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Transformers The War For UPDATES – Game Trailer

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*finally slips off the gag*

HOLYCRAPSPACKLEJESUS

FUCKSWEETHOLYFUCKBEANS

THEREISANEWTRANSFORMERSGAME?!!!!!!

…..Breathe….. IN…. Out….. in…… out….

Wow!  Using ninja-like stealth skills this game came out of NOWHERE and judo chopped us in the neck with its extreme awesomeness! Admittedly we still haven’t seen a frame of gameplay footage, but the setting alone is enough to get most Transformers fans buzzing with the possibilities that this title presents.

Set before the first contact with Earth, during the height of the Great War, this is a time period we have never really explored in any of the transformers fiction.  There was a comic book series called “War Within”  which showed us some of the war, and the first episode of G1 showed us a bit of what life was like on Cybertron prior to the Autobots heading for the stars. But this is the first chace most of  will have had to play Autobots and Decepticons using their original Cybetronian alt modes!  It also looks to encompass some pretty cool characters, including the humungous Omega Supreme!

I hope that this can capture the feeling of a long running war, with strategic mission and such. But more importantly i really hope they can make good use of the transformation gimmick! Basic game design rules say “have a unique gameplay mechanic” and in this case it’s obvious, yet sadly in other games it has  felt more like a tack-on than something central. Whatever, now we get to drive around as Orion Pax, maybe hang out with Dion (yes look it up) and go blow up Iacon while looking for Vector Sigma… don’t know what the hell i just said?  You soon will!

UPDATE

Here’s the offical word on the game and what it will entail:

TRANSFORMERS™: WAR FOR CYBERTRON EXPLORES A BRAND NEW, PIVOTAL CHAPTER IN TRANSFORMERS LORE

New Action Game Delves Deep into the TRANSFORMERS Universe, Introduces All-New Visualizations of Iconic Characters in 2010

Santa Monica, CA – December 16, 2009 – Experience the legendary battle between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS as Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Transformers™: War for Cybertron is in development by award-winning High Moon Studios. Based on Hasbro’s legendary TRANSFORMERS property, the game takes players to the TRANSFORMERS characters’ home planet of CYBERTRON for a new look into the epic story of the grand civil war that spawned one of the most brutal rivalries of all time.

“Transformers: War for Cybertron is an origins story, taking players on a gripping, adrenaline-fueled journey that precedes the TRANSFORMERS characters’ arrival on Earth,” said Rob Kostich, head of marketing, licensed products, Activision Publishing, Inc. “The game transports players to a living, metallic planet where they will battle as giant converting robots in single player, online co-op or head-to-head multiplayer matches that are fully immersive from start to finish.”

“For the first time, Hasbro is working with Activision to drive the TRANSFORMERS fiction forward into new story arcs, demonstrating pivotal moments in Transformers history that defined who they are,” said Aaron Archer, Senior Design Director, Hasbro. “This remarkable video game helps us to tell a critical event in TRANSFORMERS lore that will be used as canon for future storylines in a way we could have only dreamed of a few years ago. It is a testament to the success of the TRANSFORMERS brand and a key element to the story we look forward to telling in 2010 and beyond.”

Transformers: War for Cybertron features two distinct storylines: the AUTOBOT campaign tells a story of heroism to save their home planet against overwhelming odds, and the DECEPTICON campaign tells a story of an unquenchable thirst for power to control the universe. For the first time in a TRANSFORMERS title, fans will be able to play the game with their friends through team-based online co-op, or go head to head in a variety of intense, online multiplayer game modes. The game features a sci-fi art style that introduces to fans the entire living, metallic world of CYBERTRON, as well as all-new visualizations of the iconic TRANSFORMERS characters in their original Cybertronian forms.

Transformers: War for Cybertron is in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Windows PC, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, and is not yet rated by the ESRB.

For more information and to receive exclusive updates about the Transformers: War for Cybertron video game, visit Countdown to Transmission.

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One Response to “Transformers The War For UPDATES – Game Trailer”
  1. Ivan/GreyWolf Ivan/GreyWolf says:

    Ok looks… alright i suppose… question though, not knowing heaps about transformers other then Bays recent "I WANT Your Face!" offerings and Beast Wars… Why would they turn into Cars, on their homeplanet before meeting humans… did they invent cars just so they could become them and drive around themselves? Hmm…

    December 18, 2009 at 1:51 pm

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