission is to save five marines from Viperwolves, with their CO, Kendra Midori, suggesting they use a turret to help fend off the wolves. After saving the marines, Ryder must go help another Sig Spec, Dalton, who is afraid of the Viperwolves and trapped outside the fence.
Helping out at another base, Ryder is told to go fix the fences and animal repulsors, which are attracting creatures rather than keeping them away. After fixing the fences, Ryder is told to enter his avatar. Ryder's first mission in his avatar body is to get cell samples from certain non-hostile plants. After getting the samples, a Na'vi, Tan Jala, tells Ryder to kill his infected animals. A RDA air strike is then seen being launched on the Na'vi village where Ryder had locked the signal. He finds out that there is a mole and that it is one of the avatar drivers. He must then follow Tan Jala, who will lead him to the mole. After finding who the mole is, a scientist named Rene Harper, who is sympathetic with the Na'vi plight, Ryder sees the Na'vi village destroyed in the air strike previously. Commander Falco and his soldiers arrive via helicopter and try to force Rene into surrender. Harper then tries to persuade Ryder to join the Na'vi and leave the RDA. When Falco hears this, he orders Ryder to shoot Rene Harper and keep his allegiance to the Corporation. Ryder must then make a game-altering decision of siding with the defensive Na'vi or siding with the more offensive, better- armed RDA.
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