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Transformers Collection – Prime

January 23, 2024 Big Angry Trev Leave a comment

And thus the great cataloging of my personal collection continues.

The Transformers Prime cartoon came out while the live-action movies were at their peak in popularity, and so took on much of their asthetic. Prime as a long-nosed cab, Arcee as a motorcycle, Bumblebee having a damaged voicebox – all lifted from the Movieverse. This meant that poor old Ironhide lost his spot on Team Prime as in the Movieverse, Sentinel had just killed him.

Prime has proven to be one of the most popular Transformer cartoons of all time, and it had a pretty good toyline to go with it, although all the sublines contained within became very confusing, including: First Edition, Robots in Disguise, Cyberverse, Arms Micron, Go!, Adventure, Thrilling 30, Beast Hunters, Beast Hunters: Preadacons Rising and even more!

Transformers Prime Autobot Figures

*Item #PRA001: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Autobot Ultimate Optimus Prime

Reference Photo: #P00260

*Item #PRA002: Transformers Prime Autobot Optimus Prime

*Item #PRA003: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Autobot Optimus Prime

Reference Photo: #P00261

*Item #PRA004: Transformers Prime Autobot Weaponizer Bumblebee

*Item #PRA005: Platinum Edition Transformers Prime Autobot Weaponizer Ultra Magnus (MISB)

*Item #PRA006: Transformers Prime Autobot Weaponizer Optimus Prime

Reference Photo: #P00262

*Item #PRA007: Transformers Prime Autobot Ultra Magnus

*Item #PRA008: Transformers Adventure Autobot TAV14 Ultra Magnus

Reference Photo: #P00263

*Item #PRA009: Transformers Prime Autobot Cliffjumper

*Item #PRA010: Transformers GO! Prime Autobot G06 Smokescreen

*Item #PRA011: Transformers Prime Autobot Kup

*Item #PRA012: Transformers Prime Autobot Hot Shot

*Item #PRA013: Transformers Prime Autobot Wheeljack

*Item #PRA014: Transformers Prime Autobot Bumblebee

*Item #PRA015: Transformers Prime Autobot Arcee

*Item #PRA016: Transformers Prime Autobot Ratchet

Reference Photo: #P00264

*Item #PRA017: Transformers Prime Autobot Bulkhead

Reference Photo: #P00265

*Item #PRA018: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Autobot Smokescreen

*Item #PRA019: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising Autobot Smokescreen

Reference Photo: #P00266

*Item #PRA020: Transformers Prime Autobot Fallback

*Item #PRA021: Transformers Prime Autobot Tailgate

Reference Photo: #P00267

*Item #PRA022: Transformers Prime Autobot Ironhide

*Item #PRA023: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Autobot Huffer

*Item #PRA024: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Autobot Trailcutter

Reference Photo: #P00268

*Item #PRA025: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Autobot Arcee (MOSC)

*Item #PRA026: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Autobot Arcee

Reference Photo: #P00269

*Item #PRA027: Transformers Arms Micron Orion Pax (MISB)

*Item #PRA028: Transformers Arms Micron Gold Metal R.A (MISB)

Reference Photo: #P00270

*Item #PRA029: Transformers Prime First Edition Terrorcon Cliffjumper (MOSC)

Reference Photo: #P00271

*Item #PRA030: Transformers Prime Cyberverse Autobot Quickblade Bumblebee (MOSC)

*Item #PRA031: Transformers Prime Cyberverse Autobot Arcee (MOSC)

*Item #PRA032: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Autobot Prowl (MOSC)

Reference Photo: #P00272

*Item #PRA034: Transformers Prime Cyberverse Autobot Wheeljack (MISB)

*Item #PRA035: Transformers Prime Cyberverse Star Hammer (vehicle) (MISB)

