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Sirius x360a
81,264
TA Score for this game: 2,037
Posted on 27 December 09 at 07:36, Edited on 29 December 09 at 19:20 |
This review has 17 positive votes and 5 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
Concept: Play as a Na'vi or RDA soldier through a few levels on Pandora. Shoot stuff and repeat
Story - Really isn't much narrative but you kinda get the deal of what's going on. Doesn't have much substance. It's not *that* great.
2.5/5
Graphics - The environments are really well done. On a nice TV some of them are stunning. The night environments are EXCELLENT. However, cutscene graphics of the character models/animations are subpar.
4.5/5
Sound - No complaints. Voice work is decent. The music is good but nothing to get excited about.
4/5
Gameplay- Controls take getting used to, and the camera can be a bit wonky at times. RDA play like a mediocre third person shooter, while the Na'vi have a slight more variation as they have melee weapons. Both have a variety of weapons, armor, and powers to use. The vehicle parts are pretty bad, as the unresponsive controls + bouncy camera provide for some frustration. The single player becomes repetitive as the game goes on. Most of the missions are the same thing with a slight spin. Overall it's playable with some annoyances.
3/5
Multiplayer- I found it to be quite fun actually. The game modes are mostly just standard concepts with an 'Avatar' spin. TDM, CTF, and King of the Hill are all present. There's no leaderboards or stats/rankings, so it's just for personal enjoyment. It hurts the replay value. But I find it fun enough to play. Both sides are balanced. But I will probably stop once I get my achievements.
4.5/5
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N18p73pwn3r
295,408
TA Score for this game: 2,037
Posted on 31 January 11 at 16:03 |
This review has 7 positive votes and 7 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
even though its not my favourite game, i still think i will add a review on it. so what to say about avatar the game...
well, i didnt like the movie, so no surprise i started this game with mixed feelings. first, its a game based on a movie i didnt even like (like games based on movies seem to have a rule to be as bad as hell ^^) and second, it had a multiplayer (jeah, thats right, i hate MP chievos since once the game is dead they become hard to get ^^). but well, lets start this after this short introduction :)
Story 3/10
you start the game as a RDA signal specialist, going on Pandora to help the RDA with their problem on the natives. as a sepcialist u can use your alter ego, an avatar, which is in the form of a native species, called NAVI. on ur first missions u experience the game on both sides and shortly after that, u have to do a decision on wether u stay on the RDA or NAVI side.
basically after this u start collecting and activating stuff. i mean it, thats the story! there is a storyline which u have to follow, but it contains mostly of got there, do that, kill this, etc.. its not even somehow a deep gaming experience since even though the places change, the grind stays the same. sadening and not amusing ^^
Gameplay, AI 4/10
gameplay not realy differs EVEN if u change fractions. the main difference is mainly that as a navi u nearly dont use any ranged weapons (bow and crossbow) and as rda u only use ranged combat.
skills even though they have different names have to 100% the same effect. i mean, why do i change a fraction only to get the same experience in different looks? human or not, it always is the same runthrough.
u happen to use as rda vehicles and as navi animals. jeah, thats the difference, i know, but well, at least they dont have the same functions since the BANSHEES fly totally different than the ospreys ^^
the AI is always dumb, i rly mean it. there are only 2 tactics : rushing in/shooting OR rushing in/shooting with random skill use ^^
skills, armors and weapons raise due to your experience u earn which is actually the best part on gameplay i can see. not too complicated to max em since exp will come if u try to finish the different regions.
i nearly forgot the conquer mode, which may be also a good thing on this game. not really deep since u only got 3 unit types, but somewhat tactical since u should know when to use what and when to conquer where.
Multiplayer 1/10
i point this out since the MP is rly rly bad ^^ not that the achievements are only ridiculous to get (150 played MP games on a dead MP game IS TOO MUCH) and dont seem to stand in any relationship to anything.
the second minus i got is that the game is unbalanced. i played several MP games and as long as i stayed on the RDA side i ALWAYS lost. 10/10 losing against 1 person is way too much and i dont consider myself a bad shooter gamer. one whole magazine on one navi is way too much ammunition and dont even TRY to fight against 2 navi, you will end up dying badly ^^
Graphics, Soundtrack 6/10
the biggest plus point i can give. ive seen worse graphics and even though u end up stuck somewhere and there are some major graphic glitches, the game got a decent graphics.
soundtrack is nothing special but also not bad either.
Achievements 3/10
the story related ones come fairly easy, simply play campaign twice and work on 100% completion. some are glitched and u will get some easier than they are supposed to be. even the not directly campaign related are easy to get.
the real grind comes in MP! the game is dead online and has ridiculous achievements (like i stated a lil bit further up) and nearly noone wants to boost them. i luckily found some nice persons which did this with me, but believe, hard to get even one person for this game ^^
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