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1.5 / 5

Platform
Nintendo DS
Genres
Shooter · Platformer · Puzzle · Racing
Player Perspective
Side view
Developers
Artificial Mind and Movement
Publishers
Activision
Release date
October 21, 2008

Summary

Transformers Animated: The Game drops you into a neon‑lit Detroit where Decepticon hoverbots crowd the streets. You flip between robot and vehicle forms, blasting obstacles and solving team‑based puzzles that feel like a modern take on The Lost Vikings. The game’s two modes—race and mission—let you speed through traffic as Bumblebee, Optimus Prime or Prowl, then switch to robot mode to hurl projectiles or activate switches.

Each Autobot brings a quirky ability: Optimus wields an axe and a grappling hook for steel girders, Bumblebee fires electric stingers and can jump walls, Bulkhead swings a wrecking ball and steps on heavy platforms, while Prowl adds his own tactical edge. Across 25 levels you’ll juggle these powers to unlock doors, power generators, and finally take down bosses like Lockdown and Megatron, where every skill must be coordinated for victory.

Storyline

Transformers Animated: The Game follows the animated series’ rogue factory robot and Space Bridge arcs. In the first half players battle rogue security bots that have gone haywire inside the Sumdac factories. The second half shifts to a chase through the Space Bridge, with the Autobots pursuing Megatron all the way to Cybertron. All the original voice actors from the TV show reprise their roles, giving the handheld adventure an authentic feel.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Multiplayer

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Single