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While everyone else was getting excited about WFC, I was still playing the Transformers game on PS2 based on the Aramda series (in my opinion one of the smoothest and nicest looking games on that system). I finished the game but I never collected all the minicons (I had about 3 left to get) before I sadly had to sell my PS2 and its games. I was wondering: does anything happen once you've got all the minicons? Or is it just one of those pat on the back situations?

It depends on the difficulty you're playing on. If I remember right, on the highest difficulty, you need all the Mini-Cons to unlock the battle against Unicron. Anything lower than that, yeah, pat on the back situation.

could you imagine if he was playing on the highest difficulty all this time, or never beat the game, and is just now reading this? Yes, there is a battle with unicron, but in contrast to how awesome the game is, the battle with unicron is kind of boring. he never even transforms, and you get this feeling like cybertron was hit by a shrink ray....

Yeah I collected enough to do the Unicron battle (and yeah, I thought Cybertron was looking a bit tiny too...) but there were still 3 minicons that I hadn't found yet according to the minicon counter thing. Was wondering if there were any further rewards for it, but I guess not.

WasPWNator wrote:Yeah I collected enough to do the Unicron battle (and yeah, I thought Cybertron was looking a bit tiny too...) but there were still 3 minicons that I hadn't found yet according to the minicon counter thing. Was wondering if there were any further rewards for it, but I guess not.

Nah, no rewards. Just, like you said, a "Pat on the back" Moment

This game really needed a counter for how many Decepticlones you bumped-off. It would be in the hundred thousands for me!

I always liked designing task-specific minicon kit outs. Like there was one that was the stealth one, the glider, the energon vision and the rocket launcher. It meant you could spot Decepticlones a mile off and then glide invisibly towards them, sneak up and then blow them sky high!
Good times...

Who was people's fav character? For me it's Red Alert all the way. One of the reasons I loved the game so much was because Red Alert was already one of my most loved transformers characters.

WasPWNator wrote:I always liked designing task-specific minicon kit outs. Like there was one that was the stealth one, the glider, the energon vision and the rocket launcher. It meant you could spot Decepticlones a mile off and then glide invisibly towards them, sneak up and then blow them sky high!
Good times...

Who was people's fav character? For me it's Red Alert all the way. One of the reasons I loved the game so much was because Red Alert was already one of my most loved transformers characters.

LOL Yeah... you can get yourself into alot of hi-jinks in that game! I loved hotshot, he glided the easiest! I was constantly climbing up and finding new things to do in that game, wether it's bourding decepticon drop ships, dashing into decepticlones and sending them flying, finding my way on top of ANY surface in the entire game, through creativity and imagination, you could do just about anyhing your mind willed you too in that game, and the sky was literally the limit! I just wished for more urban inviroments, alonside a wider cast of characters, adding blurr and jetfire and a whole bunch of decepticons would've been great fun! oh well, that kind of TF game is behind us. lets enjoy what we have...I guess..
now I'm sad. I miss Armada and all those old TF Anime's.
I wish RID got a video game!

ya that game was awesome. I really love the Transformation mode.

I really enjoyed just driving through the woods with Hot Shot, transforming to leap over a log or something in the path, then transforming back and just cruising. It was a great game.

I hate this game to hell.

SlyTF1 wrote:I hate this game to hell.

I might already know the answer, but any particular reason?

Shadowman wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:I hate this game to hell.

I might already know the answer, but any particular reason?

Too damn hard. Plus it was short and boring.

SlyTF1 wrote:

Shadowman wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:I hate this game to hell.

I might already know the answer, but any particular reason?

Too damn hard. Plus it was short and boring.

It was about the same length and difficulty as WfC.

Shadowman wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:

Shadowman wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:I hate this game to hell.

I might already know the answer, but any particular reason?

Too damn hard. Plus it was short and boring.

It was about the same length and difficulty as WfC.

Not for me. I beat WFC in 6 hours with no problem. I beat Armada in about 4 hours. That's probably because I got so pissed off and just put in cheat codes about halfway through the game though.

SlyTF1 wrote:

Shadowman wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:

Shadowman wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:I hate this game to hell.

I might already know the answer, but any particular reason?

Too damn hard. Plus it was short and boring.

It was about the same length and difficulty as WfC.

Not for me. I beat WFC in 6 hours with no problem. I beat Armada in about 4 hours. That's probably because I got so pissed off and just put in cheat codes about halfway through the game though.

Then it's your own fault. It's not that the game was too hard or too short, it's that you weren't very good at it, and used cheats instead.

Shadowman wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:

Shadowman wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:

Shadowman wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:I hate this game to hell.

I might already know the answer, but any particular reason?

Too damn hard. Plus it was short and boring.

It was about the same length and difficulty as WfC.

Not for me. I beat WFC in 6 hours with no problem. I beat Armada in about 4 hours. That's probably because I got so pissed off and just put in cheat codes about halfway through the game though.

Then it's your own fault. It's not that the game was too hard or too short, it's that you weren't very good at it, and used cheats instead.

Because it was too hard...and boring.

SlyTF1 wrote:Because it was too hard...and boring.

It was easy and fun for me.

The TF Armada game is still one of my all-time favorites. I loved exploring the huge, open levels while being able to transform into a vehicle to cover more ground faster. The battle with Tidal Wave is also epic. It's just a great game!

8 bit wrote:The TF Armada game is still one of my all-time favorites. I loved exploring the huge, open levels while being able to transform into a vehicle to cover more ground faster. The battle with Tidal Wave is also epic. It's just a great game!

