James Cameron's Avatar Game Is Underrated

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0:00 Intro
01:49 Story & Premise
03:37 Visual & Presentation
06:27 Campaign Intro
07:32 RDA Campaign
15:39 Navi Campaign
22:23 Critique
25:29 Closing Remarks
27:52 Amazingly Awesome Patrons

[@thejuiceweasel]

Man, I think it's pretty ballsy to give players the choice to play as an RDA soldier, slaughtering the Na'vi. Even if they imply that it's the immoral choice, it's still a fully viable way to play and that's dope.

[@ashchisalleh1454]

RDA side... Is Rad.. Pack with weapon, but wild creatures sure give challenge like black looking tiger.

[@randypoole9491]

You'll get canceled for something like this nowadays

[@Longder09]

well get it when the game out back in 2009, and play as RDA about 3 times campaign, and for navi just once as gman mention, yes starting of the campaign for them is pain in ass.

[@ElectricKitty]

people do seem to be missing more evil options in games these days

[@laughingseal2282]

It's also one of the colorful games to come out at that time. In 2009 everything was a gray and brown shooter.

[@govardhanposina17]

Finally, someone's giving this game an actual chance, this was a huge part of my childhood, played it five times

[@goldenman8825]

Just get a life maybe?

[@govardhanposina17]

@@goldenman8825 you want my child self to not play this game to get a life? Okay...

[@sandercohen9712]

I feel like I'm almost at that age where I end up in a nursery home reading that this game was a huge part of your childhood. 2009 feels like 5 years ago to me.

[@hop-skip-ouch8798]

@@govardhanposina17 You are alive. Your child self succeeded.

[@shpoopyshpoop]

​@@sandercohen9712it's worse than that. It came out in 2005 lol. I was 14.

[@BoSPaladin-102]

This game IS underrated especially since it's one of the few actually good games that ties in to the events of a movie while not being too overbearing. The Riddick games are also good examples of a video game tie-in to a movie IP that is pretty satisfying. Also, the RDA campaign is actually the canon decision considering you take part in the final battle against the Navi at the Well of Souls.

[@VexAcer]

It's pretty insane how high budgeted and ambitious Riddick manages to be despite being a licensed tie-in game. And how they manage to pull it off properly too. They took a risk with the game instead of just making a cheap/safe cash grab.

[@Feasco]

I question how well it ties in, it takes place before the movie but you'd think it would have a bigger impact on things like relationship with the Navi or the Avatar program or the potential of another avatar going native before sully comes along as it is the most that's happened is vehicles get spears lodged in them the RDA maybe shot up a school for navi one time

[@benamram9978]

I’m going to download and play it

[@GoliathcraftLP]

This game was amazing back in the day! Even the multiplayer was quite enjoyable, it was a glorious mess of Navi, Mechs and explosions

[@Feasco]

I'm surprised anyone remembers there was a multiplayer, I got into it for a hot minute before the match ended and I never touched it again

[@jacksonconstantine5740]

If it wasn’t for mw2 it would’ve had the best multiplayer on 2009 imo. Clubbing dudes in mechs during games of capture the flag was so satisfying.

[@awkwardverse]

The movie license game *X-Men Origins: Wolverine* is arguably an underrated gem as well.

[@anirvana]

fuck yeah, that shit went hard

[@arnox4554]

It was pretty good.... But Ninja Gaiden II got there first and was better. Admittedly though, NGII was BALLS TO THE WALL hard. What separated the men from the boys.

[@Brownaut1993]

Not even arguably. It was very underrated. Very good game

[@shpoopyshpoop]

​@@arnox4554I hate that they made the so called sigma edition worse than the original ninja gaiden 2. And it's harder to get the original now except through Xbox marketplace

[@warbosswurldsmasha5414]

​@@arnox4554 Yeah, but that wasn't saddled with being a movie tie-in.

