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I only have a emulated copy of Mistery no Convoy on NES, Transformers : Armada and Transformers 2007 on PS2. I used to have BEast Wars on PS1 too and that was prob my favorite as the others seemed so hard to play (apart from TF07 that just felt like a cheaply done game).
What was yours?
And has anyone played the PS2 one with the actual G1 characters that was like Dynasty Warriors?
I loved the Transformers Armada one on the PS2 that was made by Melbourne House. That is one of my faves though War For Cybertron has kinda edged it out.
I've also played the Transformers game that was for the PS2 that had G1 characters in it. The graphics were pretty and nice but the voice acting and game play was horrendous.
'Horrendous' is being generous...:rolleyes: That G1 game would have to have been one of THE worst games I have ever played. If it didn't have Transformers in it, I would have burned as a scrifice to my pagan gods, but they would probably punish me for it...
I quite lked the little platformer game on the C64. It was simple and hard, but still fun. Although broken in many ways. You would come across Ravage and Frenzy and the only way to kill them would be to run into them, as your gun shots would just fly over there heads...
It did effectively use the Stats of the characters rather well. I will dig up some screen shots from somewhere.
I really like the Armada one. It was ace, if a little hard. The Tidal Wave fight blew me away! Nothing has been able to match the impression that made and that include WFC.
TF Games
- Mystery of Convoy (Nes)
- Headmasters (Famidisk)
- Transformers (Platformer c64)
- Transformers "Battle for earth(?)" (into the screen shooter, C64)
- Beast Wars (PS1)
- Beast Wars Transmetals (PS1/N64)
- Transformers (Crappy G1 game) Ps2, Japan release only.
- Transformers (Armada game) PS2
- Transformers the game (of the movie, pretty much everything)
- ROTF Game
- War For Cybertron.
TF Related games:
Dream mix TV, World Fighters(PS2 Gamecube) Jap only I think - A game like smash bros, feature Takara characters (including Microman). You could select G1 Convoy from the start, needed to unlock G1 Megatron and Devastator makes a cameo as part of the background in one of the stages.
Macross Games (coz to me you play as Jetfire ;) )
That's all I know of, am I missing any?
*update*
I am, there was a Beast Wars neo game on Gameboy colour, and an Animorph game that played like pokemon, iirc
The BWN one was a pretty good fighter in the same vein as Streetfighter.
So far I've only played and owned:
Transformers Armada (PS2)
Transformers (Movie2007 PS3)
ROTF (PS3)
War for Cybertron (PS3)
I loved the Armada game. The gameplay was challenging with enough unlockables for hours of fun. As my first Transformers game it had everything I love in games: Driving, shooting, transforming, flying and unlockables that let me look at toys.
The movie was a massive fail. More of a 'challenge' game then a transformers game.
ROTF was better, but not by much. It improved on the first movie game but trying to get a platinum seems impossible and is just to much bother.
War for Cybertron is my favourite at the moment. Not to hard and not to easy. A wide range of playable characters means a different way to complete each mission. It has a well thought out story that adds to the mythos of Transformers. Control is easy to pick up and fluid.
A complete win in my books
It's close for me but at the moment War for Cybertron is my preference over the Armada game (I think both are excellent) with ROTF a (very) distant third.
The Beast Wars game also came out on PC. I actually liked playing it, was fun, if not a bit clunky. I stil have the demo somewhere...
That Tidal Wave fight in the Armada game was massive. I remember trying to do that mission not long ago and I couldn't get through it. I think I need to change my payload of minions, but still. That level was alot of fun.
Love the WFC DS games as well, I still have to finish them completely (all characters and such) but I need a new DS to actually play it since my last one broke :o
That G1 PS2 game was so bad, terrible graphics, sound & gameplay. The only good part was that it's super import friendly due to the english option, but that's probably also a downside since it encourages people to buy that p.o.s
I found the BW game really hard. 3rd person shooter and using a digital pad on the PS1 made movement and shooting harder than it should be. Plus the fact that you energy would ebb away in robot mode and you couldn't attack in beast mode. PLus transforming would take a while and you would be getting shot at. Man what a dud game.
