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Offline Deguello

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IMPRESSIONS: Avatar: The Last Airbender
« on: May 11, 2006, 01:52:45 PM »
Not the last of this type of game, though.

Avatar: The Last Airbender is based on a cartoon that I have never seen, but that doesn't matter.  What matters is that this game is a hack 'n' slash and that's basically it.  After some cutscenes, the demo started me right in the middle of a fight between my people and their people, who were cleverly identified by having different colored clothes.  I moved my man, some bald kid with an arrow on this head, and proceeded to hit A until I couldn't stand it anymore.  That's it really.  There are several magic attacks, which are performed by holding R and pressing any of the face buttons.  However, these magic attacks either didn't do anything or somehow glitched themselves into not working.  Suffice to say, I did not have much fun playing Avatar.    


The graphics look very basic except for an adequate cel-shading job on Arrow Kid.  The framerate in the demo was a little choppy but that should be worked out in the future.  There were some nice particle effects in the atmosphere, but the game looked very bland and unappealing.  I don't believe there was any sound in the demo, or at least that's what I was led to believe in the midst of South Hall's cacophonious screeching.    


Considering that the game is 70% complete (according to THQ), I don't think there is much hope for the game.  Hopefully it will come out all right in the end, though.

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RE:IMPRESSIONS: Avatar: The Last Airbender
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2006, 02:59:59 PM »
The show is actually pretty good, but I was expecting the game to bomb.
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RE: IMPRESSIONS: Avatar: The Last Airbender
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2006, 11:23:03 AM »
Does it include Lord British?
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RE: IMPRESSIONS: Avatar: The Last Airbender
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2006, 05:05:12 PM »
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I just played fifteen minutes of Avatar for GC and I don't think it's bad at all.  Actually, I think it has a promising start.  Plays just like X-Men Legends and has very nice cel-shaded graphics.
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RE: IMPRESSIONS: Avatar: The Last Airbender
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2006, 05:31:18 PM »
I actually enjoy the show oh no
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RE: IMPRESSIONS: Avatar: The Last Airbender
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2006, 06:56:47 PM »
I occasionally enjoy the show and have given thought to picking up the first DVD set (not the single disk releases, but the box)... at least, until I saw the price on it and remembered my Wii.
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RE: IMPRESSIONS: Avatar: The Last Airbender
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2006, 08:24:31 PM »
At one point I was considering this game for a Wii Launch purchase. But now it looks like Marvel: Ultimate Alliance will fill that role better.

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