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

The open world is completely devoid of side content, there are no consequences for dying, and yet, I had such a blast playing this game back in the day. I sank a lot of hours into aimlessly wandering Pandora and shooting the fauna. XD

[@KaoruMzk]

Wow, I didn't realize 2008-2009 was such an amazing time for games. Yeah, looking back, we took it for granted. The fact that a 5/10 back then can be viewed as a 7/10 currently, says more about the current state of the industry than anything else.

[@toxinqwerty]

Says more about your pretentiousness than anything else.

[@oliverbaba1882]

i was playing a lot of crappy games back on the 360, especially licensed ones, but this one was pretty good. repetitive and a bit clunky, but more ambitious than most tie ins. i kinda miss games like this nowadays...

[@MrTonycoughlan]

Me too, I’ve still got my 360 and ordered a few movie tie in games from EBay. Including the Disney Pixar ones.

[@MrPolicekarim]

Compared to the annual shitwave that is COD, and the pay to win triple AAA fest, it was an golden age of gaming!

[@brycevo]

The fact they let you choose your campaign is amazing. RDA here we go

[@spectredeadgaming7874]

This game was so freaking fun those mech suits were insanely fun to control here’s hoping for a an actual high budget version of this game we NEED it

[@cenciende9401]

Did you not notice the year? This was a high budget game. That's what third person games looked like in 2009.

[@Assassin5671000]

Well Ubisoft is making an Avatar game ,but only from the Navi perspective witch sucks since I want to shoot the blue people ;D

[@spectredeadgaming7874]

@@cenciende9401 my bad I mispoke, what I meant was a modern high budget version. Just hoping they don’t do it cheaply and have it be a cash grab

[@squelchotron8259]

@@Assassin5671000 The new game is cringe as fuck.

[@lucignolo8333]

I remember being a kid in italy in the early 2000’s and not owning a ps3 or a 360. One day a classmate invited me to his place and he had a ps3 with this game, needless to say i was totally blown away and at that moment i got hooked to games for life. Prior to that my favorite game was metal slug, i used to play it in a neogeo cabinate they had at my dad’s favorite bar which also had a fishtank with live piranhas

[@ManateeMentality]

You mean late 2000s or early 2010s right?

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

Dioporco

[@lucignolo8333]

@@ManateeMentality yeah i was 10 in the late 2000’s

[@ManateeMentality]

@@lucignolo8333 yeah but you said early 2000s

[@cn.st.182]

I somehow love the little details about your dad's favorite bar 😂

[@4T3hM4kr0n]

I remember avidly playing this my junior year in high school, it was/is a surprisingly good and addicting game. Edit: to answer your question about "being shot from nowhere" there are actually human sniper perches in some of the missions (little dugouts which contain humans with precision rifles) Also one thing that separates the human and na'vi factions are how quickly you can gain spare lives. With the na'vi you can gain it by harvesting plant material while with the RDA you can only gain it as drops from defeated enemies. (you need to collect 10 pieces of material to gain one spare live with a total of 5 spare lives)

[@ZAWFUL]

It's just like how chronicles of Riddick was an under rated movie game. Loved that shit.

[@mechanizedmind2472]

Escape From Butcher Bay was so damn good. Genuinely good melee combat and it demanded you to think carefully and explore cautiously.

[@turdzilla1675]

I wish it was on the Xbox backwards compatible list.

[@mechanizedmind2472]

@@turdzilla1675 For real.

[@ZAWFUL]

@@turdzilla1675 I think you can still play it on PC that's how I played it originally. Can use an Xbox controller too if you prefer. Shouldn't be too taxing on modern laptops or PCs.

[@ZAWFUL]

@@mechanizedmind2472 yeah kind of reminded me of the condemned games in some areas.

[@seanbrazell7095]

I loved the 3rd person mech driving xbox game. What's really neat is that Cameron only added the mechs in the film after he saw them created in the videogame first.

[@zalabit927]

Play for the alien furries: 🤢🤮💨 Play for humanity: 💲💪🗿⚒️🏆

[@BoSPaladin-102]

Allen from Generation Films/Tech was right!

[@ThunderKat]

Running this game on a 9800GT back in the day I was truly impress on the graphic quality and performance ratio.

[@Lilithia01]

Best. Intro. Ever.

