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26/06/2007

Most movies or TV programmes that get made into video
games don't usually turn out too well, with most of the
effort and expense going into securing the licence rather
than making the game.

The idea that a game of any genuine
quality could come out of a toy licence would normally be
dismissed out of hand, but believe it or not Transformers
is superb.

Based on the recent Armada toy line, rather than the 80s
toys remembered by twenty and thirty-somethings, the main
characters still have familiar names such as Optimus
Prime, Megatron and Starscream.

The game itself takes
obvious influences from Halo, of all things, as you roam
a series of superbly rendered landscapes fighting off
hordes of enemy robots.

You only have one basic weapon
for each of the three playable characters but you can
augment this by finding one of the large range of
Mini-Cons within the game.

These smaller robots offer
extras such as shields, infra-red vision and even a hang
glider. You can only equip four at a time though, making
for some tough tactical decisions.

You can, of course, also transform into a vehicle at any
time and this is made absolutely necessary by the sheer
size of the levels, which seem to stretch out for miles.

So forget the licence (or not, if you're a fan) and check
out the best thing to happen to the PS2 for ages. --David
Jenkins

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* Suppliers of unreleased Games and Movies
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