Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

PC Gamer

Noah Smith·Dec 12, 2023

Critic50/100

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A Pandora's box of technical issues.

Push Square

Aaron Bayne·Dec 11, 2023

Critic80/100

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is an excellent open-world adventure. Thanks to Ubisoft Massive's collaboration with Lightstorm, this is easily the best movie tie-in we've experienced. The level of detail is second to none, and fans of the series will have a whale of a time spotting little references here or there to the mainline films. However, we'd be tempted to say unlike Hogwarts Legacy, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora would be a good time even if you weren't a fan of the series or haven't seen the films. The game is certainly filled with tropes of the Ubisoft formula, but the lore and focus on harvesting and hunting elevates that open-world design to create an immersive and inviting setting that we happily lost ourselves in.

Eurogamer

Vikki Blake·Dec 6, 2023

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Eurogamer's in-progress review of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, which is so far both gorgeous and predictable.

Game Informer

Matt Miller·Dec 6, 2023

Critic77.5/100

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Tripping Through Jungles on the Game Informer website.

GamesRadar+

Leon Hurley·Dec 6, 2023

Critic70/100

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A decent, if unspectacular take, on an alien Far Cry that uses its source material well to create an engaging world to explore.

IGN

Tristan Ogilvie·Dec 6, 2023

Critic70/100

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora features a stunning alien world to explore, but doesn’t contain as many genuine surprises as other modern open-worlds.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Ed Thorn·Dec 6, 2023

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A beautiful open world world can't make up for a dull rebellion that succumbs to Ubisoft's by the numbers method.

GameSpot

Phil Hornshaw·Dec 6, 2023

Critic80/100

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Though it includes a lot of familiar open-world elements, a minimalistic user interface, fun movement mechanics, and a gorgeous setting make it a blast to explore Pandora.