[@FullFatVideos]

That ending talking about all the god tier releases towards the end of the 00s, that zapped me back into so much nostalgia. We really did have it all

[@shanekelley3064]

I played this game when it came out. I bought the Nvidia 3d vision 3d glasses and monitor to play it on. It was EPIC! The 3d gaming was 100x better than movie 3d! Had no idea stereoscopic gaming looked so good. Been gaming in 3d that way with 90% of my games ever since, and Avatar the game was the catalyst.

[@budemawa411]

Finally someone else who played this hidden gem, it's such a good game and didn't deserve the crap it got

[@Mankey619]

Choosing between an RDA and Navi really is an interesting concept they put in this game. They really did watched the movie’s plot,and made it into a game where we can choose from a soldier or a Navi.

[@mister-pinkman]

Sam Worthington kills it as Alex Mason in Black Ops. He’s not totally talentless

[@MrTonycoughlan]

His accent slips a bit but apart from that I agree.

[@Druidian]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that had a great time with this game. So much fun playing as the RDA. Reminds me of the Deathworld books. Great looking game too! Too bad the upcoming Avatar game limits you to playing as a Navi.

[@josephcarnes9649]

I’m glad you gave this game some recognition. I remember getting this game when I was young and I played it recently and I thought it was such an underrated game.

[@davis549]

I remember there was a time my parents would buy me licensed games quite frequently, and as you can imagine the quality was always pretty poor. I still vividly remember getting this game from a rental shop in 2010 and LOVING it. i never did end up bringing it back! thanks for making this video!!

[@ghostie5051]

YES!! I've loved this game for so long and I've always heard more people say it sucked than hearing people give it any praise whatsoever. Never understood the hate. Loved this game more than the movie.

[@revolverDOOMGUY]

Hello, i'm your average youtube gun nut, and i'd like to spend a word about James Cameron's ability to create some of the most credible, versatile, interesting and realistic sci-fi weapons i've ever seen. You are probably thinking about the alien franchise, but no, today i am talking about the CARB modular weapon system seen in the Avatar franchise. These weapons (unlike the overwhelming majority of sci-fi terrible looking crap usually put toghether with whatever the department could find) look belivable, usable, reliable while still being recognizable. Some people might say that they look generic, but honestly they do not. Sci-fi weapons who try to be realistic are normally just real life weapons with plastic stuff glued on top, while the team of Avatar actually took the time to create something new that still looks like something people would actually use and you can even still guess the role of each weapon and how they work. You can see the assault rifle with the underbarrel semi auto grenade launcher/shotgun (depending on the ammo) that can be removed and used separetely. Unfortunately the revolver is the usual "normal gun with stuff glued on top", but still i liked the effort.

[@ryanelliott71698]

For me the biggest sell of the game was being able to play as the RDA. And as someone who replayed the campaign tones of times, the RDA from a gameplay sense was easily the best. If I can’t play as the RDA in Ubisoft’s new avatar game I don’t want it

[@realkaibr]

I was just thinking about making a video on this game the other day, one of my favourite games from the 2007-2012 era of games.

[@realkaibr]

The nostalgia around this game is crazy to me, really want to replay it.

[@DragonBallG69]

I like how generous they are with the rewards. You level up very frequently, and when you do you’re rewarded with tones of guns, skills and awesome looking outfits all at the same time. It’s very generous and keeps you playing.

[@nobodythisisstupid4888]

I recently remembered this game when watching the way of the water. I was a kid and my uncle was visiting from Florida during the time and I remember having a lot of fun with it. It was relatively stable from what I remember and the gameplay felt good and varied. It’s cool seeing this obscure game get any positive coverage.

[@whotookdylan]

You really just unlocked a recessed memory i pushed deep down... Like, i completely forgot this game existed but i remember loving it

[@VirtuallyReality]

The multiplayer was great, but I don't think the devs intended that. When I played, the servers were empty, you'd get a 2 v 2 at best. But the low player count turned the game into a Predator-like team deathmatch, where the phase run and invisibility skills were the best skills to use. Combined with the airstrike/bird swarm thing, it was a team deathmatch ruled by gorilla tactics. The Navi bow was so hard to use, but super powerful. Sadly the RDA pistol and rifle were the most OP weapons in any multiplayer, and were basically Insta kills at short or long range respectively. While it might have been a tacked on mode, it was pretty fun and a gem of a mode that I won't forget from 2009.

