

Thankfully, those accumulated Spirit Points are used to level up Korra, which grants her new moves. It's frustrating and limits your fighting capabilities in the early stages. Sadly, Platinum Games strips Korra of her powers very early in the game, and you must recover them by beating a succession of similar-looking foot soldiers. Combining these moves produces some impressive, hard-hitting attacks, but you must unlock many of them. The fighting mechanics are typical modern brawling fare: There are light, heavy, and special attacks, as well as a jump, dodge, block, and counter. It's extremely disappointing that there aren't at least a few onlookers to give the settings some life. But The Legend of Korra's beauty is just skin-deep the environments in which you brawl are empty and lifeless save for a handful of enemies and a few breakable objects that hold Spirit Points (the game's currency). In fact, some may mistake an in-game still as a scene from the show.

Korra, and the many mooks she fights, are well-animated, and character models move smoothly through the many environments. Less Than Meets the Eye What The Legend of Korra lacks in story, it makes up in visuals.
