<s>
Avatar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
James	O
Cameron	O
's	O
film	O
Avatar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
later	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
technology	O
as	O
the	O
film	O
to	O
be	O
displayed	O
in	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
features	O
Sigourney	O
Weaver	O
,	O
Stephen	O
Lang	O
,	O
Michelle	O
Rodriguez	O
,	O
and	O
Giovanni	O
Ribisi	O
,	O
who	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
casting	O
and	O
voice	O
production	O
for	O
Avatar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Blindlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
side	O
–	O
to	O
fight	O
for	O
the	O
Na'vi	O
or	O
for	O
the	O
RDA	O
–	O
each	O
offering	O
different	O
gameplay	O
,	O
weapon	O
set	O
,	O
skill	O
set	O
,	O
and	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
as	O
an	O
Avatar	B-Application
limits	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
only	O
one	O
Avatar-issued	O
machine	O
gun	O
and	O
various	O
primitive	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
bows	O
,	O
crossbows	O
and	O
melee	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Avatar	B-Application
player	O
usually	O
has	O
to	O
charge	O
the	O
enemies	O
since	O
ranged	O
weapon	O
are	O
either	O
weak	O
(	O
the	O
machine	O
gun	O
)	O
,	O
have	O
slow	O
rate	O
of	O
fire	O
(	O
bows	O
and	O
crossbows	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
have	O
limited	O
ammunition	O
;	O
the	O
human	O
enemies	O
are	O
generally	O
weak	O
and	O
the	O
basic	O
foot	O
soldiers	O
can	O
die	O
after	O
getting	O
hit	O
once	O
with	O
one	O
strike	O
of	O
a	O
club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environment	O
reacts	O
differently	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
:	O
many	O
plants	O
will	O
attack	O
the	O
soldier	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Avatar	B-Application
can	O
walk	O
past	O
said	O
plants	O
unharmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recoveries	O
can	O
be	O
acquired	O
by	O
gathering	O
cell	O
samples	O
left	O
behind	O
by	O
killed	O
creatures	O
(	O
including	O
humans	O
or	O
Na'vi	O
)	O
or	O
plants	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
5	O
recoveries	O
can	O
be	O
carried	O
at	O
any	O
one	O
time	O
(	O
excluding	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
limit	O
of	O
10	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avatar	B-Application
players	O
can	O
collect	O
Cell	O
Samples	O
more	O
easily	O
from	O
many	O
plants	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
"	O
kill	O
"	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
controller	O
for	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
firing	O
of	O
bows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
controls	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
ride	O
animals	O
and	O
drive	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
top	O
down	O
adventure	O
game	O
akin	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avatar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
2152	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fixing	O
the	O
fences	O
,	O
Ryder	O
is	O
told	O
to	O
enter	O
his	O
avatar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryder	O
's	O
first	O
mission	O
in	O
his	O
avatar	B-Application
body	O
is	O
to	O
get	O
cell	O
samples	O
from	O
certain	O
non-hostile	O
plants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
finds	O
out	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
mole	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
avatar	B-Application
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
avatar	B-Application
is	O
killed	O
,	O
but	O
Ryder	O
's	O
human	O
body	O
survives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
have	O
a	O
different	O
storyline	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
a	O
young	O
Na'vi	O
named	O
Raiuk	O
who	O
engages	O
in	O
a	O
personal	O
vendetta	O
against	O
the	O
RDA	O
after	O
they	O
attack	O
his	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
storyline	O
as	O
it	O
revolves	O
around	O
Na'vi	O
boy	O
named	O
Nok	O
who	O
tries	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
biological	O
research	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Anthony	O
Ossman	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Ossman	O
's	O
daughter	O
Molly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
developed	O
Avatar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
director	O
James	O
Cameron	O
as	O
he	O
filmed	O
Avatar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	O
Chance	O
Thomas	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Avatar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
requires	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
video	O
connection	O
and	O
a	O
120	O
Hz	O
capable	O
display	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
3D	B-Application
effects	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avatar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
outputting	O
in	O
most	O
standard	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
formats	O
used	O
by	O
today	O
's	O
"	O
3D-enabled	O
"	O
screens	O
with	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Neil	O
Schneider	O
,	O
executive	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
S-3D	O
Gaming	O
Alliance	O
,	O
NVIDIA	O
has	O
developed	O
a	O
proprietary	O
method	O
for	O
NVIDIA	O
's	O
GeForce	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
Vision	I-Algorithm
that	O
allows	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
images	O
to	O
be	O
passed	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
display	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
quad	O
buffers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
until	O
Avatar	B-Application
,	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
limitation	O
criticized	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
use	O
NVIDIA	O
's	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
driver	O
when	O
they	O
would	O
prefer	O
to	O
have	O
full	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
S-3D	O
gaming	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Avatar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
gained	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
except	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
