Game Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Title: Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Genre: Action, Third-person Shooter

Publisher: Activision

Developer: High Moon Studios

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a third-person shooter video game which was released on June 14, 2011 in North America. The game is a tie-in and prequel to the film of the same name. Transformers: Dark of the Moon was first revealed on February 12, 2011 along the release of the trailer for the game. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game were developed by High Moon Studios who previously developed Transformers: War for Cybertron while the Wii, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS versions were developed by Behaviour Interactive. The game features a mode known as "Stealth Force" in which characters only partially transform from their vehicle mode. Weapons protrude from the vehicle form and more precise controls are available, such as strafing, airplanes also use this Stealth Force. Electronic Arts also released mobile incarnations of the game for Symbian, iOS and BlackBerry.

Peter Cullen and Jess Harnell reprise their roles as Optimus Prime and Ironhide from the films. Jamie Alcroft replaces George Coe as the voice of Wheeljack. Dave Boat voices the Decepticon Construsticon, Mixmaster. Steven Blum who voiced Starscream in the television series Transformers: Prime reprises his role as Starscream. Multiplayer exclusive characters Warpath, Breakaway, Air Raid are voiced by Dave Fennoy, Christian Lanz and Rick D. Wasserman. Nolan North portrays Major Reynolds. Isaac C. Singleton, Jr. voices Decepticons Soundwave and Shockwave. Hugo Weaving didn't reprise his role as Megatron, Neither did Frank Welker. Fred Tatasciore instead voices Megatron, Ratchet, Sideswipe and Bumblebee. Travis Willingham voices non-player boss Stratosphere. Dave Wittenberg replaces Francesco Quinn as the voice of the Autobot Spy Mirage.

Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3

Taking place three years after the events of Revenge of the Fallen, humanity believes the Decepticons have fled Earth. However, Optimus Prime knows better and is constantly searching for Megatron and his forces. Bumblebee is sent to South America to upload a virus into Soundwave's network system so that the Autobots can track down all remaining Decepticons on Earth. Decepticons forces attack the city of Detroit and Ratchet is ordered to help civilians evacuate while Ironhide goes off to wipe out the attackers in the city, slaying Mixmaster along the way.

Sideswipe is captured by Decepticon forces and Mirage is sent to retrieve him. Starscream intercepts Mirage and injures him. Mirage survives and finds his way to Bumblebee and a NEST helicopter to receive repairs. After the two race through the jungle and free Sideswipe, they go deeper into the ruins where Starscream is trying to launch a Decepticon device into space. The Autobots had failed to prevent this from happening and Starscream retreats. Meanwhile, Soundwave lands on Earth and discovers the secret location of a NEST facility. Using a SUV alternation he is unable to get inside. He sends Laserbeak to infiltrate the facility to unlock the front doors. Soundwave destroys the facility, successfully.

Later, Starscream pursues Air Raid and the other Aerialbots who have loaded their new MechTech technology onto an Autobot disguised as a cargo plane, Stratosphere. After the Aerialbots are defeated, Starscream steals the weapons and destroys Stratosphere. He returns to Megatron hoping to please his master but Megatron becomes furious, knowing that the Autobots were sure to have placed a tracking system in the weapons, proceeds to kill Starscream only to be interrupted by Soundwave who informs Megatron that they are under attack. Autobot forces storm Megatron's lair, but Megatron rallies his troops to hold off the Autobots while he escapes into the underground tunnels hoping to free Shockwave from cryostasis. During this time, Megatron takes on the form of a Mack Titan truck. He encounters the Autobot Warpath who tries to stop him, but Megatron disposes of him easily. Megatron disables Shockwave's cryo system reactors, setting him free. Optimus arrives and gains the upper hand in his fight against Megatron due to his energon shielding, but Megatron sends Optimus plummeting into the chamber below and escapes. Optimus attempts to reactive Shockwave's cryo system, but fails. The two duel as Optimus is able to damage Shockwave with the help of Autobot troops and is about to dispose of him as Shockwave's "pet", the Driller saves him. Optimus claims this battle has been won, but knows the war with the Decepticons is far from over.

In South Africa, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave and Shockwave meet where Megatron tells Shockwave to head to Chernobyl to search for a certain ancient Cybertronian artifact.

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