Tru dat. Few PS2 games ever managed to look even half as good too. Especially the Deep Amazon level. Preeeetty.

WasPWNator wrote:

8 bit wrote:The TF Armada game is still one of my all-time favorites. I loved exploring the huge, open levels while being able to transform into a vehicle to cover more ground faster. The battle with Tidal Wave is also epic. It's just a great game!

Tru dat. Few PS2 games ever managed to look even half as good too. Especially the Deep Amazon level. Preeeetty.

Only thing I didn't like was how Cyclonus was always able to throw me off the top of that Pyramid One time, he stayed in copter mode, and I whittled his health half way down before he transformed and landed on the lower are of the pyramid. I jumped down there, and he grabbed me and swung me around anyways! It was funny though, because the spinning kept slamming me into the wall of the Pyramid over and over again, while thos hover sheilded rocket drones kept shooting at me, and decepticlones came out of the pyramid and just stood there and got blown up by the missiles, when he finally let me fly, I flew halfway accross the level, and landed somewere under the rope bridge. I finished him there.
Also, when you get the chance, stick a limpet mine to an average decepticlone's face. It's worth seeing what happens. Also, aquip Dash, and dash into one, see how far they fly!
One last thing (My favorite thing too)
Eqip Tractor beam, and stealth. Get in as far away as you can, yet just barely in range of the tractor beam, and activate it on a decepticlone from a far distance. one you have him, fling him upward and let go. If he ever comes down, he'll instantly explode, and it's always worth a laugh.

BeastProwl wrote:

WasPWNator wrote:

8 bit wrote:The TF Armada game is still one of my all-time favorites. I loved exploring the huge, open levels while being able to transform into a vehicle to cover more ground faster. The battle with Tidal Wave is also epic. It's just a great game!

Tru dat. Few PS2 games ever managed to look even half as good too. Especially the Deep Amazon level. Preeeetty.

Only thing I didn't like was how Cyclonus was always able to throw me off the top of that Pyramid One time, he stayed in copter mode, and I whittled his health half way down before he transformed and landed on the lower are of the pyramid. I jumped down there, and he grabbed me and swung me around anyways! It was funny though, because the spinning kept slamming me into the wall of the Pyramid over and over again, while thos hover sheilded rocket drones kept shooting at me, and decepticlones came out of the pyramid and just stood there and got blown up by the missiles, when he finally let me fly, I flew halfway accross the level, and landed somewere under the rope bridge. I finished him there.
Also, when you get the chance, stick a limpet mine to an average decepticlone's face. It's worth seeing what happens. Also, aquip Dash, and dash into one, see how far they fly!
One last thing (My favorite thing too)
Eqip Tractor beam, and stealth. Get in as far away as you can, yet just barely in range of the tractor beam, and activate it on a decepticlone from a far distance. one you have him, fling him upward and let go. If he ever comes down, he'll instantly explode, and it's always worth a laugh.

Yeah, the tractor beam is all kinds of fun!

Also, I beat Cyclonus once without getting thrown off of the pyramid. There is a brick wall on top that you can dash around and use for cover while you take shots at Cyclonus. You have to be quick, but it can be done.

Another fun trick is in the first Alaska stage as you're working your way through the canyon. At some point, you get ambushed by a couple of Decepticon transport jets. If you time it right and are ready for them, you can use the Slipstream minicon to glide into one of the jets and actually fly over a large portion of the stage while inside. When you want to get out, just blow the jet up.

8 bit wrote:

BeastProwl wrote:

WasPWNator wrote:

8 bit wrote:The TF Armada game is still one of my all-time favorites. I loved exploring the huge, open levels while being able to transform into a vehicle to cover more ground faster. The battle with Tidal Wave is also epic. It's just a great game!

Tru dat. Few PS2 games ever managed to look even half as good too. Especially the Deep Amazon level. Preeeetty.

Only thing I didn't like was how Cyclonus was always able to throw me off the top of that Pyramid One time, he stayed in copter mode, and I whittled his health half way down before he transformed and landed on the lower are of the pyramid. I jumped down there, and he grabbed me and swung me around anyways! It was funny though, because the spinning kept slamming me into the wall of the Pyramid over and over again, while thos hover sheilded rocket drones kept shooting at me, and decepticlones came out of the pyramid and just stood there and got blown up by the missiles, when he finally let me fly, I flew halfway accross the level, and landed somewere under the rope bridge. I finished him there.
Also, when you get the chance, stick a limpet mine to an average decepticlone's face. It's worth seeing what happens. Also, aquip Dash, and dash into one, see how far they fly!
One last thing (My favorite thing too)
Eqip Tractor beam, and stealth. Get in as far away as you can, yet just barely in range of the tractor beam, and activate it on a decepticlone from a far distance. one you have him, fling him upward and let go. If he ever comes down, he'll instantly explode, and it's always worth a laugh.

Yeah, the tractor beam is all kinds of fun!

Also, I beat Cyclonus once without getting thrown off of the pyramid. There is a brick wall on top that you can dash around and use for cover while you take shots at Cyclonus. You have to be quick, but it can be done.

Another fun trick is in the first Alaska stage as you're working your way through the canyon. At some point, you get ambushed by a couple of Decepticon transport jets. If you time it right and are ready for them, you can use the Slipstream minicon to glide into one of the jets and actually fly over a large portion of the stage while inside. When you want to get out, just blow the jet up.

huh.... I never bourded the ship! I always used triple dash and ended up driving over it, wich was very cool IMO.