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Platform
Nintendo DS
Genres
Adventure
Player Perspective
Third person
Developers
Vicarious Visions
Publishers
Activision
Release date
June 19, 2007

Summary

Transformers Autobots lets you dive into a semi‑destructible open world on the DS, where you can scan any of over thirty‑five vehicles to shape your own Create‑A‑Bot. The custom Transformer can even be named, and as you rack up XP from destroying enemies and completing missions, you level up to twenty, unlocking fresh abilities and stat boosts. The game mixes action‑adventure with a light RPG loop, and while a handful of missions hand you control of the movie’s iconic Autobots, most of the time you’re piloting your personalized bot. Multiplayer shines locally, supporting up to four players in wireless death‑matches, and the online AllSpark Wars—run by Agora Games—adds a weekly tug‑of‑war over seven AllSpark fragments. Daily challenges feed the competition, awarding Wi‑Fi tokens that unlock extra vehicles and cheats. A secret "Skydive" form and a G1 Starscream opponent round out the hidden content for those who chase every token.

Storyline

In Transformers: Autobots for the Nintendo DS, a rookie Autobot known as the Create‑A‑Bot lands on Earth and, under Ironhide’s guidance, completes a systems check before battling a squad of Decepticons and scanning a vehicle for a new alt‑mode. He soon meets Optimus Prime in the town of Tranquility, who reminds him that Autobots must protect humanity, and then teams up with Bumblebee to gather intel on mysterious glasses bearing a Decepticon code.

Bumblebee’s search leads the pair to the Arctic, where they discover that a secret military group called Sector 7 has captured Megatron and hidden the AllSpark inside the Hoover Dam. After a series of skirmishes—including Ironhide’s defeat of Starscream, Jazz’s retrieval of a Blackout‑converted vehicle, and a showdown with Barricade—the Autobots learn that Sector 7’s defenses are powered by Megatron’s technology.

Optimus orders Bumblebee to create a diversion while the others infiltrate the dam. Inside, Bumblebee rescues the AllSpark and his weapon chip, but Barricade’s last words reveal a larger Decepticon ambush that frees Megatron. The Autobots disarm the dam’s bombs, battle Brawl, and race back to Tranquility as Megatron seizes the AllSpark, wounding Bumblebee.

In the final clash, the Create‑A‑Bot snatches the AllSpark from Megatron, thrusting it into the villain’s chest and mortally wounding both. Optimus defeats the dying Megatron, destroys the AllSpark, and honors the rookie’s wish by declaring Earth the new Autobots’ home, sending a signal to any surviving Autobots before driving off into the sunset with Bumblebee, Ratchet and Ironhide.

Edited by Maya Carter

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