Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Only the Avatar was the master of all four elements. Only he could stop the ruthless Fire Nation from conquering the world. But when the world needed him most, he disappeared. Until now... On the south Pole, a lone Water Tribe village struggles to survive. It's here that a young Waterbender named Katara and her warrior brother Sokka rescue a strange boy named Aang from a cavernous iceberg. Not only is Aang an Airbender--a race of people no one has seen in a century--but they soon discover that Aang is also the long lost Avatar. Now it's up to Katara and Sokka to make sure Aang faces his destiny to save the tribe--and himself. Did we mention he's only 12?In a lost age, the world is divided into four nations: Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. Within each nation, there is a remarkable order of men and women called the "Benders" who can learn to harness their inborn talent and manipulate their native element. Bending is a powerful form combining martial art and elemental magic.
In each generation, only one Bender is solely capable of controlling all four elements. That Bender is the Avatar. The Avatar is the spirit of the world manifests in human form. When the Avatar dies, it reincarnates into the next nation in the cycle. Starting with the mastery of his or her native element, the Avatar learns to bend all four elements. Throughout the ages, the countless incarnations of the Avatar have served to keep the four nations in harmony.
Then, the Firebenders attacked. Just as the world needed the Avatar the most, he mysteriously vanished. A hundred years later, the Fire Nation is near final victory in its ruthless war of world domination. The Air Nomads were destroyed, the Air Temples ravished, and all Airbender monks eradicated. The Water Tribes were raided and driven to the brink of extinction. The Earth Kingdom remains and fights a hopeless war against the Fire Nation. Many believe the Avatar was never reborn into the Air Nomads and the cycle is broken.
In the desolated South Pole, a lone Water tribe struggles to survive. It is here that the village's last remaining Waterbender Katara and her warrior brother Sokka rescue a strange 12-year-old boy named Aang who has been suspended in hibernation in an iceberg. The tribe soon discovers that Aang is not only an Airbender--the extinct race no one has seen in a century--but also the long lost Avatar. Now Katara and Sokka must safeguard the child Avatar in his journey to master all four elements and save the world from the Fire Nation.
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Avatar: The Legend Of Aang Review (PS2)
I don't know about you, but I think the cartoon, Avatar, is great. It draws heavily on Japanese Anime influences, which is always a winner in my book. The characters and storylines are appealing to all kids between the ages of 7 and 114. The main character, an Avatar called Aang, is very reminiscent of the Golden Child of the film of the same name (giving away my age there)...Not just the fact he's a quirky shaven-headed kid from the Far East.. But he has the potential to achieve amazing feats, and save the World too...
This great (big) RPG is aimed mainly at a younger audience (it has a recomended 11+ age-tag). While Aang does very often set about his enemies with a big stick, they fade out and disappear once defeated. No gore here. You can often rely on stealth to evade detection too.
There are also several constructive themes throughout, such as healing injured people and animals along the way, helping villagers find lost things, and rescuing people from disaster. Good Karma, and good fun.
As he journeys forth, Aang picks up his friends and builds a formidable group who can 'bend' air, water and earth to their will. And throw boomerangs. It's very easy to switch between characters so you can utilise all their special moves.The numerous challenges and quests will make sure you make good use of the skills of each of your team members.
You can also take control of Aang's pet lemur which can pick up quite a lick of speed as it darts about like some kind of tiny primate. Every now and again there are mini games where you-as-lemur go off searching for items, which also serves as a stress-free way to familiarise yourself with your surroundings, as you don't get attacked by baddies when in furry form.
The controls are intuitive and responsive, and the game has been really well designed to avoid frustration build-up in younger players. You can often talk to friendly villagers on your travels to pick up clues as to what you should be doing next, and the main and on-screen maps make navigation a doddle.
I can't finish without mentioning the lush graphics - they capture the TV show's colourful style and pace really well. The character movements and environments have a very authentic cartoon feeling and there are plenty of story threads and quests along the way to ensure hours of gameplay.Nickelodeon has some interesting shows for the June school holidays. For one, Aang returns with much more determination to defeat the Fire Lord in the latest season of Avatar! (above). You can also take part in the Avatar contest and stand a chance to win a family trip to the Gold Coast, Australia.
Avatar, the Legend of Aang: Fire Nation Marathon Special will air from June 2-June 8, from 6.30pm to 8pm. There will be back-to-back episodes of Avatar Book 2.
At the end of the finale special, tune in to the highly anticipated new Avatar episodes from June 9-June 13.
Yo Gabba Gabba 2 (10am), an interactive live-action music series featuring DJ Lance Rock, his four friendly monsters and a robot, débuts on June 2. They use music and dance to teach pre-schoolers about language, shapes and colours.
Check out Nick Flick TV movie specials from June 2-June 6 daily at 11am.
Not missing out on the fun are mischievous twins Edgar and Ellen (June 16, 11am, 2pm and 7.30pm) who keep themselves busy playing pranks on people while their parents are on a world cruise.
Learn a trick or two from SpongeBob, Jimmy and Danny in the back-to-back episodes in Let’s Play! weekend marathons.
