Transformers Transformers The Game!!!

[tviceman]

IGN gave the PS3 version a 5.7/10. Don't expect anything drastically different for the Wii or 360.

 

[nosebleed.]

Wow...that pretty much sucks.

 

[Tempest19]

I don't understand that review, to be quite honest.

I find it to be a very fun and enjoyable game and it is REALLY cool transforming from robot to vehicle fluidly.

 

[The Guardian]

I don't understand that review, to be quite honest.

I find it to be a very fun and enjoyable game and it is REALLY cool transforming from robot to vehicle fluidly.

I PERSONALLY THINK GAME CRITICS AS WELL AS MOVIE CRITICS ARE, FOR THE MOST PART JADED AT THIS POINT!!! THEY PLAY A GAME OR WATCH A MOVIE AND IF IT ISN'T OSCAR WORTHY, IT SUCKS!!! A GAME OR A MOVIE CAN'T JUST BE FUN AND ENJOYABLE ANYMORE, IT HAS TO BE OSCAR WORTHY, WHICH I THINK IS A LOAD OF CRAP MADE UP BY PEOPLE WHO DON'T SEEM TO ENJOY ANYTHING THESE DAYS!!! I'M NOT SAYING THEY'RE ALL LIKE THAT, BUT PEOPLE JUST SEEM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT EVERY LITTLE THING THESE DAYS AND JUST SEEM TO BE SPOILED!!! PERSONALLY I THINK THE GAME ROCKS, IS IT PERFECT, NO, IS IT FUN, I THINK SO, FLAME AWAY!!!up:

 

[NinjaGye]

I got the game this afternoon as well(xbox360) and its not horrible, but its not very good either... the graphics are very dark, gameplay is kinda clunky, and what I've played so far is extremely repetetive.

The plus side is that its Transformers, and the transformations and character designs are very nice. I have only unlocked a couple of movies and pictures from the galleries so far but it seems to have alot of extras(G1 characters to unlock) and I have HD so its pretty nice. But yea for $60, i feel pretty pwned. Its a 40-50 dollar game.

6.8/10

 

[SuperJediHero]

I WILL Wait on getting this game.

Next week, if you wait, Circuit City is having a sale!

 

[The Guardian]

I got the game this afternoon as well(xbox360) and its not horrible, but its not very good either... the graphics are very dark, gameplay is kinda clunky, and what I've played so far is extremely repetetive.

The plus side is that its Transformers, and the transformations and character designs are very nice. I have only unlocked a couple of movies and pictures from the galleries so far but it seems to have alot of extras(G1 characters to unlock) and I have HD so its pretty nice. But yea for $60, i feel pretty pwned. Its a 40-50 dollar game.

6.8/10

I AGREE IT IS A LITTLE TOO DARK, WHICH IS A SHAME FOR SUCH A NICE LOOKING GAME AND IT IS A BIT REPETITIVE, BUT IT'S STILL FUN!!!up:

 

[miisterwilson]

ive been playin transformers on the wii and i have to to say i kind of dont mind the graphic diffrence from the other system i find a little brighter actually

 

[powerbomb1411]

I PERSONALLY THINK GAME CRITICS AS WELL AS MOVIE CRITICS ARE, FOR THE MOST PART JADED AT THIS POINT!!! THEY PLAY A GAME OR WATCH A MOVIE AND IF IT ISN'T OSCAR WORTHY, IT SUCKS!!! A GAME OR A MOVIE CAN'T JUST BE FUN AND ENJOYABLE ANYMORE, IT HAS TO BE OSCAR WORTHY, WHICH I THINK IS A LOAD OF CRAP MADE UP BY PEOPLE WHO DON'T SEEM TO ENJOY ANYTHING THESE DAYS!!! I'M NOT SAYING THEY'RE ALL LIKE THAT, BUT PEOPLE JUST SEEM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT EVERY LITTLE THING THESE DAYS AND JUST SEEM TO BE SPOILED!!! PERSONALLY I THINK THE GAME ROCKS, IS IT PERFECT, NO, IS IT FUN, I THINK SO, FLAME AWAY!!!up:

You know what? I not only can agree with what you just said, but that makes me tempted to buy the game also.

OK, so about the IGN review. From those that have the game. Are the Autobot missions really that flat? Are they really just drive around and kill some drones?

And is it really that easy to destroy buildings just by barely touching them?

 

[Tempest19]

They're exagerating on how easily you can destroy things.

Yeah, you do drive around and shoot- but it doesn't come out flat. Does swinging around a city and beating up bad guys come out flat? Same thing here. Yeah, when you get down to the core of the game- that's what it is. Just like when you get down to the core of the SM games they are what I stated above. It all depends on how well they pulled it off and this game is really really fun to play.