Reference Photo: #P00273

*Item #PRA036: Transformers Arms Micron Shadow C.L

*Item #PRA037: Transformers Arms Micron Shining B.B

Reference Photo: #P00274

*Item #PRA038: Thrilling 30 CollectibleTransformers Prime Autobot Wheeljack

Reference Photo: #P00275

*Item #PRA039: Mashems Transformers Prime Autobot Optimus Prime

*Item #PRA040: Mashems Transformers Prime Autobot Optimus Prime (2nd unit)

*Item #PRA041: Mashems Transformers Prime Autobot Bulkhead

*Item #PRA042: Mashems Transformers Prime Autobot Bumblebee

Reference Photo: #P00276

*Item #PRA043: McDonald’s Transformers Prime Autobot Bumblebee

*Item #PRA044: McDonald’s Transformers Prime Autobot Optimus Prime

*Item #PRA045: McDonald’s Transformers Prime Autobot Bumblebee (vehicle mode)

*Item #PRA046: McDonald’s Transformers Prime Autobot Optimus Prime (vehicle mode)

Reference Photo: #P00277

*Item #PRA047: Kinder Surprise Transformers Prime Autobot Ratchet

*Item #PRA048: Kinder Surprise Transformers Prime Autobot Arcee

*Item #PRA049: Kinder Surprise Transformers Prime Autobot Bumblebee

*Item #PRA050: Kinder Surprise Transformers Prime Autobot Optimus Prime

*Item #PRA051: Kinder Surprise Transformers Prime Autobot Bulkhead

*Item #PRA052: Kinder Surprise Transformers Prime Autobot Bulkhead (2nd unit)

Reference Photo: #P00278

Transformers Prime Decepticon Figures

*Item #PRD001: Transformers Prime Decepticon Megatron

Reference Photo: #P00279

*Item #PRD002: Transformers Prime Decepticon Starscream

Reference Photo: #P00280

*Item #PRD003: Transformers Prime Decepticon Soundwave

*Item #PRD004: Transformers Prime Decepticon Laserbeak

Reference Photo: #P00281

*Item #PRD005: Transformers Go! Prime Decepticon G13 Shockwave

Reference Photo: #P00282

*Item #PRD006: Transformers Prime Decepticon Skyquake

Reference Photo: #P00283

*Item #PRD007: Transformers Prime Decepticon Knock Out

Reference Photo: #P00284

*Item #PRD008: Transformers Prime Decepticon Arachnid

Reference Photo: #P00285

*Item #PRD009: Transformers Prime Decepticon Dead End

Reference Photo: #P00286

*Item #PRD010: Transformers Prime Arms Micron Stunticon Wildrider

*Item #PRD011: Transformers Prime Arms Micron Ozu

Reference Photo: #P00287

*Item #PRD012: Transformers Adventure TAV-12 Decepticon Dreadwing

Reference Photo: #P00288

*Item #PRD013: Transformers Arms Micron Decepticon AM-30 Rumble

*Item #PRD014: Transformers Arms Micron Decepticon AM-31 Frenzy

*Item #PRD015: Transformers Prime Arms Micron Dago-R

*Item #PRD016: Transformers Prime Arms Micron Dago-F

Reference Photo: #P00289

*Item #PRD017: Transformers Arms Micron AM-34 Jet Vehicon General

*Item #PRD018: Transformers Prime Arms Micron Igu S

Reference Photo: #P00290

*Item #PRD019: Transformers Prime Cyberverse Vehicon

*Item #PRD020: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Cyberverse Jet Vehicon

Reference Photo: #P00291

*Item #PRD021: Transformers Prime Insecticon

Reference Photo: #P00292

*Item #PRD022: Transformers Prime Cyberverse Decepticon Knock Out

Reference Photo: #P00293

*Item #PRD023: Transformers Thrilling 30 Collecible Prime Decepticon Shockwave

*Item #PRD024: Transformers Thrilling 30 Collectible Prime Insecticon

Reference Photo: #P00294

*Item #PRD025: Transformers Prime Robots in Disguise Vehicon (MOSC)

