Transformers: The Movie Fact Sheet @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on May 03, 2007

News: Please be good to us Michael Bay.

The Summer movie season is almost here and that means the season of Summer movie tie-in games is also upon us.

So for the inevitable Transformers game, Activision has tapped Lego Star Wars developer Traveller's Tales and rolled out these new facts.

Tranformers fans (of which I am one), let's pray this year's movie and game don't suck. We deserve at least that much.

Publisher: Activision
Developer: Traveller's Tales (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC), Savage (PSP)
Release Date: July 22, 2007

Product Description
Based on Hasbro's Transformers property and upcoming live-action feature film from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures due out on July 27th, Transformers: The Game lets gamers control the outcome in the battle for Earth as they choose to protect it as Autobots or destroy it as Decepticons. Players will also experience the unstoppable power and massive scale of their favorite Robots In Disguise such as Bumblebee, Barricade and others.

Features
Protect Or Destroy The Earth Ц As the Transformers robot's war comes to Earth, gamers make the choice to join the Autobots in protecting our planet or to join the Decepticons in destroying it. With dual campaigns, the fate of the world is in players' hands.

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE Ц Instantly change from a larger than life robot to a high-powered vehicle such as a sports car, fighter jet or helicopter. Seamless transformations leave enemies in the dust or enhance players' combat strategy with a range of options in both vehicle and robot modes that take full advantage of the characters' dual forms.

The World Is Your Playground Ц Players crush, topple and wreck every object, including buildings and vehicles, in their path or use the objects as weapons. It is up to the gamer to decide how best to use their surrounding environment.

Freedom of Choice Ц An unprecedented line-up lets gamers experience the massive scale, unique abilities and sheer strength of an army of characters from the Transformers universe when they choose to play as Optimus Prime, Megatron, Ironhide, Starscream, Bumblebee and more.

Variety of Combat Ц For head-to-head battles, fans engage in melee combat that reflects each Transformers robot's character, scale, weight and power along with melee weapons and special moves unique to each character. The game's ranged combat offers a wide array of projective weapons designed to take out enemies from afar.

PlayStation Portable Features Ц The PSP version features 20 playable Autobots and Decepticons, from both the live-action film and previous generations, that battle through an enhanced version of the film's storyline. Players can customize their character by choosing more than 10 different weapon types in both single and Ad Hoc multiplayer gameplay.