It's an amazing experience driving along and then transforming into a robot. I can't really explain it- it's just a really really cool thing to do. You FEEL like you ARE a Transformer! In my books that's great.

 

[grimfail24]

You know what? I not only can agree with what you just said, but that makes me tempted to buy the game also.

OK, so about the IGN review. From those that have the game. Are the Autobot missions really that flat? Are they really just drive around and kill some drones?

And is it really that easy to destroy buildings just by barely touching them?

I dont think the objective is just to drive around and shoot drones. There are actual missions (the game calls them chapters). Basically, as far as I have seen, I have mainly been instructed to protect Sam with BB, and destroy the military base and those satellite vehicles with Blackout and Scorpinok. I am sure there will be more to the game as it progresses. It is fairly easy to destroy buildings and stuff, but I think that once you get the hang of it, it wont be a big deal.

 

[Tempest19]

There is destruction, yeah, but they exagerated it- brushing up against buildings? Never saw that before. Hitting a bad guy into buildings? Three to four punches at a building? YEAH. But, brushing up against it- must be the weakest building ever.

I also think the Transformers cause more destruction depending on who it is. For example, Ironhide causes ALOT of damage- Jazz and Bumblebee, not so much in comparison.

So, I haven't played as Optimus yet- but, he may damage the area like that. But, still I think that comment is exagerated.

I've personally never "brushed" up against a building and had it be destroyed by doing that.

 

[grimfail24]

There is destruction, yeah, but they exagerated it- brushing up against buildings? Never saw that before. Hitting a bad guy into buildings? Three to four punches at a building? YEAH. But, brushing up against it- must be the weakest building ever.

I also think the Transformers cause more destruction depending on who it is. For example, Ironhide causes ALOT of damage- Jazz and Bumblebee, not so much in comparison.

So, I haven't played as Optimus yet- but, he may damage the area like that. But, still I think that comment is exagerated.

I've personally never "brushed" up against a building and had it be destroyed by doing that.

yeah, you guys have probably said it better than me. As I am not very good at these games, I tend to do a lot of damage that some others wouldnt do. For example, i was trying to pass the second chapter and after about 5 trys I still hadn't cleared it. And I destroyed everything. As soon as my brother, who is much better at these things passed it the first try and hardly destroyed anything.

 

[Tempest19]

I cause destruction, part of the fun of the game and reality of the game. As it says in the behind the scenes- if you are HIT into a building, you're going to cause damage. If you punch a building, you're going to cause damage, if you throw a bad guy- same thing. It never comes off as unrealistic though, you just feel the weight of these transformers and it seems like each has their own personal effect on the location as well.

Also, it causes greater destruction if you fight up against, are thrown against, etc. a house more than it does a building as well.

So, all in all, it does NOT come off as cheap destruction as the review implied- more realistic and depends on what happens to cause that destruction. IMO, I actually think it's ALOT more realistic than the recent Hulk game.

It takes me a couple of times as well on some missions...

 

[jdre_124]

Does anyone have the 360 version?? I really want to get the game but that IGN review really puts me off.. Normally there right but I read another review that gave it a 8.5 instead. If you do have the game, how big are the environments?? I would also like so gameplay info if you have felt the awesomeness of playing as Megatron, like what is he like to control and play as??

 

[TigerClaw]

The 360 version is awesome.

 

[Crimson King]

Okay, so I've spent an hour or so playing the Wii version now. The first thing that stood out to me is that the voice acting is so quiet when compared to the in-game sound and there's no setting to turn it up. The only problem with that is the voice-overs continue during your mission, and I found myself alternating volume levels on my TV to keep from blasting the place out once I started blowing up *****.

Speaking of that, I decided to play as the Decepticons first to keep my spoilers at a low level. Flying around as Blackout is really fun (and his voice sounds very low and brutal). You can tear stuff up in no time, and that EMP thing he has is almost unfair. Using the Wii remote definitely helps out in the aiming department when it comes to shooting at other helicopters and planes. I know the IGN Wii review complained about the lock-on system, but I had no problems with it. It was very easy, in fact.

After clearing a few chapters as Blackout and Skorponok, I tried out a couple of missions as Bumblebee on the Autobot side of things. Driving around was a little bit of a learning curve. I ran over more than my fair share of Californians before I got a handle on things (gotta watch that turbo). Fighting with him is mostly melee, but he does have some long-range weapons. The problem with those is that they tend to destroy things, and that's bad when you're a good guy. If this game is any indication, Bumblebee is going to come off in the movie as a scrapper.

The graphics are good overall, but uneven. Some of the explosions will be impressive, but then you'll get a car that has little or no texture to it. That's some laaaaazy developing. At least the characters look good for the most part.