*Item #PRD026: Transformers Prime First Edition Vehicon (MOSC)

Reference Photo: #P00295

*Item #PRD027: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Decepticon Soundwave (MOSC)

*Item #PRD028: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Decepticon Ravage (MOSC)

Reference Photo: #P00296

*Item #PRD029: Transformers Prime Cyberverse Decepticon Flamewar (MOSC)

Reference Photo: #P00297

*Item #PRD030: Transformers Prime Decepticon EZ-SP2 Breakdown (MOSC)

*Item #PRD031: Transformers Prime Cyberverse Decepticon Breakdown (MOSC)

Reference Photo: #P00298

*Item #PRD032: Transformers Arms Micron Decepticon AM-22 Dreadwing (MISB)

*Item #PRD033: Transformers Arms Micron Jigu (MISB)

Reference Photo: #P00299

*Item #PRD034: Transformers Prime Cyberverse Decepticon Knock Out

*Item #PRD035: Transformers Prime Cyberverse Energon Driller (vehicle)

Reference Photo: #P00300

*Item #PRD036: Transformers Prime Star Seeker Thundertron

Reference Photo: #P00301

*Item #PRD037: Transformers Arms Micron Shadow Gora

*Item #PRD038: Transformers Arms Micron Shadow Balo

Reference Photo: #P00302

*Item #PRD039: McDonald’s Transfomers Prime Breakdown

Reference Photo: #P00303

*Item #PRD040: McDonald’s Transfomers Prime Decepticon Megatron

*Item #PRD041: McDonald’s Transfomers Prime Decepticon Starscream

*Item #PRD042: McDonald’s Transfomers Prime Decepticon Megatron (vehicle)

*Item #PRD043: McDonald’s Transfomers Prime Decepticon Starscream (vehicle)

Reference Photo: #P00304

*Item #PRD044: Kinder Surprise Transfomers Prime Decepticon Megatron

*Item #PRD045: Kinder Surprise Transfomers Prime Decepticon Starscream

*Item #PRD046: Kinder Surprise Transfomers Prime Decepticon Starscream (2nd unit)

*Item #PRD047: Kinder Surprise Transfomers Prime Decepticon Soundwave

*Item #PRD048: Kinder Surprise Transfomers Prime Decepticon Soundwave (2nd unit)

Reference Photo: #P00305

Transformers Prime Predacon Figures

*Item #PRP001: Transfomers Prime Predacon Predaking

Reference Photo: #P00306

*Item #PRP002: Transfomers Prime Predacon Skylynx

*Item #PRP003: Transfomers Prime Predacon Vertebreak

Reference Photo: #P00307

*Item #PRP004: Transfomers Prime Predacon Cindersaur

*Item #PRP005: Transfomers Prime Predacon Rot Gut

Reference Photo: #P00308

*Item #PRP006: Transfomers Prime Predacon Blight

*Item #PRP007: Transfomers Prime Predacon Windrazor

*Item #PRP008: Transfomers Prime Predacon Hun-Grrr

*Item #PRP009: Transfomers Prime Predacon Rippersnapper

*Item #PRP010: Transfomers Prime Predacon Twinstrike

Reference Photo: #P00309

Transformers Prime Gods Figures

*Item #PRG001: Transfomers Arms Micron Unicron

*Item #PRG002: Transfomers Arms Micron Bogu

Reference Photo: #P00310

Transformers Prime VS

*Item #PRV001: Transfomers Prime Robots in Disguise Autobot Bumblebee (MISB)

*Item #PRV002: Transfomers Prime Human MECH Soldier (MISB)

*Item #PRV003: Transfomers Prime Human Silas (MISB)

*Item #PRV004: Transfomers Prime Robots in Disguise Starscream (MISB)

Reference Photo: #P00311

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Transformers Collection – Animated

January 16, 2024 Big Angry Trev Leave a comment

And so the great cataloging of my personal Transformers Collection continues.

