Avatar: The Last Airbender deserves a good video game adaptation. Although there were Avatar games made in the past, they were not even close to being as good as the television series. Primarily suffering from hardware and software limitations, the Avatar games produced so far have not aged well -- but the series is ripe for adaptation, which means it just needs the right team to make it work.

THQ's Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Video Game was released on Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Xbox in October 2006. The game takes place partly at the end of Book 1 and Book 2. The gameplay was rather simplistic, even for being a Wii and PS2 game -- it was an adventure game that mostly focused on fighting, without much depth at all. Players could smash the buttons and they would progress rather easily. The game lacked depth, the gameplay was simple and it had pretty horrid graphics, even for its time. However, it was a faithful adaptation to the series.

Despite mixed reception, THQ continued to make Avatar games. It released Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth in 2007 and Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno in 2008. The same problems continued throughout the series. Although they followed the show faithfully, the games still suffered due to awkward gameplay, graphic limitations and bad sound design.

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For example, Earthbending is possible nearly everywhere in the game for Burning Earth. Even in metallic locations where normal arthbending is impossible, players can easily play as an Earthbender. Although it may seem small, these details break the immersive quality of the game and takes fans out of the moment.

It’s not just Burning Earth that has its issues. Into the Inferno also did not do justice to its source material. The final boss for Into the Inferno is Firelord Ozai, the main antagonist for the series. In the television series, Avatar Aang fights Ozai alone in a battle that is highly regarded by fans. The fight scene is so beloved, in fact, that when Nickelodeon uploaded the scene on YouTube, the video rapidly amassed over 9 million views. In the game, however, the fight is awkward and slow. The point and click gameplay forced on players for all consoles is awkward and is not even close to reflecting the final fight for the main series.

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THQ isn't the only studio to attempt to reproduce the magic of Avatar: The Last Airbender in a video game. PlatinumGames and Activision released The Legend of Korra video game in 2014 for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The game was a major step up compared to the old Avatar games. In this series, players followed Avatar Korra, who came after Avatar Aang.

The reception was better than The Last Airbender games. However, better does not necessarily mean good. The gameplay was better than the original games, but it was still simplistic at best. Quicktime events were added this time around, making the game more cinematic, but the actual fights weren't done very well. Awkward mini-games also held the Korra game back from its full potential. Plus, the game’s plot was set in between Book 1 and 2 of The Legend of Korra television series, meaning it was an original plot, which can often be hit or miss.

Due to the lack of good Avatar games, the series deserves another shot. With all the advances video games have made in the last 10 years, another Avatar game could potentially be great. At the very least, fans are definitely hungry for more. If fans are still re-watching the series finale battle that took place in 2008 after all these years, they will surely appreciate a well-done video game. It is what they deserve after a number of less than spectacular games that have been made.

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