Product Description

Become the ultimate Autobot or Decepticon in Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen, the official game of 2009's blockbuster film. Unleash your power to determine the fate of Earth as the ultimate war rages across the globe. Every second counts as you experience Transformers like never before!

• More than Meets the Eye: An all-new system gives you precise control as you instantly switch between Robot, Vehicle, and Weapon modes at any time.
• Intense Heroic Missions: Seconds can make the difference between survival and destruction as you fight, shoot, fly and drive your way through gripping levels.
• Choose Your Character: Your favourite Autobot or Decepticon is at your fingertips - upgrade your character to suit your fighting style.
• Multiplayer: Play with your friends in brutal head-to-head battles.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #330 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: ACTIVISION
• Released on: 2009-06-26
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
• Format: Unknown format
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Product Features
Based on Hasbro's legendary Transformers property and one of the most anticipated films of 2009 from Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen thrusts players into a battle for supremacy across the globe as either Autobots or Decepticons to drive, fly, fight and blast their way through intense, pressure-packed levels.

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Delivering extensive control, gamers can select from the largest, most diverse range of playable Transformers ever – each with distinct personalities, abilities and weaponry – and jump straight into action as they instantly switch between robot, vehicle and weapon modes to fight for the preservation or annihilation of all mankind. In addition, for the first time in the Transformers universe, players can also fight the epic war between Autobots and Decepticons online in explosive multiplayer combat.

The Story
Set a few years after the defeat of Megatron in the first game/movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen reveals that the threat from the Decepticons is in fact, far from ended. Since the time of the epic and apparently not so final battle between the two Transformer leaders, Decepticons have started popping up again all over Earth in alarming numbers. And now, a mysterious object from space seems destined to shift the balance of power and give the upper hand to the Decepticons.

Mission-centric Gameplay
Unlike Activision's Transformers: The Game, released along side the original movie back in 2007, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen relies less on open-world gameplay and more on structured, but varied mission play. The variety in these missions comes from the fact that players can align themselves with either the Autobots or Decepticons, and that the available missions both parallel the events of the movie, as well as events unique to the game. During these missions players will be able to play as a variety of different Transformers from either side of the conflict, and with success in mission play will be able to unlock additional Transformers and earn points used to upgrade your selected faction. Playable characters include on the Autobot side: Optimus Prime, Iron Hide, Breakaway, Bumblebee, and Ratchet; and from the Decepticon side: Starscream, Sideways (a new character), Grindor, Long Haul, and Megatron. Additional Transformer types will be available in multiplayer modes. The game features a simple control toggle that not only allows for quick switching between mech, vehicle and weapon forms, but also allows for a more easy learning curve of the acrobatic moves from the movie.

Key Features

• The Choice is Yours – Players can step into the shoes of their favourite Autobots and Decepticons such as Optimus Prime, Starscream, Bumblebee and Ironhide, along with new characters making their first appearance in a game. With two distinct campaigns that allow gamers to save or destroy the human race, gamers will unlock missions and be able to play them in any order they desire and with different characters for a whole new experience.
• Outmanoeuvre Your Opponents – Instantaneously convert from a colossal robot to a dynamic land or air vehicle such as a diesel truck, sports car, military chopper or fighter jet. New, ultra-fluid transformations can be performed in-motion anytime and anywhere, allowing players to strategically propel through and decimate hordes of enemies with incredible agility.
• Take the Battle Online with Friends – For the first time ever in the Transformers universe, gamers can engage in full multiplayer action, taking the epic war between the Autobots and Decepticons online to play with friends in a multitude of competitive game modes as they utilize their characters' unique weapons and abilities to lead their teams to victory.
• Demolish Your Enemies – Each Transformer can unleash a unique array of assaults on its enemies ranging from powerful missile attacks and rapid-fire chain guns to explosive energy blasts and visceral melee strikes, allowing players to pick from a variety of weapons and moves in their character's arsenal that deliver diverse gameplay in every brutal encounter.
• Intense, Heroic Missions – Every second is precious as players drive, fly, fight and blast their way through gripping, pulse-pounding levels straight from the film and beyond to determine the ultimate fate of the world.

Multiplayer Options
One of the major improvements of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen over any previous Transformers releases is its extensive multiplayer options, both locally and online, co-op and versus. These modes include standard head-to-head/team options such as Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch, but also unique modes like 'One Shall Stand' where players must take out the opposing leader, 'Control Points' where teams struggle to control specific map points at specific times, and 'Battle for the Shards' which is a 'capture the flag' variant tasking teams to collect and hold all the pieces of the destroyed Allspark from the 2007 film.

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Customer Reviews

Til all are one...
First of all, I'm a big Transformers fan so that may add an element of bias here, but I can't help that. This game looks great, and the voice acting adds a lot to it. I had known beforehand, but was taken by surprise to hear Frank Welker's Megatron when he appeared. If I had one complaint it would be that they didn't let him voice Soundwave too, but the Soundwave they have isn't too bad...

I'd only briefly played the first game so I'm not sure how it compares, but transforming is extremely fluid, and becomes second nature after a while. While not strictly tied to the plot of the movie, it takes out the more outlandish elements and so the storyline progresses just fine.

If you just play this game for the missions on their own you may get bored, there are loads of ways to fight if you have the time to play around, but if you're looking for an all-out action game you might be put off.

What I like about this game the most though is that I have a newfound liking for the characters in the movie who may not have had much screentime, like Sideways and Ironhide. There's alot to unlock too, and to be honest it was only after I started trying to unlock things that I got the most of the game, and the characters themselves.

All I'll say is I like Transformers, I find the game to be great fun, but understandably it mightn't be for everybody.

Almost Meets The Eye
I was looking forward to Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen - the game being released. Now it has been released i can't help but feel slightly disappointed.

Jumping straight in with the complaints, to begin with, my main problem is that the game has barriers or walls. I understand that you have to end the game world somewhere but the environments in which you roam are not the biggest in this type of game. There are places you want to go to that are clearly there in front of you, like a huge bridge for example, that i tried to climb up to get a better vantage point. I couldn't because i was stopped by a glowing barrier of energy.

The game reminds me of the Twisted Metal games where you use your vehicle and their special abilities to bring down your enemies. Each enemy vehicle/robot or Decepticon in my case has a health bar hovering above them to indicate their status, which is handy. It's basically just a blast-fest or shoot-em-up, and it doesn't always work for me in that i don't feel as though i'm controlling something that is as large as a house and weighs several tons. They feel like toys, which indeed a video game is in many ways i guess.

The positives are that the graphics are pretty good, running at 720p on my HD tv (although i'm currently using my PS3 on full HD output at 1080p, the game supports up to 1080p but the max resolution i get from this title is only 720p), the voices are very authentic and the game is quite fun.

There aren't a huge amount of Transformer games out there to choose from so if you need a fix beyond the movies then you could do much worse than this.

ROBOTS IN DISGUISE... As a good game for once...
Best Transformers game yet. Excellent graphics, great fun, controls are mildly confusing at first but you get used to em, and the online multiplayer is SUPERB... If you like Transformers you HAVE to own this game...