Animated still proves to be a much beloved and popular part of the Transformers cartoon franchise. It saw a return to character-driven storylines with each Bot and Con portrayed as having special and unique powers. With a touch of humour and new takes on classic characters, both the show and toyline proved incredibly popular with fans, especially with their unique visual asthetic.

Transformers Animated Autobot Figures

*Item #ANA001: Transformers Animated Autobot Optimus Prime

*Item #ANA002: Transformers Animated Autobot Optimus Prime Cybertron Mode

(Reference: Photo #P00233)

Item #ANA003: Transformers Animated Autobot Ultra Magnus

(Reference: Photo #P00234)

Item #ANA004: Transformers Animated Autobot Blurr

Item #ANA005: Transformers Animated Autobot Sentinel Prime

Item #ANA006: Transformers Animated Autobot Jazz

(Reference: Photo #P00235)

Item #ANA007: Transformers Animated Autobot Ratchet

Item #ANA008: Transformers Animated Autobot Ratchet Cybertron Mode

(Reference: Photo #P00236)

Item #ANA009: Transformers Animated Autobot Prowl

Item #ANA010: Transformers Animated Autobot Bumblebee

(Reference: Photo #P00237)

Item #ANA011: Transformers Animated Autobot Bulkhead

(Reference: Photo #P00238)

Item #ANA012: Transformers Animated Autobot Rodimus Minor

Item #ANA013: Transformers Animated Autobot Ironhide

Item #ANA014: Transformers Animated Autobot Arcee

(Reference: Photo #P00239)

Item #ANA015: Transformers Animated Autobot Wreck Gar

(Reference: Photo #P00240)

Item #ANA016: Transformers Animated Autobot Bumblebee (Activators)

Item #ANA017: Transformers Animated Autobot Cliffjumper

(Reference: Photo #P00241)

Item #ANA018: Transformers Animated Autobot Jetstorm

Item #ANA019: Transformers Animated Autobot Jetfire

(Reference: Photo #P00242)

Item #ANA020: Transformers Animated Dinobot Snarl

Item #ANA021: Transformers Animated Dinobot Grimlock

Item #ANA022: Transformers Animated Dinobot Swoop

(Reference: Photo #P00243)

Item #ANA023: Transformers Timelines Animated Autobot Jackpot

(Reference: Photo #P00244)

Item #ANA024: Transformers Animated McDonalds Autobot Bumblebee

Item #ANA025: Transformers Animated McDonalds Autobot Optimus Prime

Item #ANA026: Transformers Animated McDonalds Autobot Ratchet

(Reference: Photo #P00245)

Transformers Animated Decepticon Figures

Item #AND001: Transformers Animated Decepticon Megatron

Item #AND002: Transformers Animated Decepticon Megatron Cybertron Mode

(Reference: Photo #P00246)

Item #AND003: Transformers Animated Decepticon Shockwave

(Reference: Photo #P00247)

Item #AND004: Transformers Animated Decepticon Blitzwing

(Reference: Photo #P00248)

Item #AND005: Transformers Animated Decepticon Soundwave

Item #AND006: Transformers Animated Decepticon Laserbeak

(Reference: Photo #P00249)

Item #AND007: Transformers Animated Decepticon TA-35 Sunstorm (MISB)

Item #AND008: Transformers Animated Decepticon Starscream

Item #AND009: Transformers Animated Decepticon Skywarp

(Reference: Photo #P00250)

Item #AND010: Transformers Animated Decepticon Dirge

Item #AND011: Transformers Animated Decepticon Thundercracker

(Reference: Photo #P00251)

Item #AND012: Transformers Animated Decepticon TA-20 Blackout

(Reference: Photo #P00252)

Item #AND013: Transformers Animated Decepticon Lockdown

(Reference: Photo #P00253)

Item #AND014: Transformers Animated Lugnut

(Reference: Photo #P00254)

Item #AND015: Transformers Animated Decepticon Swindle

(Reference: Photo #P00255)

