The Energon Pub

[Hotrod]

Awhile back, we reported that Wizards of the Coast was looking to possibly release a Transformers Collectible Game. Now it looks like it will happen. Superherohype.com has received a press release from Wizards of the Coast announcing a Transformers 3D battle-card game. The game is scheduled for release on June 2, 2007. The Transformers 3D battle-card game is a constructible card game that allows players to build their favorite Autobot and Decepticon characters using punch-out pieces from plastic cards and battle them against each other. Each character can be built in robot or vehicle form using the same set of pieces. The 26-figure set will include characters from the upcoming Transformers Movie as well as other characters from Transformers history. To read the entire press release click here.

[Kayevcee]

Reminds me of that 3D jigsaw from back in the 80s, if I read the press release right. The 'battling' aspect is a new twist, though.

How wonderfully random.

-Nick

[InvaderJes]

Oooh, kinda like Wizkids' Pirate game! Sigh. I kicked the Heroclix habit only to get hooked on Attacktix, and now THIS. I'm so weak.

[Megatron Wolf]

Nice. Im picking this up.

[Down_Shift]

Not for this guy, not really my style.

[God Magnus]

"Each character can be built in robot or vehicle form using the same set of pieces."

That part seems fairly interesting but I don't think I'll be buying these.

[chrisjbrandon]

This will b cool. They always have great rules...

[dragons]

nice concepept but the pieces look terrible i expected more when i read 3d card game card image changes when you move it side to side or one of those 3d marvel master game pieces on a small stand not a cheap paper transformer game figure i was almost going to buy a couple packs until i seen the image forget it now.

[dabattousai]

I'm gonna buy some to build and place up just like I did with the Pirates 3D game.

[City Commander]

Pokemon ver 2: morphing robotomons!

[ShGarland_1383]

"Each character can be built in robot or vehicle form using the same set of pieces."

I didn't realize they were still making BTR sets.....

[Nico]

The concept look....weird but im confident that Wizarsds will do its best. This might somehow eventually lead to "Transformer D20"....

[Zeedust]

"Each character can be built in robot or vehicle form using the same set of pieces."

I didn't realize they were still making BTR sets.....

They're not... It says the SAME set of pieces.

(I'm still perplexed at why BTR couldn't find a place to stick on the extra vehicle bits in the robot modes... It's not like the robots would have looked any worse. But I digress.)

Anyhow, I think some of you are expecting too much from a four-buck pack of cards. Me? I like it... Gameplay AND cheap troop-building. The reassembly is forgivable here too, because you can't exactly put any sort of jointing on the things. If WoTC holds tournaments for this, I may get hooked... I miss the competition I used to get out of Duel Masters.

[Liege Evilmus]

I wonder what it'll look like. I'm probably going to pass, still I hope it looks good.

[Nemesis_Apoc]

i'll pick one up just to see how it is. looks better than i was expecting.

[Mulla]

Is it just me that's picked this up, or has anyone else noticed that the figure shown in the image is Jetfire.

Now is that G1 Jetfire or a new movie design Jetfire? Because it sure as hell doesn't look like G1, and if it is movie design,

[Down_Shift]

I think the plane your looking at is suppose to be Movie Starscream.

[Basketball Jones]

Wizards should cease with all of these lackluster CCGs and do what the fans have been clamoring for for about thirteen years: reprints of the Power Nine.

[Megatron Wolf]

My friends and i are getting tired of playing magic and DBZ. So i think ill have to pic up a few packs of these so we can try it out. And if not ill just add the "figures" to my TF collection.