Oh I also forgot the DS Animated game. I quite enjoyed that, being a fan of puzzle games
I never got to play BW on PS1. Only PC. Maybe the PC version was much better because you could use a mouse. Pretty sure you could anyway. Was easy run away from a fight on that without getting killed.
Transformers (armada) on PS2 was the best TF game I've played on a console.
War for Cybertron is very good as well, but I didnt find it anywhere near as much fun.
Animated on the DS was pretty fun too, but not really a TF game, since there was barely any transforming in it.
This is fairly easy for me to choose - Transformers Armada. It's the only Transformers game that I actually finished because it kept my interest.
I have WFC but haven't played it much. I also have the Commodore 64 Transformers game... unfortunately I don't have a Commodore 64 to play it on :(
Yeah, I really quite like the Armada game. My only complaint about it is the lack of multiplayer. WFC is my second favourite.
The Beast Wars game is my least favourite. I also found the movie game heaps hard... but I'm a gaming noob (as gekisou has witnessed first hand with the number of times he's effortlessly pwned me on WFC :p)
I swear, I never meant to shoot you... you just walked into the pathway of my sniper scope. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
yeah, totally forgot about WFC for the DS. Those were awesome games and the TF: Animated for the DS was kinda fun but not enough to knock out any of my previously mentioned top games. Beast Wars Neo for the GB Colour was fun but due to limitations, an uninspiring fighter game.
I haven't got past the second level on either of the WFC DS games. I hate them. I don't want a game where I have to fight slugs and bees. I want to play a game where giant robots shoot each other. That is my only gripe with WFC on PS3. The spider bots and the slugs.
I liked the DS Animated game, besides the severe lack of transformation in it.
I remember having fun with the PS1 Beast Wars game but only had it for a few days from the video shop as I never found a copy to buy. I always wanted to play the BW Transmetals fighting game but I don't think it was released in Aus.
War for Cybertron (PS3) has probably been my favourite. It made good use of both modes and I loved the design of Cybertron and the pre-G1 forms.
I thought the Armada game made good use of both modes too. And I like how you could augment each character with different combinations of Mini-Cons. :) I just wish they used more Mini-Cons from the toyline instead of inventing their own... yeah, I appreciate the creative originality, but when playing games I like to imagine it's like I'm playing with toys. ;) I like how WFC runs off the Unreal Tournament engine and allows for personalisation of characters. I also like the different character classes, gives it that RPG feel. :D
I also never bought the Beast Wars game. I rented it on PSX and disliked it greatly. The one thing that really annoyed me (aside from the horrific graphics which were even crappy for its time) was the drawn out long transformations. The number of times I would die either from prolonged Energon exposure or enemy fire in mid-transformation... argh!!
"Dinobot, Maximise!" *zrrkk.whrrrll.krrrkk.shift* *dies*
The only thing I enjoyed about the game was playing it in other languages. It was funny how Optimus Primal was called "Gorilla" in Italian (which is weird, because the toy itself was called "Blackjack" in Italy's Bio-Combat Transformers)... and I like Cheetor's French name of "Velocitor"... sounds way cooler than "Cheetor"!
I have the Japanese NES game but I don't have a Japanese NES... only the PAL NES released here. I forget what it's called but it has Ultra Magnus on the label. You can watch the entire game on YouTube actually.
I also have the C64 game on tape, which was so fustrating in it's day :(
My fave is WFC...sorry, Cybertron Adventures on Wii.
I have to say I like Cybertron Adventures the best, mainly as I seem to always lack time for games. It's good for a quick blast every now and then, so it's problems don't really bother me.