Item #AND016: Transformers Animated Decepticon Wapinator

Item #AND017: Transformers Animated Decepticon Black Arachnia

(Reference: Photo #P00256)

Item #AND018: Transformers Animated Decepticon Oilslick

(Reference: Photo #P00257)

Item #AND019: Transformers Timelines Animated Stunticon Motormaster

Item #AND020: Transformers Timelines Animated Stunticon Dead End

Item #AND021: Transformers Timelines Animated Stunticon Dragstrip

Item #AND022: Transformers Timelines Animated Stunticon Breakdown

Item #AND023: Transformers Timelines Animated Stunticon Wildrider

(Reference: Photo #P00258)

Item #AND024: Transformers TMcDonalds Animated Decepticon Megatron

(Reference: Photo #P00259)

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ROTC Booster Packs. Part 2: Gameplay – Transformers TCG

March 11, 2019 Big Angry Trev Leave a comment

Last time we looked at the plethora of new cards to be picked up from the Rise of The Combiner Booster Packs for the Transformers Trading Card Game, along with their abilities and drop rates.

Well as promised, this time we will see the cards in play! As there are already dozens of youtube videos and sites that are showing Combiners facing off against each other, and the only two Combiners I can make so far are Menasor and Dreadwing, I thought we would do something different – a Combiner vs a Titan!

It would be a bit unfair to send ol’ Dreadwing up against Metroplex I thought, so I picked Menasor for the battle. I will be looking mainly at how the Stunticons and Menasor perform. If you would like to read more about how the Metroplex character functions, please check out my review of the Metroplex Pack here.

Before starting, it should be noted that I received these cards for review purposes from Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast. Neither company has paid me nor tried to dictate the contents of this review. Bigangrytrev would like to thank both companies for their generosity.

Setting up the board

When setting up to battle with a Combiner, you will of course have all members of that team. There is little point in having 4 Stunticons on the board but leaving Drag Strip at home. All cards are (for Combiners that use 5 characters) 5 stars apiece. Pick three to shove up front and a couple to hang behind. The difference between each Stunticons stats is negligible, though Motormaster is ever so slightly stronger, so I recommend getting him ready to rock.

Making Menasor

First off, don’t worry about if some of your Stunticons are KO’ed. You can still make them into Menasor.
Unlike the G1 cartoon, to join all your characters together they all need to be in robot mode, even your KO’ed ones.
You need to employ the Stunticon Enigma card. If this has been thrown to the discard pile, don’t worry. Being a green card, it can be retrieved and swapped with one of your own.
Once combined, Menasor will carry over any damage points taken by the individual Stunticons, so try to get him to combine before they get too hurt.
When combined, you will discard all the Utility, Attack and Defense cards your individual bots were sporting, except one from each catagory which can then be applied to Menasor.

Menasor vs Metroplex

They have surprisingly similar stats:

*Both have 25 Stars.

*Metroplex has stats of 6 Attack, 35 Health and 1 Defense.

*Menasor has stats of 6 Attack, 35 Health and 2 Defense.

This makes Menasor that slight bit stronger than Metroplex. As incongruous as this seems to any diehard TF fan, one must remember that Metroplex can still flip to his City Mode, as well as deploy his 3 sidekicks (presuming they are not already KO’ed), giving him the edge. So don’t get too cocky when you whip out your Stunticon combiner, you haven’t won yet!

Basic Game

The basic game is hardly worth mentioning here. Given their almost identical stats it’s simply a matter of the opponents taking turns flipping cards until one behemoth dies. Great fun for really young players, but holds little appeal for even those with a modicum of Transformers TCG experience.

Advanced Game

Gameplay proceeds as usual, with you equipping your characters with different utilities, weapons etc and you and your opponent KO’ing each others cards whilst trying to save your own. A lot of it is skill, a lot of it is down to the luck of the draw. If you find any cards specific to your team however, employ them at once, they can really help!

