One other ‘Avatar’ Video Sport Is On the Method

Avatar has solely just lately returned to television, however Nickelodeon’s stored the anime franchise round by means of loads of video video games for consoles and telephones through the years. Certain sufficient, there’s one other title becoming a member of the lineup, however this one is a combating sport.

At the moment known as Avatar Legends: The Preventing Sport, the title pits gamers in one-on-one brawls as characters from throughout the franchise. At launch, there are 12 characters, together with Aang, Korra, Zuko, and Toph, and help characters may also help pull off particular strikes much like Mortal Kombat 1. Whereas the launch roster is small, extra will come through post-launch DLC. (The trailer makes certain to emphasise Final Airbender characters, so in the event you’re a Korra fan, you will have to attend to your faves to hitch the fray.) In keeping with the Steam page, the sport can even characteristic a single-player marketing campaign with an authentic story, “movement system” fight mechanics with movement-focused gameplay, and crossplay help.

Developed by first-time studio Gameplay Group Worldwide, a giant level in Avatar Legends’ favor is its hand-drawn 2D animation, which helps the sport retain the visible type the franchise is finest identified for. These characters have been throughout Nickelodeon’s bigger model video games—together with the 2 fighting-focused Nick All-Stars titles—so it’s solely becoming the franchise will get a combating sport all to itself.

If Avatar Legends seems like your cup of tea, it’s meant to launch on Steam in summer time 2026, with consoles to be introduced at a later date. And if it doesn’t look interesting, excellent news: Saber Interactive, creators of Area Marine II, are developing an action-RPG for the franchise which may be a greater match.

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