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TRANSFORMERS: THE GAME XBOX 360 REVIEW |
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Activision
certainly has their hands on a blockbuster with
Transformers: The Game, being able to surpass
many movie-to-video-game conversions out there
with its engrossing gameplay and spectacular
graphics, but can be too run-of-the-mill for
some action veterans. Transformers is about a
raging war between the Autobots and Decepticons,
fighting over the Allspark, an object able to
bring mechanical and electronic objects to life.
The war begins on the planet Cybertron, and
spreads to another galaxy when the Allspark is
discovered on Earth. The Autobots seek to
protect the Allspark from being abused, whereas
the Decepticons are determined to use it to
fulfill their evil needs. Transformers is
structured much like a Grand Theft Auto game,
only with two separate storylines to choose and
play. Players can choose to play the Autobot
storyline or Decepticon storyline, and complete
respective stages and chapters. |
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PRODUCT
OVERALL RATING: 8.0 OUT OF 10 |
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The Autobot
chapters will see to it you are the "preserving"
king, while the Deception chapters let you wreck
havoc to the whole planet and entire human race.
After completing a chapter, you are able to roam
the world freely in search of secrets to
discover and miscellaneous goals to complete,
and to find your next objective. Progress is
made by completing stages made up of chapters.
Thankfully, that’s not all the game is. There
are quite a few things to do in each stage, and
some stages present new areas to explore. There
are yellow cubes to find, which will unlock
hidden content and side missions, keeping gamers
quite busy, as players who want to level a few
buildings will be able to do so in a fun and
exciting manner. The combat system is quite
tight and simple, with three main attacks- a
‘heavy,’ ‘light,’ and melee weapon. For
ballistic and energy weapons, there is unlimited
ammo for unlimited action-ammunition regenerates
as it is unused, which present challenges in
kill efficiency, much like old-school shooter
games.
In addition, the bots can transform just like in
the movies, a very fun feature that’s very
entertaining and will last quite a while. There
are many ways to get through the chapters, and
finding the fastest, most exciting, and most
explosive is very exhilarating. The graphics are
stellar, which is expected of an Xbox 360 game.
The road reflects the sun’s yellowish character,
the bots properly transform as they do in their
movie counterparts. Transformers’ user interface
leaves a lot to be desired with its plain blue
scheme. The frame rate is also disappointing,
but acceptable, as the slowdown is not critical.
The sound engineering is fairly basic, but the
soundtrack more than makes up for this. Bullets
will zoom by in great effects, the sound of bots
falling from high stories make for a nice thud,
and all this is presented in standard Xbox 360
auditory setting. The music is filled with
adrenaline and has a sense of epic to it. It’s a
shame you don’t hear it while roaming around
often. Transformers is a great movie, and the
game does it much justice. There’s much fun to
be had in this game, and fans of the movie and
action games will find lots to like in this
game. |
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