The game is called "The Mystery of Convoy" (despite the fact that Optimus Prime never appears in the game :p) - and the console is called the Family Computer or "Famicom" for short. It's the Japanese equivalent of the NES. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AussieJason
I used to have a Famicom when I was a youngin'... no idea what's happened to it now (probably doesn't work anymore). I knew another kid who had Mystery of Convoy and tried playing a few times but I was no good, so I watched him clock the game. But yeah, you can just watch it on YouTube now. It's not a very good game. :/ If you have an old NES (i.e. one purchased in the 1980s) you can get an adapter that lets you play Famicom games in it. However NESes in the 1990s were hardwired to reject Famicom cartridges... as I discovered cos I got my NES in 1990 as well as an adapter and it didn't work, so I had to get a Famicom too.
Here's what the adapter looks like. See that cloth tab? Make sure it's sticking out the NES door when you insert the cartridge as it helps you to pull it out. :)
Thats the mystery, where IS convoy?!?!???!??!?:pQuote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
I prefer WFC, the robots look great, smooth controls, good story, it recaptures the G1 feel while adding a modern touch and multi-player is great, especially Escalation.
I liked the Armada game but it got a bit boring for me, though the graphics were pretty sweet for it's time.
ROTF actually had some surprisngly fun multiplayer I still go on every once in awhile even now, but the rest of the game was kinda meh.
I reckon! It's the biggest sham since The Never-Ending Story (which ended!) and Final Fantasy (which had lots of sequels - not very final!!!) :p :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy
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P.S.: Yes, I know why it's called "Final" Fantasy, but I still find it amusing :cool:
Surely the title is a reference to Rodimus Convoy, who you become if you 'win' the game. (Or yes, the mysterious death/disappearance of Convoy that means you have to defeat the Decepticons as Magnus or Rodimus.)Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
I think it's about the disappearance of Prime, if you look at this video by TJOmega he sees it as a game about both Magnus/Rodimus who investigate (by shooting down heaps of decepticons) why Optimus Prime is gone - why he's gone? I haven't seen this video in ages and am nearly capped but I think it's something to do with the delay in Japan/US understandings of the fate of certain Transformers characters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
For me:
1. War For Cybertron (PC) - Finished and loved, tempted to play through again! :D
2. Transformers: Armada (PS2) - I loved that game but was never able to finish it as I lent it to a School friend who moved to Queensland. :(
3. WFC Autobot/Decepticon (DS) - Easily the best TF game on a handheld to date but F@#$ me are the time-limit stages ridiculous! :mad:
3.5. Beast Wars (PC) - Why?, PC is best and it indeed used to use the mouse 1AZRAEL1, but alas I only ever had the demo and I've not been able to get a downloaded Full Release version to run properly on modern hardware... yet! :D
I got up to Unicron, but didn't clock it as my PS2 got stolen in a burglary. :( Bah.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
I've played BW on PC... didn't find it any more enjoyable than the PSX version. :/Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
I find it quite ironic that I struggled throughout the whole game, needing several attempts and sometimes referring to the walkthrough guide before getting through each level but the Unicron level I completed first go and found it quite easy:DQuote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Lol, yeh, I found Megatron a much harder fight than Unicron.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartrim
Huh? Unicron is in it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy
End Boss dude. ;):DQuote:
Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1
Well I'll be damned. Last boss I took on was Megatron. And if that's the case, I never finished the game. Now I have to go back and play it all over again just to finish it. I never collected all the minicons, so that would be why :o
I've only played two on the PC :D
ROTF is best becuase of the multiplay, once I got all the awards or token things that was the end of single player.
War For Cybertron - lost interest in this game very fast. Didnt even finish single player. Totally over hyped.
Was playing the Armada game last night, and I realised I didn't have all the Data-cons. Dammit! Hard mode, here I come. Might have to cheat for that one...:rolleyes:
Heh, I'll be playing it tonight, just so I can finish it. Though I think I am going to play it from beginning to end just so I can get used to it again. Last time I played it I was up to Tidal Wave. Gave up coz he kept kickin my ass :o