James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

Synopsis

Pandora is a habitable moon to a gas giant. Humans have found the planet and are using it for personal gain. The native inhabitants of the planet called the Na'vi are not too keen to the idea of Humans taking away their land for the treasures and resources that lie below. The game is set two years before the movie, so the story that will not spoil the film.

Gameplay

The game is a third-person shooter, with the player being able to play both as a Human and as a Na'vi. Each side has access to unique weapons and abilities, and the Humans have access to a variety of vehicles, while the Na'vi use tamed animals for much the same gameplay reasons.

The abilities are mapped to the face buttons of the controller with an individual cooldown for every ability after use. These abilities range from cloaking to calling down carpet bombing or artillery strikes. The game also includes a character progression system with the player gaining experience points after every kill to gain levels.

The Na'vi character is melee-based with a number of weapons at hand but he can also use the animals against the enemy soldiers. This character also gains experience, but it's unknown if it's shared between the two player characters. The Na'vi gameplay also includes the ability to ride various animals native to the planet of Pandora. The Na'vi can also traverse treetops and are more versed in stealth combat than the Human marines.

PC System Requirements

• OS: Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7 (only)
• Processor: 3.2 Ghz Intel® Pentium® 4, 2.66 Ghz Intel® Pentium® D, AMD Athlon™ 64 3500 or better (Intel® Core® 2 Duo Family, AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5200 , AMD Phenom™ or better recommended)
• Memory: 1 GB (2 GB recommended, 2 GB minimum for Windows Vista® and Windows® 7)
• Graphics: 256 MB DirectX® 10.0-compliant video card or DirectX 9.0-compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (512 MB recommended)
• DirectX®: DirectX 9.0 (included), DirectX 10
• Hard Drive: 4 GB
• Sound: DirectX 9.0-compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
• Peripherals: Windows-compliant mouse, keyboard, headset
• Multiplayer: 128 kbps Broadband connection (256 kbps connection or better recommended)

Xbox 360 Game Installation

Installation to the Xbox 360 hard drive requires 3.0GB of space. There is a minimal decrease in load times when the game is installed.

Other Versions

• Nintendo DS version lets you play a Na'vi named Nok, from Tawkami clan.
• Nintendo Wii & PSP version allows player control Na'vis: Rai'uk, and Kyuna for second player.
• iOS and Android version takes the player 20 years before the movie, with Avatar driver Ryan Lorenz.
• Mobile version let's you play as Avatar driver Jake Sully himself.