Developed by Massive Entertainment, a Ubisoft studio, in collaboration with Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney, this first-person action-adventure game offers an immersive open-world experience filled with beauty, danger, and unforgettable moments. James Cameron's Avatar: The Game takes players on an unforgettable journey into the alluring world of Pandora.

The player character in both human and avatar form are pleasing to look at and don’t break the illusion of the game at all. The world is beautiful to look at but still maintains its threatening alien aura. Everything is easy to see as much of the alien fauna are quite brightly colored, allowing players to follow the action and make informed decisions during it. The visuals were actually surprisingly good for a game of this age. Thankfully you get to play as both options before being forced to make a choice. This adds a surprisingly unique dichotomy between the player choices that cause you to stop and think for a second. In this form, however, the flora and fauna do not attack you as you are one of the natives. In this form your weapons are limited to slower firing bows and arrows, and you only have access to an avatar issue machine gun. In the Avatar experience, you still play as Able Ryder but you remain in Avatar form for the entirety of the game. The combat functions a bit like it does in Mass Effect 2 but with much less use for cover and more on movement. If you side with humanity, it is up to you to take the fight to the local populace and beat them into submission. It feels like the whole world is against you, which is fitting because it is. This includes engaging enemies in the native Na’vi and the local flora and fauna. Ryder must use an arsenal of weapons and vehicles to battle their way through the game. The human experience has you run around as normal soldier Able Ryder. Interestingly, this game actually divides itself in two after a choice is made by the player: one half focuses primarily on a human experience and the other focuses on an Avatar experience.

As a straightforward run and gun game, it offers satisfying fast paced action and a small faux open-world to explore. The gameplay in this title is simple but robust.

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