Avatar: The Game
Avatar: The Game is a third-person action video game based on James Cameron's film Avatar. The game was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and released on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Wii and Nintendo DS on December 1, 2009, with a PSP version later released on December 7. It uses the same technology as the film to be displayed in stereoscopic 3D. As of May 19, 2010, the game has sold nearly 2.7 million copies. It was followed by a second video game released for the franchise titled Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (2023).
| Avatar: The Game | |
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| Developer(s) | Ubisoft Montreal |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft Gameloft (mobile) |
| Composer(s) | Chance Thomas Inon Zur (Nintendo DS) |
| Engine | Dunia Jade |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows Wii PlayStation Portable Nintendo DS iOS Android Java ME Symbian^3 |
| Release | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii
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| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter, action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The game, which acts as a prequel to the film but non-canon, features Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Giovanni Ribisi, who reprise their roles from the film. The casting and voice production for Avatar: The Game was handled by Blindlight.
The online services for the game were shut down on August 8, 2014.