Robots, minus the disguise. The Autobots and Decepticons are in an all-out war. The entire planet of Cybertron hangs in the balance. Megatron has a plan to end the war in victory. Optimus and the other Autobots have to try and prevent it and, in the process, prevent the destruction of their homeworld.
1. Gameplay
First, I want to acknowledge the awesomeness of the sound in this game. While the transforming sequences weren’t as audibly pleasing as the movies, the voice acting was absolutely flawless. Those who have seen the movies will recognize a lot of the voices in this game. Optimus in the game sounds like Optimus in the movies, so there’s no need to spend time getting familiar with a new voice actor. Many of the other characters are voiced by actors I have heard in other movies or other games, which was also a welcome addition. There’s no need to worry about bad acting in this game. The storyline is good. It’s broken up into two campaigns that blend together very well. The player first plays as a Decepticon, working with (or as) Megatron who is trying to get ahold of Dark Energon so that he can take control of the entire planet. After this is accomplished, the player will play as the Autobots who are trying to correct the problem. Everything flows smoothly and the characters’ actions always make sense with their personalities. The gameplay is good but does have issues (which are discussed in the “Frustration Factor” section below). There is also a multiplayer mode but I found it to be pretty boring and hardly worth my time. The campaign was definitely worth playing though.
There is a multiplayer element to this game, but it feels like it was tacked on without much thought. The game modes are all rehashed versions that other games have already included ad nauseam. While, for the most part, the multiplayer wasn’t particularly frustrating, it definitely wasn’t enough fun to keep me interested in this game. I may consider a replay in the future (especially before I play the sequel), but I am not motivated to go back and try this game again.
This type of weapon-nerfing would have made more sense if the damage that an enemy received was distributed across different parts. The transformers are robots that can still function with heavily damaged parts. So why not have it so that the player can destroy an enemy’s arms and legs with appropriate reduction of accuracy or speed? This by itself wouldn’t have been as bad except for the fact that ammunition was surprisingly rare. Fortunately it was common enough to keep me from running completely empty most of the time, but I was constantly forced to switch between weapons even if a situation was designed for one type. For example, if there was a section where sniping would have clearly been the best strategy, I would snipe until I ran out of ammunition. Then I would be forced to switch weapons, usually to a much less effective option (like an assault rifle or shotgun). The final boss of the Autobot campaign was a bit more tedious than he had to be. There was absolutely no place to take cover, the damage that his weapons did was absurdly high, and his weak points were often very difficult to hit. Add on the ammunition problem discussed previously and the fact that the only health pickups were right in front of where he was standing and it was a recipe for frustration. Eventually I managed to beat him, but a single failure on the player’s part could easily result in death. 2. Parental Notices
Explosives will, at most, cause an enemy to simply disappear into an explosion. Since the enemies are always robots, no gore is present. The closest that the game gets to “blood” occurs if the player kills an enemy using a melee attack. In rare cases, a dark purple oil will splatter on the screen. It quickly disappears.
3. Other Factors
I don’t count the fact that the player can turn into vehicles and fly around the map as an extreme sport.
When Optimus and his squad are captured by the Decepticons, the player witnesses numerous Autobots being executed. Some are dismantled in a process called “recycling”. Others are simply shot and their bodies removed. Optimus and his squad are lined up on a wall to be shot before they are saved by Jetfire.
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