[@natebetts9426]

Dang! The shade at Sam! The Earthling campaign gives me serious Lost Planet/ Earth Defense Force vibes.

[@mck8292]

The game is actually pretty easy to run on modern PC despite its age, in fact i didn't have a single compatibility issue, it support various resolution, high framerate, smooth mouse & keyboard controls (tho i needed to edit 1 line in a config to disable mouse accel but it took me 5 seconds honestly) and i think the game hold up pretty well on PC, specially for a 2009 title.. let alone compared to those horrible PS3/X360 versions, night and day 👍🏼

[@kabob0077]

1:40 Ah, you're calling in an airstrike on the poor bastard already?

[@jakobgruber2205]

Just wanna say: Your reviews are really good and entertaining. Even though I probably won't play 90% of the games you present.

[@adamrogowski2748]

Agreed

[@mr_mad_hatter1062]

Love Your Videos man! Keep up the good work!!

[@joebob8713]

Your editing-game is an inspiration to us all, always guaranteed a good laugh

[@uhhuhsure]

Hearing the Tourettes Guy laugh clip was such a joy.

[@FNESSE]

I genuinely love this channel, I watch almost every video even if I’ve never played the game because you make it entertaining as fuck.

[@Jenohart]

Yes! Love that this game is getting more recognition. I got it near when it came out because it hit the bargain bin pretty quick and special edition came with a figure. By the standards of most movie games, it's a surprisingly competent lite open world action RPG. My favorite aspect is that the game has a Metroid Prime-style scanner in which you scan objects, enemies and NPCs to unlock lore entries in the encyclopedia, and naturally between the two very different campaigns you get different opportunities to scan certain things. I'm not sure if there was anything exclusive to each campaign, but it was still fun to try to get all the encyclopedia entries and see the neat little worldbuilding lore they wrote into the game.

[@Asaylum117]

It's sad how much older games are more enjoyable to play, then compared to a lot of today's games coming from triple AAA developers.

[@0ffguy248]

Retro gaming forever, bitch! 💪😎

[@JangianTV]

Oh Gman, you are full of surprises! 😁

[@jeebus2313]

I remember playing the game when it came out and enjoying it. I didn't become aware of its negative reception until later and I never really fully understood it. I mean, yeah, it's not like the greatest game ever or anything, but I thought it was fun enough.

[@joshw9527]

I like the part where John Avatar shows up and is like "It's Avatarin' time!"

[@arnox4554]

And then he proceeded to Avatar all over the place.

[@jirka2142]

Adulthood is when you realize that the marines were good guys.

[@Feasco]

adulthood is when you have the mentality of a 15 year old?

[@KopperNeoman]

@Feasco A 15 year old is 10 years more mature than a 5 year old, yes 😎

[@Micah__]

I was able to pick this one up on eBay for 8 dollars despite the ridiculous price increase most likely due to release of the second movie.

[@ThunderKat]

Game performance dropping was probably done to avoid game crashing due to memory limitations.

[@sup3rAVATARtlafAN]

I was kinda addicted to this game when it came out, loved the multiplayer

[@CaptScrotes]

I remember playing this with the 3D glasses on a big 3D TV at the armageddon expo in NZ back in the day. That was a unique experience!

[@ChaosInferno101]

The world of avatar is so interesting it's really cool. We have games that you can explore it on the world with

[@noblecommando4269]

It's so funny that you played the COD sound effects while I was playing MW3 Spec Ops

[@udyfrost6380]

Reviewers backed then could easily destroy a game's chance. Happy this one plays well

[@nimrodery]

Back then, as now, most people don't read reviews.