Things so far seem very straightforward in terms of gameplay. You go to your mission launch site...do the mission...look for another launch site...and so on. It's very Hulk:Ultimate Destruction-like in that you CAN go around and do side tasks and stuff, but they're really steering you towards the next quest. I can see it getting repetitive if you tried to play this in long sittings. I'm going to go through it in small chunks to get around that.

Oh, and lastly, it's hella fun transforming on the fly. I can't wait to see them do it in the movie.

 

[BrollySupersj]

How's the PS2 version? I couldn't grab it today since no one around here had it for rent.

 

[cosmicherosa]

360 Version, Gamefly FTW!

 

[CFlash]

I gotta get the Harry Potter game from Gamefly before TF. My daughter demands it (*looks down in embarrassment*).

BTW, I think the Harry Potter game for Wii is getting rave reviews. The whole "wand" thing and all.

 

[Raiden]

Okay, so I've spent an hour or so playing the Wii version now. The first thing that stood out to me is that the voice acting is so quiet when compared to the in-game sound and there's no setting to turn it up. The only problem with that is the voice-overs continue during your mission, and I found myself alternating volume levels on my TV to keep from blasting the place out once I started blowing up *****.

Speaking of that, I decided to play as the Decepticons first to keep my spoilers at a low level. Flying around as Blackout is really fun (and his voice sounds very low and brutal). You can tear stuff up in no time, and that EMP thing he has is almost unfair. Using the Wii remote definitely helps out in the aiming department when it comes to shooting at other helicopters and planes. I know the IGN Wii review complained about the lock-on system, but I had no problems with it. It was very easy, in fact.

After clearing a few chapters as Blackout and Skorpanok, I tried out a couple of missions as Bumblebee on the Autobot side of things. Driving around was a little bit of a learning curve. I ran over more than my fair share of Californians before I got a handle on things (gotta watch that turbo). Fighting with him is mostly melee, but he does have some long-range weapons. The problem with those is that they tend to destroy things, and that's bad when you're a good guy. If this game is any indication, Bumblebee is going to come off in the movie as a scrapper.

The graphics are good overall, but uneven. Some of the explosions will be impressive, but then you'll get a car that has little or no texture to it. That's some laaaaazy developing. At least the characters look good for the most part.

Things so far seem very straightforward in terms of gameplay. You go to your mission launch site...do the mission...look for another launch site...and so on. It's very Hulk:Ultimate Destruction-like in that you CAN go around and do side tasks and stuff, but they're really steering you towards the next quest. I can see it getting repetitive if you tried to play this in long sittings. I'm going to go through it in small chunks to get around that.

Oh, and lastly, it's hella fun transforming on the fly. I can't wait to see them do it in the movie.

Thanks for the Wii review. No matter what the review is, I will buy it because it's Transformers, dammit, and I want to play a game where I can transform on the fly and blow $%^# up.

 

[Raiden]

I gotta get the Harry Potter game from Gamefly before TF. My daughter demands it (*looks down in embarrassment*).

BTW, I think the Harry Potter game for Wii is getting rave reviews. The whole "wand" thing and all.

Yeah, I saw a demo for Potter on Wii, and the wand gameplay looks fantastic. I'm pretty sure neither 360 nor PS3 can duplicate the fun factor with their old controllers. However, between TF and The Big (finally a baseball game for Wii), I dunno if I can choke up that much money for games.

 

[cosmicherosa]

Glad to see that almost every game manufacturer is taking the Wii big time seriously now, and shifting focus to it.

Just friggin hate the PS2 ports with the "gimmick-like" controls added on.

 

[CFlash]

Glad to see that almost every game manufacturer is taking the Wii big time seriously now, and shifting focus to it.

Just friggin hate the PS2 ports with the "gimmick-like" controls added on.

I dont think they were at first... but the ridiculous high sales of the Wii have demanded it. http://www.businessweek.com/globalb...?chan=top+news_top+news+index_global+business
Just last month alone it sold 4 times more than PS3 and twice as much as 360.

We still need tha 'killer app' like 360's Gears of War! I don't think a franchise game like Metroid or Mario-Something is gonna cut it. It needs something new and innovative!!! Manhunt 2? I dunno. Something!

 

[Kap]

I dont think they were at first... but the ridiculous high sales of the Wii have demanded it. http://www.businessweek.com/globalb...?chan=top+news_top+news+index_global+business
Just last month alone it sold 4 times more than PS3 and twice as much as 360.

We still need tha 'killer app' like 360's Gears of War! I don't think a franchise game like Metroid or Mario-Something is gonna cut it. It needs something new and innovative!!! Manhunt 2? I dunno. Something!

Yeah, it started so well with Wii Sports & Twilight Princess right of the bat, I was in a trance state for allmost a week playing through it, and that's a rare experience for me nowadays. Sadly I don't see any other Wii title this year having the same impact on me.