Avatar: The Burning Earth
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Video Game Reviews of Avatar: The Burning Earth
Customer Review: Great show, disappointing and frustrating game
Summary: 2 Stars
My kids, 6 and 13, love Avatar: The Last Airbender, and we were excited to purchase this game. The graphics are not bad and the characters are the ones we enjoy from show, and much of the game is enjoyable. But the controls are the worse, least responsive controls I've ever encountered in the Wii or any other game.
This is particularly striking on the "focus moves," which involve pressing Z and moving the controller to "bend" the various elements. Apparently these moves are easy on other systems, but the Wii controller fails to respond to movements most of the time -- literally, the character just stands dead still while the Wii fails to pick up the controller's movements -- so that bending an ice bridge (one of Katara's moves) can take 100 tries before the Wii, by chance, picks up the motion.
The same is true for the scenes in which you have to make Appa fly: the controls are almost completely unresponsive, and Appa mostly just bounces around no matter what you do with the joystick.
The result is that a game that should be fun for the whole family ends up being frustrating and monotonous. According to various game sites, this problem doesn't afflict other gaming platforms, only the Wii. But for parents hoping to buy enjoyable and accessible games for their kids, be warned that this Wii version is shoddy and unenjoyable for kids and parents alike.
Customer Review: Amazon does nt do Price match. ....
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this from Amazon at $ 19.99 and after a few days Amazon starting selling this at $ 7 through Quick Buys. When I called up Amazon for a price match they told that it is not possible and to return back the item .. This is not what I expected from AmazonCustomer Review: Poor knockoff
Summary: 2 Stars
My son loves the cartoon so I tried to get him this as a gift for his birthday. It was tried once and sat on the shelf. Note to self avoid cartoon tie in games!Customer Review: Fun but hard
Summary: 5 Stars
This game is a lot harder to play that we expected. The coordination of using both remotes and remembering hand strokes for different spells/actions takes some getting used too. Still though, we have fun playing it!Customer Review: Pretty fun, but probably not for serious gamers...
Summary: 3 Stars
My roommate and I ended up playing and beating this game over the course of 7 hours, and it probably would have been quicker if it had been easier to bend. For some reason, it was very difficult for our wiimotes to understand that we wanted to bend. Most of the game was pretty fun, except for a few levels - like the timed one with the giant owl spirit that we played about fifty times because of said bending issue, and I am definitely buying Into the Inferno. Also, the two-player aspect really makes the game. There are times when it's better to play with one person, like when you're sneaking past the guards into the Bei Fong estate, but it's really much better with another.
The other annoyance is the angle at which the game is played is sometimes difficult - sometimes you can't see what is in front of you, which is annoying. But I would definitely buy this game.