The trick to using your Combiner Group effectively is using your individual characters in conjunction with each other, balancing their strengths and weaknesses as well as their special abilities in order to do the most damage before combining. For instance Motormaster can protect other characters from non-attack damage, Dead End will give you an extra card and Breakdown can gain you extra attack damage.

I also highly recommend getting many of your characters into robot form as soon as possible, so when you decide to unleash your Combiner you only have one or two characters max that needs flipping. Keep your eye out for the Stunticon Enigma Card too, if you only have one in your deck and you let it get away that’s it, you may as well let your opponent walk all over you because it’s quite hard to win a game with just the individual characters, since none of them are particularly spectacular.

When playing as Menasor, you get two extra cards right off the bat for combining him. You then get Bold 1, Tough 1 and Pierce 1 as well as playing an extra action on each of your turns. This means he can seriously kick Cyberarse, especially if you have the right Action Cards slotted. In fact of the 4 games with friends of Menasor vs Metroplex, Metroplex was only successful in one instance.

So yes, from actual game play I can confirm that the Rise of the Combiner Booster Packs are well worth picking up. I heartily recommend you trade cards with friends so that you can build yourself one of these awesome Combiner Characters as soon as possible!

Got any questions or anything to add? Pop them in the comments section below!

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Video – My 100+ Generations Decepticons

October 8, 2018 Big Angry Trev Leave a comment

For a bit of fun and a bit of comparison I pulled out of my storage crates a lot of my Decepticons. In particular, toys that were updates of classic characters, mainly (but not exclusively) from G1. I was amazed and how many characters have gotten new toys!

So enjoy this short video I made of the display. Also below you will find some screenshots and a full list of the Decepticons on display along with links to reviews of many of the figures displayed here – have fun!

Acid Storm, Apeface, Astrotrain, Axor,

Banzaitron, Battletrap, Bonecrusher, Black Arachnia, Blast Off, Blitzwing, Bludgeon, Bombshell, Breakdown, Brawl, Bruticus, Buzzsaw,

Caliburst, Catgut, Chop Shop, Cyclonus,

Darkmount, Darkwing, Dead End, Devestator, Dirge, Doubledealer, Drag Strip, Dreadwind, Dreadwing,

Fangry, Frenzy, Full-Tilt,

Galvatron, Gnaw, Grabuge,

Hook, Hun-Grrr,

Jhaixus,

Kickback, Krok,

Laserbeak, Leozack, Liokaiser, Long Haul,

Megatron, Menasor, Mindwipe, Misfire, Mixmaster, Motormaster,

Needlenose, Nightbird, Nightstick, Nemesis Striker,

Octone, Onslaught, Overkill, Overlord

Pounce

Quake

Ramjet, Rampage, Ratbat, Ravage, Rippersnapper, Rodimus Unicronus, Rumble, Runabout

Scavenger, Scourge, Scorponok, Scrapper, Shockwave, Singe, Sixshot, Shrute, Skrapnel, Skullgrin, Skullsmasher, Sky Byte, Sky Shadow, Skywarp, Slice, Slipstream, Slugslinger, Soundblaster, Soundwave, Spinister, Starscream, Submarauder, Sunbeam, Swindle

Tankorr, Thrust, Thundercracker, Thunderwing, Treadshot, Triggerhappy, Trypticon

Vortex

Waspinator, Wildrider, Wingspan, Windsweeper, Wolfwire,

Zputty

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Game App Review – Transformers Bumblebee Overdrive

October 2, 2018 Big Angry Trev Leave a comment

There have been a ton of Transformer gaming apps in recent years on both Android and iPhone; a few have retired and several are still chugging along. In anticipation of the new Bumblebee Movie coming out later this year, we have a new game (currently only available through Apple) based on everyone’s favorite little yellow bot in Transformers Bumblebee Overdrive.

