I found the Armada PS2 game difficulty much worse than any of the movie games. Partly due to some clumsy controls (I wish it had a target lock).
I found the Armada PS2 game difficulty much worse than any of the movie games. Partly due to some clumsy controls (I wish it had a target lock).
But to compensate it was a terribly terribly fantastic game to play.
Even more fun the second time around when I found out about the one shot kill and other cheats.
I never bothered finishing the DS games, never were too much fun, and the difficulty varying so much really put me off. (plus there was the new DBZ game that came out as well)
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Oh I have! Your description sums it up pretty well. As bad as it is, its better than PSP Movie game. I felt like I wanted the hours of my life that I spent playing it back after I had finished it.
I reckon the Armada PS2 game was the best. I could only play it on Rookie level and even then when you went back to a completed level it was bloody hard.
Second Best would be TF Movie on big consoles, then DS then, Beast Wars Kettou on GBA then BW Transmetals on Ps1 then (sadly) probably Transformers on C64.
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Isn't it sad how the G1 Ps2 game should have been "the Ultimate G1 Game" but it miserably failed to reach its potential... *sigh*
Yeh, it could have been so cool. I wonder if they bothered play-testing it at all. I did enjoy having Optimus, Rodimus and Bumblebee take on Predaking at one stage in the game, shame all the other time sucked!
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I also have this game and was really impressed by it. I pretty much agree with the review, aside from a few things:
Firstly, I don't think Frank Welker is trying to emulate the Movie Megs. Just as Peter Cullen sounds like an older Optimus, Welker sounds like an older Megatron. It's a bit weird at first, but you'll soon hear lines that sound exactly like G1 Megs.
I agree that the voice acting is great, and the characters and stories present within the Decepticon ranks are very entertaining. I love that Starscream sounds almost identical to G1 Starscream (or at the very least, Animated Starscream), and his dialogue is excellent. I also love Ironhide's G1-esque voice and one-liners (I'm gonna put you in permanent neutral!).
One thing you didn't mention is that you can use weapons in car mode. I think this is great and adds a new dimension to the game. It also feels a bit like Spy Hunter when you drive along, shooting helicopters with rockets and shooting other cars off the road. :P
And I agree 100% that the ability to transform at any time makes you feel like a Transformer like never before. In the Qatar mission where you attack the base as Blackout, I would fly to a target, transform, smash it, transform again and take off. The freedom made me feel like I actually was a powerful Decepticon tearing the base to pieces. I hear that in the console games, you're sometimes fixed in one mode (specialised driving/fighting stages), and after hearing that I can see why reviewers liked the DS version best.
I didn't hate the convoy mission with Blackout, I found it challenging and entertaining. Same for the mission where you had to protect Megatron. Just my opinon though.
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I just finished the story mode, and if you're playing this game I recommend playing through to the end, because there's one hell of a twist! Then again, as a longtime Transformers fan I can't say I'm surprised by it...
Also, in the final battle with Starscream, Megatron screams out "Your leadership is PATHETIC!!!" I almost lol'd.
Also, after Story Mode, you can do free play with any Decepticon! Flying around annihilating stuff as Megatron while saying the line in my sig every time I transform is just fantastic. I didn't actually know you could reach a 'Threat Neutralised' level.
I think I may go get Transformers: Autobots sometime soon. The voice acting in these games is so good, and the game is so cheap, that I'd be fairly stupid to not see the other half of the story. Then again, I have Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Transformers Animated, and Bust A Move DS all arriving in the mail (hopefully) this week, so I don't know when I'd play it!