When Ubisoft and James Cameron announced the Avatar video game, they made it clear that they wanted to create a title that would not only raise the bar for movie tie-ins, but usher in a new era for the medium itself. That’s a rather lofty aspiration, especially given the unfortunate track record already solidified by countless licensing disasters, but with these two powerhouses of entertainment joining forces for a brand new interactive entertainment experience, nothing could go wrong… right?
Well, not quite. Unfortunately, Avatar has little going for it, but the one thing it does right is in the visual department: the sweeping open world of Pandora looks fantastic, with lush vegetation and clear skies full of floating rocks. Yet, I felt that something crucial was missing from the whole planetary spectacle: It just didn’t feel alive. The world, while beautiful, is really nothing more than an arena for repetitive battles with various creatures, man-eating plants plants, and simplistic mission objectives. Recent titles such as Brutal Legend or Assassin’s Creed 2 took pains to make their worlds feel unique and memorable, but Avatar’s Pandora does little to immerse the player in its jungle habitat. There is a feature called Pandorpedia within the game’s menu which explains some of the history and ecology of the world in small paragraphs, but I couldn’t help but feel that more time should have been spent bringing Pandora to life rather than writing encyclopedia entries.
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Here’s the cheat code to unlock all songs in Guitar Hero World Tour.
Blue, blue, red, green, green, blue, blue, yellow.
That’s what you need to unlock all songs in Quickplay mode on Guitar Hero World Tour (click for review), according to Activision. To do so, just venture to the Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, or PS2 options menu, click on cheats, and then enter the above code. Doing so will grant immediate and permanent access to all 87 songs found in the game.
Rock on.
SECRET WEAPONS / ITEMS
Bandanna: Complete a single-player session without killing anyone (including bosses). You can do this on any difficulty.
Long Barreled Desert Eagle: Earn the Fox emblem on a single-player session.
Digital Camera: In the Nomad vehicle during the mission intermission; you can unlock a special photo by picking up this item in stage 4 instead of earlier.
Patriot Future Assault Weapon: Earn the Big Boss emblem on a single-player session.
Race (Ricochet):Gun Clear the single-player game once.
Rail Gun: Beat Crying Wolf.
Scanning Plug S: Log more than 10 hours of Metal Gear Online play time on the same profile as your Metal Gear 4 game. You purchase this from Drebin.
Solar Gun: Collect the five statues (those of the four Battle Beauties and the Frog Soldier/Haven Troopers in stage 1) using non-lethal means on their respective idols.
Stealth Item: Complete a single-player session without instigating a single alert (caution is okay, but not alert). You can do this on any difficulty.
Thor 45-70: Earn the Fox Hound emblem on a single-player session.
World War I Pistol: Earn the Hound emblem on a single-player session.
HIDDEN COSTUMES
Altair: Obtain the Assassin emblem.
Civilian Disguise: Start Eastern Europe level.
Middle East Militia Disguise: Middle East in the Militia Safe House.
South American Rebel Disguise: South America (Cove Valley Village).
Suit: Clear the game once.
SHADOW MOSES OTACON PASSWORDS
100,000 DP: 14893
iPod Song 1: 78925
iPod Song 2: 13462
BONUS AMMO TYPES
Emotive Ammo (Cry): Finish game once.
Emotive Ammo (Laughter): Finish game once.
Emotive Ammo (Rage): Finish game once.
Emotive Ammo (Scream): Finish game once.
Smoke Grenade (Blue): Finish game once.
Smoke Grenade (Green): Finish game once.
Smoke Grenade (Red): Finish game once.
Smoke Grenade (Yellow): Finish game once.