[@Feasco]

reviewers literally play hundreds of games as their jobs, at that rate what gamers think should be an 8/10 would have to do a lot more to Garner praise

[@JHD6045]

I remember really enjoying playing this game on the xbox back in the day when I was released. A lot of my friends gave me a hard time because it was a movie tie in game, which there were many that I enjoyed and some that I did not. This was one of the few that actually stood out to me. I still haven't my collection and like to pop it out and play it from time to time period my 8 and 10 year old have recently enjoyed playing it as the new movie has released and they have been getting into that world. I thought it was cool that they used the far cry engine as that allowed them to create the nice jungle look that the movie had and thought it was cool that you could play as the Na'vi or humans. That said I'm glad the game is starting to get noticed again for the good things that it had. Seems like I've been seeing a lot of older games from the 7th generation that are starting to get a second look and more praise than what they recieved upon release.

[@creamgravy1]

I never realized how old the "BOSCHITT!" voice was until now.. I mean I heard it back in 08, but I never considered it outside of being "DASBOSCHITT" INTRO.

[@user-cy7ki7ms1q]

HOLY HECK I REMEMBER THIS GAME! I LOVED IT AS A KID

[@AlexAnom420]

definitely agree man... there's also that stigma of movie Titan games just like games tied in the movies that people are wary of but occasionally we get these few gems that pop up and it's glorious...👍

[@vncube1]

>"Avatar" and "underrated" in the same sentence Gman's spiciest take yet 🙃

[@morkgin2459]

Game bro

[@devastated-lj4vf]

Y'know just because I been playing them and deciding on actually playing through them all I hope we can see a look back/retrospective of The Borderlands games

[@vojtaja4271]

Every time I watch any of your videos, I really appreciate your sense of humor. Misty Stone surely approves.

[@Alex-cq1zr]

Remember playing this game a long time ago... completed it despite having a budget pc and fps being near if not single digits for the whole playthrough.

[@calvanothomas07]

1:41 it's not a gmanlives video without that classic fart over an explosion... keep doing the lords work brother 😌

[@donny3747]

As a man who enjoyed the avatar games as a kid, I’m glad you made this video

[@MyBurdenToBury]

While in the process of collecting the xbox 360 library,I made my way to movie based games and Avatar came along. It sincerely impressed me,good to see it get some love!

[@DTSsince2016]

Missed opportunity to mention The Abyss, a great James Cameron movie

[@RealDafuh]

Finally someone says it hahaha Ngl i loved being at Pandora back then. Even got the 1k Gamerscore :O

[@hieunguyenrileygekko]

back then i only played the mobile version from Gameloft on Nokia this game made me realize they were basically making the same kind of game

[@GYTCommnts]

Awesome review man, awesome review. 🍻

[@hazelbot6399]

Had no idea there was even an Avatar game but gotta say, it looks cool. Definitely nice with the visuals and the fact the gameplay isn't shit feels illegal for a game based on a movie.

[@Feasco]

I mean you say gameplay isn't shit despite all the things he says about the gameplay that indicate otherwise

[@Ghost47wastaken]

Another quality video as always

[@scrollkeeper5272]

I used to have this game on PC. I had such a blast playing as both factions and using their different abilities and weapons. And the Environments are actually really beautiful

[@amiciprocul8501]

I'm guilty how fun I found it sending those Na'vi flying with the shotty.

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[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

Humans are the good guys.

[@GabedalfTheWhite]

I used to play this all the time as a kid, and I loved it honestly, was so fun. I'm glad to see it getting some love

[@ThunderKat]

Lost Planet is a nice game to star drawing comparisons, this one does fill more expensive than the other one despite the lack of graphic fidelity.

[@kaworusilentpaw7246]

I remember this. Playing as a Na'vi felt like playing a Predator. Hiding in trees and cloaking. Then calling in a thanator to mess up an amp suit then going ham with the dual blades while blicking everywhere. While RDA is while just a SIG SPEC you become a one man army with lmgs and flamethrowers calling in airstrikes and dropping repulsors to send wildlife flying back. Damn it was fun. Then mucking about in the Planes of Goliath. The warzone was amazing to fight in

[@gunargundarson1626]

Love the fact the last human armor literally turns you into a Gears soldier

[@DCGMatthew1]

I've wanted to retry this game for ages now. Last time I played it it was the demo on PC and it was completely broken. I don't know if it was because of my PC, which it portably was, or the demo, but it was a mess.