Pretty much every app has been based on either the Movieverse or Generation 1. This is most definitely G1 with a bit of Generations thrown in. And like G1, this game is 80’s arcade all the way baby!

You start the game as Bumblebee and work your way through 4 main stages over and over, gathering crystals and coins in order to unlock new characters. Once you reach a certain points level, you then take on a boss character, the defeat of which will unlock new weapons and bonuses within game.

The four main stages consist of Highway, Canyon, another Canyon and Decepticon bases.

Highway

Lots of innofensive traffic which you need to dodge, the only real enemy you encounter and flying Decepticon Drones that fire off missiles, one hit of which can kill. It is during these highway drives that you can try to earn bonuses from completing events, such as destroying a certain amount of Phone Booths or Fire Hydrants.

Canyon – style 1.

*Who takes a sports car that expensive offroading?*

Lots of swerving required here. Surprise spike pits pop up, silver mines are laid about, more flying Missile Drones and as you progress Laser Cannons. Ironically the main thing you need to avoid are rock columns, crashing into one kills you instantly.

Canyon – style 2.

Nothing to crash into here, but you are being pursued! Here we get some G1 goodness with you being chased by Stunticons Dead End & Breakdown as well as other G1 Cons Ruckus and Ground Hog. There is also the Stunticon Offroad from Combiner Wars and Slice(r) from Timelines thrown in. Taking out these other cars is probably the easiest of the levels, though as it gets harder sometimes you find ones parked in your way as you fight the others.

Decepticon Bases

Here is the only part of the game where you get to fight as robot mode and a plethora of different dangers get in your way. Laser Canons in different configurations, barriers both physical and electric and purple flying Conheads who resemble the same ones found in Transformers: Devestation. These levels are also the ones were you get to test out the different weapons you have unlocked by defeating bosses, in particular I like the laser beam you get for defeating Acid Storm.

Bosses

Nearly all G1 based (apart from Generations Battleslash) and they are a lot of fun! You only get to fight these when you have reached a certain amount of points. In the classic 80’s arcade style, these bosses throw different energy weapon patterns at you and as long as you avoid the obvious patterns the bosses are easy to defeat. Quite an enjoyable part of the game, it’s a shame that they come along so rarely.

Character Unlocks

You start as Bumblebee and, much like any toy isle you go down, the easiest other character to get is another version of Bumblebee, this one resembling in part his look from TF: AOE. The other characters to get at this stage are Sideswipe, Arcee and Optimus – Optimus requiring a whopping 500 crystals! When you obtain a character you use your coins to increase their armor and firepower, then use crystals to ungrade them to the next level to start all over again. I just got Arcee this morning and she is quite fun in robot mode since she has two guns, which means double the firepower when you use the upgrades like lasers and homing missiles.

*‘Freedom is the right of all sentient beings – as long as they pay through the nose with crystally goodness’*

In-Game Purchases

*Guess the game companies need to make their money somehow*

What app doesn’t have these. Personally I’d never buy even the cheap ones but maybe there is someone out there willing to spend over a hundred bucks on the big pack.

Is the game worth playing?

In short doses yes. It’s lots of fun! In big doses no. Your finger gets tired after a while and to be honest when I was most of the way to the points total for Battleslash I was hoping I would crash as I had had my fill. Also despite the minor variations you get each run through, having only 4 stages to work through over and over again gets understandingly repetitive.

Will I still be playing this game in a months time?

I doubt it. I’ll unlocked Arcee a few hours ago but no way could I be bothered saving enough crystals for Optimus. Also as mentioned before, the amount of points you need to gain increases exponentially to reach bosses. The first three (Tracer, Quake and Acid Storm) are not too onerous but then suddenly you find Battlelslash to be a whopping 256,000 points and that takes forever to reach.

So should you download it?

If you are a TF fan sure, why not! It’s a bit of cheesy 80’s arcade fun but it really doesn’t have anything to keep you there for the long haul.

Got something to say about this App? Put it in the comments section below!

Big Angry Trev!