itscramtastic wrote:Fantastic! Let me know, I might pick it up!
So far it's enjoyable for what it is. I normally play more retro looking games on handhelds so a game trying to pull off full 3D models looks a little low res compared to the PS4. But I'm not a graphics whore, it's just been a while and the textures were very low res.
Anyways, I was greeted with the following image when I booted up. So my first impressions were very high.
Coolest game icon as of yet. The top screen is a nice looking 3D model of OP. Make noise in the mic and like other games he spins around.
Ok booted up the game and to my surprise there was full voice acting. I was pretty sure it was the original cast. I verified via IMDB, AWESOME!
So far so good. I expected the first stage to be the obligatory tutorial stage. I just finished level 4 and I still feel like the game is teaching me how to play. On each stage so far, you get to play as one of the main bots (OP, Arcee, Bulkhead, Bee; in that order). I won't spoil the story to explain why (not that it would make a difference). Each bot has a different feel. Arcee and Bee are fast and OP and Bulkhead are slow, but powerful. I would say Bulk feels slower and seems to hit harder.
The stages so far are pretty straight forward and linear. Move forward, hit gate, kill various vehicons, drop gate, rinse and repeat until you hit a boss. I would like a more open and longer levels, but I have lower expectations on mobile. And action games hurt my old hands on portables.
On Bee's level you get to do a little crisscrossing, but only the way they let you.
The game plays somewhat similar to WfC/FoC. You can transform at a press of a button and rush the enemies to pop out and start melee combat. There is a mix of ranged, melee and vehicle combat. Some stages are a timed get out of dodge affair and you have to shoot rocks from vehicle mode. You can used ranged attack in vehicle mode at all times. You can also build up a special meter to have your character go into a berserk like mode to do more damage.
The game plays quick and is a lot of fun once I wrapped my head around the combat. It does a good job of forcing you to use all of the tools at your disposal.
You mostly fight vehicons, but they come in a few different flavors. Normal, air, heli & tank. So far all the bosses have been named characters from the show and they talk trash during the fight. Starscream's giggle was especially enjoyable and annoying
The cut scenes and acting are on par with the show and quite frankly, this could be just another episode.
According to the internet there are 13 stages and plenty of collectibles to find. I wouldn't have wanted to pay much more than I did for it, but if you can pick it up for under $10 I would highly recommend it. I would even say up to $15.
Of what little I've played; I give it
1/2 out of 5 insignias
itscramtastic wrote:Picked up Need for Speed Most Wanted U on the Wii U the other day, when I cancelled my XB1 Forza 6 Console pre-order. I then paid off my pre-order of Super Mario Maker as well!
And right now I'm playing "Drift Spirits" on my iPhone. I miss Initial D in the arcade so much!!
The last racing game that hooked me in was Burnout Paradise. I've been jonesing for a new racing game but nothing has come along lately that piques my interest. I think I own NFS MW on PS3. If I remember correctly it was made by Criterion Games, the same team behind the Burnout series.
The cops were bringing me down and I probably was playing way to many other games at the time.
I've enjoyed more realistic games like Gran Tourismo before, but I tend to gravitate towards more an arcade experience like Burnout. I'm also a "lifelong" fan of the Wipeout series. I've spent a pretty good amount of time with cart racers as well.
I know we are on different platforms, but got any racing recomendations?
(gyro controls!!!!!)
or the QTE part in the fight scenes. EDIT: At mission five the game moves to Cybertron and uses a WfC style. So earth is movieverse style and Cyberton is WfC style, cool.
