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Avatar: De Vuurmeester for PlayStation 2
Avatar: De Vuurmeester for PlayStation 2 takes Aang and his friends into the final phase of their struggle against the Fire Nation. This action adventure follows events from the third television season, with Sozin's approaching comet threatening the journey. You walk through three-dimensional levels, fight firebenders and use familiar characters' powers to overcome obstacles. The journey includes battles, encounters and flying sections as the party prepares for the confrontation with Fire Lord Ozai.
Bending elements is not just an attack here. Using a cursor controlled with the right analog stick, you select and move useful elements in the environment. For example, you can use water to extinguish fire and move stones to operate a passage or mechanism. You also switch between available characters with their own abilities. Ordinary attacks and jumps remain part of the action, but looking around for water, earth and other useful resources is often just as important as fighting your way forward.
You can play alone or cooperate locally with two players, each using their own PlayStation 2 controller. No Multitap is required. You choose destinations on the world map, while Ember Island offers extra activities and purchases. Earned coins can buy new abilities and artwork, among other things. The combination of battles and environmental puzzles gives you different reasons to use the team's powers. This is the original PS2 version with controller-based controls, not the version that uses Wii motions to bend elements.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Avatar: De Vuurmeester for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Avatar: De Vuurmeester
THQ released De Vuurmeester in 2008 as the third Avatar game for PlayStation 2. Internationally, the game appeared as Into the Inferno. THQ Studio Australia once again developed the adventure, now based on the third and final season of the original Nickelodeon series. The approaching end of Aang's struggle gave the developers a clear storyline: the party had to prepare for the power of Sozin's comet and the eventual confrontation with Ozai, rather than begin a new standalone adventure.
The release followed De Legende van Aang from 2006 and De Brandende Aarde from 2007. The first game centred on an expanding party with RPG elements; the second added cooperative play. De Vuurmeester retained two players and placed more emphasis on directly manipulating elements. Water and earth became objects you could use to change the environment. This approach gave bending a visible role in puzzles and battles, alongside the familiar blows and jumps of the earlier adventures.
The game appeared for PlayStation 2 and Wii, while Nintendo DS received a differently designed version. The PS2 version used analog sticks and buttons to aim and move elements; the Wii used its own motion controller. That difference matters to how the same scenes feel. Within the PS2 series, De Vuurmeester provides the narrative conclusion: familiar heroes and locations return, but the backdrop shifts from travelling and learning towards bringing the television series' war to an end.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Avatar: De Brandende Aarde for PlayStation 2 precedes De Vuurmeester and covers the journey through the Earth Kingdom from the second television season. In both instalments, you play alone or with a second player and use different heroes against enemies. De Vuurmeester shifts the emphasis towards moving elements such as water or stones with a cursor. De Brandende Aarde relies more on direct attacks and predefined character actions. The stories connect, but the way you control elemental powers changes.
Avatar: De Legende van Aang on PlayStation 2 offers an original story featuring Aang, Katara, Sokka and Haru. It shares the fantasy world and combination of battles and special powers, but makes greater use of experience, inventory and equipment. De Vuurmeester follows the third television season and gives environmental elements a bigger role. Player numbers also differ: the first adventure is for one person, whereas you can complete the final instalment locally with two people.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for PlayStation 2, like De Vuurmeester, lets you affect objects with supernatural powers. Spells open possibilities at Hogwarts, just as elemental powers do during Aang's journey. Harry's adventure places more emphasis on freely exploring the school and students' quests. De Vuurmeester uses separate levels, more joint battles and two local players. The main similarity lies in carefully identifying which power an object or obstacle requires.
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy for PlayStation 2 also combines local cooperation for two players with combat and puzzles based on a familiar story. You use different characters to progress and search for collectibles along the way. LEGO has you build and demolish extensively, with humour throughout. De Vuurmeester turns water, earth, fire and air into tools for the environment. Cooperation here therefore more often revolves around elemental powers than deploying a droid or performing a LEGO building action.
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night on PlayStation 2 shares De Vuurmeester's emphasis on elemental attacks and a continuous fantasy story. Spyro uses his different powers mainly in battles and combines them with precise jumps and slowing time. Avatar uses elements more explicitly to aim and move objects. Spyro also remains a solo adventure, whereas two players can cooperate locally with Aang. Your choice is therefore between action centred on one dragon and teamwork with several familiar television heroes.
