James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

 PlayStation 3
User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 67 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 67
  3. Negative: 9 out of 67
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  1. DanaO.
    Dec 4, 2009
    7
    Wow, so many negative reviews of the game up there right now... I found it was a very enjoyable experience, and I played through both campaigns. It's not going to be my first recommendation this holiday, but if you could find it for, say, $39.99, it'd be a pretty good deal. There's a lot of content on the disc, and I had a great time, especially for a licensed game.
  2. Herpedus
    Dec 19, 2011
    7
    Well, Avatar was a good movie, but the game was pushed out way too early. The game had great potential, but you always know what's gonna happen with Ubisoft. I expected this game to be a freeroam RPG game with many quests, gear and enemies, but no, I was disappointed. You should just rent this game or try at friend's. You really can't give a score on this game. You either like it or not.
  3. gordoninc
    Jan 3, 2019
    6
    Controls are not fun and very unresponsive. Especially during flight.
    Script is kind of absorbing at the first play, but simple and doesn't give much space for personal decisions, choices and desires. After playing as Navi I personally lost will to play as a human.
    Graphics are rather ugly. However, I played it when PS4 was on the market for years, already. It may have something in    Controls are not fun and very unresponsive. Especially during flight.
    Script is kind of absorbing at the first play, but simple and doesn't give much space for personal decisions, choices and desires. After playing as Navi I personally lost will to play as a human.
    Graphics are rather ugly. However, I played it when PS4 was on the market for years, already. It may have something in common with amount of plants in the environment, though.
    Technically game is rather well designed.
    There are some missions that drag me in, and there are some where I just waited for them to be done with.    … Expand
  4. okayokay
    Oct 10, 2018
    6
    rrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccccaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllll
  5. YigidOx2
    Mar 17, 2021
    6
    The atmosphere is nice, but the story is very cliché. Likewise, the gameplay is very raw. Nevertheless, congratulations to those who played the first 2 hours well after.
  6. F3T1W
    Aug 20, 2021
    7
    A very cool universe, pleasant dialogues, amazing creatures, it's a pity in childhood it turned out to be impassable
  7. The_God_of_Boi
    Nov 14, 2022
    6
    The movie was good but I can't really say the same about the game. I'll forgive it a little bit since Ubisoft is the one are made it and yeah, clearly didn't care about the game as much as Cameron cared about his movie.

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#38 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2009
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#23 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2009

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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 33 out of 44
  3. Negative: 6 out of 44
  1. IGN UK
    60
    It does little to endorse Ubisoft's claim that it's been in development for years, as underneath the admittedly high-detail visuals it's a pretty rudimentary thing. It's a long way better than bilge like the Quantum of Solace, but it's certainly got no sense of a landmark pop-cultural moment, in the way we're repeatedly told the film will.
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  2. VideoGamer
    70
    While the presentation is great and the combat generally enjoyable, the missions leave a lot to be desired - and there's little of the sense of wonder that the movie promises. Had the two campaigns been packed with superbly entertaining moments, the missions been more diverse in their structure, and the "vehicles" been more fun to man, then yes, Avatar the Game might have reached the heights its source material looks set to achieve.
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  3. GamePro
    40
    Simply a rather dull experience, which could be the worst thing you could say for any piece of entertainment. From my time with it, James Cameron's Avatar: The Video Game only furthers the point, rather than dispels it, that the movie-to-video game genre is as treacherous as the planet of Pandora itself.
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