- For a similarly named game, see Legends of the Arena. For the location, see Pro-bending Arena.
| "Create your own character and challenge the world's best benders." |
| — Tagline |
Arena is a game in which one creates and customizes his or her own bending character and uses his or her abilities to defeat opponents of the same and other nations.
Objective
Taken directly from the game:
"Decades prior to the Great War, all four nations were living in harmony under Avatar Kyoshi's watch. In a competitive spirit, the best bending masters from all four nations gathered in a unique tournament. A tournament that would forever be remembered. Under Kyoshi's watchful eye, all masters bent it out until the 20 best were remaining. Whoever would win against such opponents would not only win fortune, but eternal remembrance as well."
Controls
Moves
Earthbending
- Attack:
- Space-bar
- Down arrow key, down arrow key, space-bar
- Up arrow key, down arrow key, space-bar
- Defense:
- Left arrow key
- Left arrow key, space-bar
- Down arrow key, left arrow key, space-bar
Waterbending
- Attack:
- Space-bar
- Down arrow key, left arrow key, space-bar
- Left arrow key, up arrow key, space-bar
- Defense:
- Left arrow key
- Left arrow key, space-bar
- Left arrow key, left arrow key, space-bar
Firebending
- Attack:
- Space-bar
- Right arrow key, right arrow key, space-bar
- Down arrow key, right arrow key, space-bar
- Defense:
- Left arrow key
- Left arrow key, space-bar
- Left arrow key, left arrow key, space-bar, space-bar
Airbending
- Attack:
- Space-bar
- Up arrow key, space-bar
- Down arrow key, up arrow key, space-bar
- Defense:
- Left arrow key
- Left arrow key, space-bar
- Up arrow key, left arrow key, space-bar
Chi
All fighters can use this move.
- While continuously pressing the down arrow key, one should repeatedly tap the space-bar at a fast pace to fill the "chi bar" and perform a specialized attack.
Instructions
The player faces off against a waterbender.
Before beginning the game, the player chooses one of the four nations from which their character will be, as well as the name and look of the character. After this, the player may choose one of two modes, "Training" or "Tournament".
There are three types of moves as seen above: attack, defense, and chi attack. Both attack and defense have three different levels of complexity; the higher level used, the more damage or defense it provides. The chi attack takes a long time to charge up but is powerful when used successfully. All four nations differ only in the appearance of the character and their attacks; in reality a specific attack provides the same effect for any nation, with the only difference being aesthetic.
Game-play
Training
Training mode allows the player to hone their skills.
In the "Training" mode of the game, the player is set with the task of destroying a large statue as quickly as possible. There is no potential for any damage to the player's health, as no enemy exists.
Tournament
In the "Tournament" mode, the player faces the twenty masters, all of whom are the twenty highest scorers in the game. The player must defeat the opponent in a best-of-three match to advance through the tournament; he or she scores more points for defeating the opponent more quickly. Of course, the opponents increase in difficulty as the player advances through the game. At the end of each match (if won), the time taken to defeat the opponent is shown, as well as the points gained and total points scored. To win in the "Tournament" mode, the player must defeat all twenty opponents. This does not, however, guarantee them a spot as one of the twenty "masters"; they must score high enough to place in the top twenty high scorers.
Opponents
20. Nomis – Waterbender
19. Wild Haggis – Airbender
18. Galtor – Earthbender
17. Cirederf – Firebender
16. Hamish – Earthbender
15. Master Sean – Airbender
14. Raidster – Firebender
13. Tween Sage – Waterbender
12. Pedoncuiak – Earthbender
11. Una – Waterbender
10. Hell-ene – Waterbender
09. FrostYvan – Airbender
08. Masterl Abdel – Airbender
07. ZukoGranGran – Firebender
06. StephBeauce – Earthbender
05. Bigoudididi – Waterbender
04. Madd Dogg – Earthbender
03. Fire Tongue – Firebender
02. Nhommos – Airbender
01. Torniol – Firebender
Backdrops
The background changes at designated intervals throughout the tournament. Here is a list of backgrounds and when they appear.
Battles 20. to 17. – Eastern Air Temple
Battles 16. to 11. – Earth Rumble VI
Battles 12. to 09. – Northern Water Tribe
Battles 08. to 04. – Fire Temple
Battles 03. to 01. – Ba Sing Se
Trivia
- The earthbenders, firebenders, and airbenders are all male. The waterbenders, on the contrary, are all female.
- All the airbenders in this game have tattoos, indicating that they were all masters.
- All the waterbenders in this game have a water skin and a betrothal necklace.
- When a player puts "Body 3" on an airbender, it resembles Aang's clothing in Book Three.
Momo makes a cameo appearance in the game.
- When a player puts "Head 3" on a firebender, it resembles Zuko's scar.
- When a player creates a character, there is a gate in the background that resembles the entrance to the Serpent's Pass.
- When creating a character, if a player presses the "M" key, his or her character's face will temporarily be covered by that of Momo's.
- The waterbending chi attack is the same technique Katara used against Huu in the Foggy Swamp.