What’s Activision showing at E3 2011? Here’s your need-to-know basics that will make you sound smart at your next cocktail party.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Website: http://transformersgame.com
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, 3DS, DS
Developer: High Moon Studios (360, PS3); Behaviour Interactive (Wii, 3DS, DS)
What You Need To Know:
- Whereas Transformers have generally appeared either in robot or vehicle mode, this game introduces a hybrid mode, dubbed Stealth Force. It offers the firepower of robot mode and the speed of vehicle mode, and you can pop in and out of it at any time.
- The game fills in the gaps between the second film, Revenge of the Fallen, and the third film, Dark of the Moon. Second movie spoiler alert: Megatron was pretty thrashed when we saw him last, so how does he get his groove back? And how does Soundwave, who plays a bigger role in the third film, change from a satellite to his new Earth form? You’ll see both.
- Each character stars in their own level — Ironhide (above) in Detroit, Megatron in Siberia, and Bumblebee in Central America, to name a few.
- Multiplayer is here in full force, this time using the franchise characters.
- There will be two DS games (as there have been with past Transformers releases — one Autobot, one Decepticon) and a 3DS game — Activision’s first release for the platform. The 3DS game feels a bit like a car combat game.
What It Doesn’t Have: Ammo pickups! Thankfully, all the health is regenerative.
What You Might Not Have Heard Yet: Megatron takes on a new form in the third film, which is still a big secret — but since the game comes out two weeks before the movie, if you play it, you’ll learn that secret before you set foot in the theater.
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