In Hinduism, Avatar or Avatāra (Devanagari अवतार, Sanskrit for “descent” [viz., from heaven to earth]) refers to a deliberate descent of a deity from heaven to earth, and is mostly translated into English as “incarnation”, but more accurately as “appearance” or “manifestation”. The movie directed by James Cameron, one of the greatest hits of 2009 is now available on an interactive platform. AVATAR: The Game developed and launched by Ubisoft (makers of games like Prince of Persia series, Assassin’s Creed etc.) with its amazing gaming engine and providing the best of the graphics has created a new benchmark. The game for the first time has been launched in 3d although 2d mode is also available.

I was a bit disappointed at that time when the main character of Jake Sully was changed to Able Ryder but later on one comes to know that the game is actually a prequel to the movie. The other characters include Dr. Rene Harper, Falco, Tan Zala, Bey’damo, Kendra etc. and off course EYWA the life giver of the planet. The details of characters including the voice, graphics, and movement even of the lips while talking as expected of Ubisoft are of the highest level. Not just the character details, the level of detailing of weapons, scenery and other tit bits have taken the center point during the development of the game. Ubisoft has taken care not to leave out even the tiniest of the details like the splatter of water, rock edges etc. Even after this much of detailing and care taken for graphics, the graphics at certain places are a bit stiff and though noticeable do not cause any hindrance in the gameplay.

The game starts on the moon Pandora with a soldier being transferred from Earth to help out the RDA as a signals specialist who takes on small missions given by his commanding officer. These missions make him work both as a human being and an Avatar. The completion of one of the mission leads him to the dividing choice of his path whether as a human or as a Na’vi. One usually takes the side of the Na’vi (if you have watched the movie) instead of the destructive RDA.

As we progress further in the Na’vi campaign we realize that the campaign is nothing more than a generic campaign of go there, pick something or kill someone. The  leaders of the Na’vi tribe are quite apprehensive about you being a Na’vi and so they throw upon many challenges on you to prove yourself. You will even get a chance to destroy the Dragon of RDA. Apart from many challenges, the Na’vi campaign is a bit boring. Even the Icran or Banshee training one of the main features of the movie is disappointing in the game. The Icran is a bit difficult to control and takes some time to get used to it. The boss fights takes not much time to complete if you have even a little grasp of the controls. The campaign takes around 6-7 hrs to complete. The Na’vi campaign overall fails to create an impact which the gamers are expecting.

Then comes the Human campaign, in which the gameplay is same, but the boss fights and weapons are much better than that of the Na’vi campaign. Contrary to the Na’vi campaign the boss fights in the human campaign are more time consuming.  While playing the human campaign one will always be pricked by the conscience as to “why am I helping someone who is trying to destroy an entire civilization?”.

Overall, the game is good if you are a newbie but it does not meet the expectations of a pro-gamer. Hope you like the way game unfolds.

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