Transformers War for Cybertron Review
A True Transformer Cybertron turns a game into a franchise…
Most video games based on movies are mediocre cash-ins. The developer High Moonbucks that trend with Transformers: War for Cybertron, which is not only as excellent Transformers game but an excellent game, period. It actually ignores the Michel bay movies and instead takes ideas from the cartoons and comic. Depicting the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons million of years before they would come to earth, the plot is appropriately epic, even if the ending is a bit anticlimactic.
You can choose between Autobots and Decepticon single-player campaigns, each boasting four lengthy levels and one suitable grand boss level. All take you into huge colorful set pieces and widely varied battle-grounds. The game also offers diverse multi-player options, including an Escalation mode that pits players against endless waves of computer-controlled enemies.
The signature transformation feature adds a fresh suite of tactics to the third-person-shooter formula. you can stand behind cover in robot guise and fire at enemies before switching into truck from, launching a few rockets, and speeding past those enemies. And in the unique air-based levels, you become an aerial Transformer and fly through obstacle course between battles.
Graphics may not push any boundaries but are still attractive. In fact, Cybertron is quite pretty for a cold and “lifeless” world of machines. From the capital city of lacon to the core of the planet itself, each level has its own appearance and feel. And the Transformers themselves look great, with easily recognizable features and smooth animations. In their Cybertronian forms, Optimus (both before and after his Prime designation), Bumblebee, and Megatron come across as simultaneously new classic.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 nix pack plenty of oomph into the explosions. the vehicle of each transformer has a loud, imposing engine that works with force-feedback control-lers to give a real sense of its relative speed and power. So whereas Bumblebee’s coupe zips along, Megatron’s tank growls, shuddering with every blast from its cannon.
The voice acting is surprisingly stellar, bringing marvelous personality to the Transformers. Peter Cullen return in his decades old role as Optimus , sounding for more energetic than he did in the Bay Movies. Fred Tatasciore and Sam Riegel, respectively, are Megatron and Starscream, capturing perfectly the characters’ menace and deviousness.
For years, other developers have tried to deal with the concept of “robots that become vehicle and fight one another”. Finally, High Moon get it right
Transformers War for Cybertron available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, and PC
A True Transformer Cybertron turns a game into a franchise…
Most video games based on movies are mediocre cash-ins. The developer High Moonbucks that trend with Transformers: War for Cybertron, which is not only as excellent Transformers game but an excellent game, period. It actually ignores the Michel bay movies and instead takes ideas from the cartoons and comic. Depicting the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons million of years before they would come to earth, the plot is appropriately epic, even if the ending is a bit anticlimactic.
You can choose between Autobots and Decepticon single-player campaigns, each boasting four lengthy levels and one suitable grand boss level. All take you into huge colorful set pieces and widely varied battle-grounds. The game also offers diverse multi-player options, including an Escalation mode that pits players against endless waves of computer-controlled enemies.
The signature transformation feature adds a fresh suite of tactics to the third-person-shooter formula. you can stand behind cover in robot guise and fire at enemies before switching into truck from, launching a few rockets, and speeding past those enemies. And in the unique air-based levels, you become an aerial Transformer and fly through obstacle course between battles.
Graphics may not push any boundaries but are still attractive. In fact, Cybertron is quite pretty for a cold and “lifeless” world of machines. From the capital city of lacon to the core of the planet itself, each level has its own appearance and feel. And the Transformers themselves look great, with easily recognizable features and smooth animations. In their Cybertronian forms, Optimus (both before and after his Prime designation), Bumblebee, and Megatron come across as simultaneously new classic.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 nix pack plenty of oomph into the explosions. the vehicle of each transformer has a loud, imposing engine that works with force-feedback control-lers to give a real sense of its relative speed and power. So whereas Bumblebee’s coupe zips along, Megatron’s tank growls, shuddering with every blast from its cannon.
The voice acting is surprisingly stellar, bringing marvelous personality to the Transformers. Peter Cullen return in his decades old role as Optimus , sounding for more energetic than he did in the Bay Movies. Fred Tatasciore and Sam Riegel, respectively, are Megatron and Starscream, capturing perfectly the characters’ menace and deviousness.
For years, other developers have tried to deal with the concept of “robots that become vehicle and fight one another”. Finally, High Moon get it right
Transformers War for Cybertron available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, and PC
