Posted by on 11 Feb 2010
The latest game I bought for PS3 is James Cameron's Avatar: The Game. After seeing the film 4 times, I just had to buy the game! Unfortunately it's not half as good as the film, and really didn't live up to my, let's be fair, huge expectations.First off, the game is a prequel to the movie, which really annoyed me, seeing as none of the characters are the same. I was waiting for Jake or Neytiri to make an appearance, but sadly neither showed up.
Secondly, the story not only is very badly told, but seems to have no point. I don't want to wreck the story for you, but it seemed to me as though the tasks the player was set were almost just to fill gaps in the story.
When playing the game you can choose whether to be a signals specialist for the RDA (the humans) or you can betray your race and become a Na'Vi (the native race of Pandora). In the film Jake betrays his race after learning the ways of the Na'Vi and falls in love with the planet and Neytiri, but in the game the player betrays his entire race on a few words from Dr.Harper, a scientist whom you've only spoken to once before.
For me, the story just wasn't convincing and barely related to the film at all. There's hardly anyone online for multiplayer, and the ending never really made any sense.
It's a pity really as the film was brilliant and had many fans, but the game just didn't make that standard.
I went to the theaters twice to see this movie. I watched it in read 3D and I must say it was stunning looking however im not to fond of the whole 3D movies business. As to the game this is actually the first time hearing about it. The screenshots dont look half bad but I can see how the lacking story can make this game fall back.