James Cameronâs Avatar has been a long time in the making. His goal has been a âfully immersiveâ flick. To bring the game version to life, Cameron said he carefully chose his partner, Ubisoft.
In the Ubisoft press conference, Cameron said he knew that he found a worthy partner in Ubisoft â âI didnât want anything associated with the movie to suck.â The game, Cameron conceded, should not be a slave to the movie. New characters, new weapons and new stories were created for the game.
Ubisoft had access to all the film assets during the gameâs lengthy development process. While most movie games are rushed out to meet a short film production schedule, the Avatar game had a production development timeline. Some of Ubisoft game designs were even incorporated into the movie.
As Cameron pointed out in the Ubisoft presser, players can even choose sides (âgood guysâ or âbad guysâ) during the game, which is based on the filmâs universe, but still movie-spoiler free.
Avatar is the first major stereoscopic 3-D title.
Avatar: The Game [Shacknews]
