James Cameron's Avatar: The Game for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

I had a hard time playing as the Na'vi with the Very limited ammo then having to get close enough while getting shot the WHOLE time, but that is the tougher side, then i chose the RDA and things got fun and I got addicted with the guns and vehicles the fun never ended, until I got swarmed by 4 sword carrying na'vi and 3 archers that killed me twice in 4 seconds but otherwise fun game.
RDA is my choice for this game and that is why it is a 9.

I was wary of renting this game because it is connected to a movie and I generally avoid those like the plague. However, I recently rented the Wolverine game and really enjoyed it so I decided to give this game a chance.

The game is not horrible, but I did not enjoy playing it at all either. The landscape is impressive and huge, but I got tired of looking at it. It is like traveling through a large painting, you can't interact with all of the lush scenery surrounding your character so it gets old kind of fast. That is hastened by the constant travel your character is forced to do. I really don't want to travel halfway across the world shooting Viper-Wolves and other such creatures to report to some trooper who is just going to send me back to my point of origin. The game is not very long, but if feels much longer because the gameplay is so uninspired.

The big draw to this game is the decision you make to fight for the Na'vi or the humans. It is made out to be a huge decision, and in a way it is, but it is not a moral dilemma, it is a gaming decision. Which game do you want to play, because the games are very different depending on which side you choose. Neither one is very good.

Even the characters in the story are bored. It is not voice-over acting, but voice-over reading. I might have enjoyed this title a little if the characters in the story had some life in them, but they don't.

Two other things that bothered me. I was irritated when an animal would run by without touching me and knock my character down. The characters are not very light on their feet and it takes too long to get back to their feet especially for characters who should be impressive physical specimens. Also, when using the Bow & Arrow the soldiers you fired at would fly backward before the arrow hit them.

Nothing in the game is broken and there is a lot of backstory if you are willing to read it instead of see it, but the game is not fun and I don't have anything positive to say.