[@lenadro2477]

I remember playing at the moment It launched, quite fun and enjoyable to be honest

[@punishederic4761]

I'm really looking forward to a new avatar game and I hope it's good, I think it suits the world more than the movies do.

[@Shard113]

I'm gonna be real with you, Chief. The franchise is tripe (the story, the world, the characters, everything is uncomparably crappy compared to, say Aliens), the game was a bit better but still very forgettable. The only good thing is you can side with the RDA and eliminate those blue beligerents.

[@BerryFunChannel1]

So surprised to see this... it's such a great game and it really annoyed me when people were excited for the new one "YAY AN AVATAR GAME" as if we didn't get one ages ago.. I played it a few years after it came out and rebought my copy like a year ago XD such a great game. IF THEY COULD BRING IT BACK TO STEAM THAT'D BE NICE.

[@TheKeilanm]

Multiplayer, especially on the night maps was really fun and reminded me a little of warhawk

[@The_narwhals1021]

Played this for the first time a couple months ago. I enjoyed it, I played the Na'Vi story and then the RDA story, and I think the RDA story is way more fleshed out. I heard the game was designed as a prequel for the movie, which would make sense with the effort they put into the RDA side, it doesn't directly tie into the movie but it does make some connections. The Na'Vi side is still cool, but had a lot less of an interesting story. TL:DR I think the RDA has better story but worse gameplay, and the Na'Vi had worse story but better gameplay.

[@Bradderz407]

We need a open world avatar game, the world is literally made for it

[@downdiablo5466]

There‘s one coming

[@tydendurler9574]

@@downdiablo5466 the one that's announced for like 10 years?

[@firemaker1258]

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is an upcoming game by Ubisoft, it’s apparently an open world FPS.

[@Bradderz407]

@@firemaker1258 if it’s made by Ubisoft it’ll be some live service half baked piece of shit lol

[@mesloki9112]

Remember my dad coming home with this game cause I loved the movie so much. Great memory from my childhood. Thanks pops

[@BSzili]

I only completed the Navi campaign back in the day, but I found the game to be pretty competent even if it didn't make a big impact on me. It was good enough to keep me playing till the end.

[@BSzili]

@Hope died last LMAO. Don't blame me, I played it shortly after watching the movie :D

[@Zelldic27]

​@Hope died last reject humanity, embrace blue monke

[@LordTetsuoShima]

6:09 🤣 That Houston reporter's a freakin legend!

[@myst2697]

This game was really fun. I though nobody knew about it. Glad to see a nice review of it after all these years.

[@sems7827]

Woo! I frickin loved this game when I was a kid and have been talking about how underrated it is for years, so glad to see someone else talk about it lol

[@GoBeyond4Balls]

Loved playing this on my 360 when I was young wish I still had it

[@axelm4164]

3:23 funny you said that as Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is often referred as "just another Far Cry game"

[@craskpillord]

Yeah this game was pretty intriguing in terms of licensed games. The new game seems pretty interesting as well.

[@johnarcher6150]

Humanity for the Stars, mulch for the blueskins!

[@NewOrderOfAlexandria]

I adored this game as a kid, it wasn't groundbreaking, but being a fan of the movie made exploring pandora a dream! Even the online was a lot of fun.

[@off9760]

It's my dad's favorite game we played it together when it released, we are both very excited for the sequel.

[@InfamousAsh]

Ay Gman that was actually a good video you gave it what it deserved after long time! btw love your takes & reviews specially on FPS games! Would love to know your opinion about that Rythm Shooter game called "Metal HellSinger" You rly should give it a try as a Doom Fan! Such pure Dopamine that is!

[@dlutz7248]

RDA campaign basically plays out as a Harry Harrison's "Deathworld" adaptation and I love it.

[@washynator]

Nice to see Gman is a man of TIGHT(s) culture!