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[Duane Cunningham]

Looks pretty freakin' amazing if you a fan of the old school. Like Advance Wars, but with G1 Transformers... the stats screens look just like the stats that were on the back of the boxes. The battle animations are G1 models made into polygons. The "Autobot/Decepticon flip animation" is how they segue between turns. Everything about it is so damn cool. And that's just from the GT video (embedded in the Kotaku link below).

For example, the first level sees you take charge of Bubblebee, who has to capture a power pylon – which is one of the typical missions. This being a Transformers game, you can obviously swap between his two forms, with Bubblebee's car mode enabling you to travel a much larger distance than when he's in biped mode but he has to transform back in order to attack.

So awesome. Too bad it's for cell phones. Hopefully iPhone gets it. Or better yet, maybe it will get a DS or PSP port.





http://kotaku.com/399652/transformers-mobile-is-the-transformers-game-weve-always-wanted

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/Transformers+G1+Awakening/news.asp?c=7542


(searched, didn't find, lock if old blahblah)

 

[bryehn]

Online DEMO

Will post screens and vids in a bit...

Edit:

2D screen(s):

and 3D:

 

[Vyer]

I want to play this.

Can't play the demo right now

Man, I wonder how 'simple' the game is.

 

[ChackanKun]

OMG! It's like Advance Wars but with the awesomeness of the Transformers!

 

[Prime crotch]

I love the stats screen, just like in the old toy boxes.

 

[Septimus]

So simple. So beautiful.

 

[toneroni]

just tried out the demo. Pretty damn cool. THey should add more to it and port it over.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

I hope they update this and port it to VC, PSN and XBLA.

How could anyone not want a Transformers G1 SRPG?????

 

[BravoSuperStar]

just tried the demo, was pretty cool. Definite advanced wars vibe to it.

 

[Shig]

HOLY CRAP

DO WANT

Spoiler

Do NOT want to buy a new cell phone, though ;_;

 

[CoilShot]

I saw this at botcon 08 this year and it was awesome looking About to try the online demo

 

[SturokBGD]

That looks way too freaking awesome to only be on cell phones. Oddly enough it's a genre that's perfect for Transformers, I wonder why nobody thought of it before.

DS version please!

 

[CoilShot]

Wait a sec... it says launching July 21 so does that mean I can get it today? Or has it been delayed because I don't see how to order it on the site

 

[Classic_Gs]

AWESOME!!!!! WHAT PHONE MUST I BUY TO HAVE THIS GAME?!?!?!
Really though, the game looks great and is a fantastic idea. DO WANT!!

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

This needs to be ported to the iPhone. The touch interface would be perfect for something like this.

 

[Sadist]

:O

Amazing

:O

 

[NekoFever]

:O

Dreamwave artwork and everything!

iPhone port, please!

 

[Kaworu]

We need a DS port right now!!!

 

[dacuk]

DS version please!

This

 

[Flambe]

Finally a reason to buy a cell phone

 

[Duane Cunningham]

http://toucharcade.com/2010/01/21/transformers-g1-awakening-turn-based-strategy-game-coming-to-iphone/

Great news! If you have an iPhone/iPod Touch, that is. I do, so finally I'll get to play this. Can't wait.

Glu Mobile announced tonight that they are bringing TRANSFORMERS G1: Awakening to the iPhone platform. TRANSFORMERS G1: Awakening is a turn based strategy game that first appeared on mobile handsets in 2008.

Based on the original story of Transformers, use the strengths of each Autobot to defeat the Decepticons in turn-based strategic battles. Capture sources of Energon power to reactivate, repair or upgrade your Transformers. Featuring up to 23 playable characters and a skirmish mode to play friends as Autobots or Deceptions, there is more to Transformers G1: Awakening than meets the eye.

The mobile version of the game was well reviewed by PocketGamer.co.uk and found to be challenging and enjoyable:
Essentially, Transformers G1: Awakening is resource management meets chess. While Optimus Prime (leader of your pack, the Autobots) appears to be a bit of an 'all-rounder', some of the rest of his gang are more specific in terms of their abilities, relying on either speed or restoring the health of team-mates.
We don't have much other information about the iPhone version aside from the screenshot above and the fact that it's coming "soon".

 

[Cimarron]

Awesome! Can't wait to see it show up in the app store.

 

[Suzzopher]

I loved this game when I had my old Sony Ericsson. I shall get this for my iPod Touch

 

[LCfiner]

this will be awesome.

 

[AntMurda]

This game looks awesome. Is there a good Iphone game review site?

 

[ShinHayase]

I am pleased and pissed off at the same time.

Finally a transformers game that actually seems to be good and it's on a cellphone.


Still, looks awesome. Thanks OP.

 

[Suzzopher]

I would love to see this become a PlayStation mini or go up on DSiWare.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

It's out today. It's glorious.

Actually, some music from the show would be nice. But, from the pause screen you can access your iPod, so actually the bg music could feasibly be real TF music, if one was nerdy enough.

Spoiler

guilty

But anyway, it's RAD. Ratchet can heal, Autobots who are near Prime get a little "morale boost" to ATT and DEF. Sideswipe, Megatron and a few others are ranged attackers. Jetfire is tough.

I'm really happy with it.

 

[Cow Mengde]

O_O

I hope the game is intelligently designed!

 

[VeryGooster]

It's out today. It's glorious.

Actually, some music from the show would be nice. But, from the pause screen you can access your iPod, so actually the bg music could feasibly be real TF music, if one was nerdy enough.

I DARE anyone to play this and NOT listen to The Touch.

You can win if you dare!

 

[pilonv1]

I am getting this now

edit: this is fantastic for AU$6. Simple yet fun.

 

[Cruzader]

This needs a PSP Minis port!

 

[Big One]

That looks really cool. I hope sequels make additions of other Transformer series too in a SRW crossover type of thing.

 

[PIMPBYBLUD]

okn this shit is awesome. iPhone is a must too much money too pass up

 

[bjork]

So I got this today and I'm on the level where you

Spoiler

have to rescue the guys on Cybertron

but you only have

Spoiler

Prime/Bumblebee/Sideswipe/Prowl

.

Is there any way to

Spoiler

Take out Trypticon without being a bitch and using the gaps to hide and used ranged attacks?

 

[Femmeworth]

:O I hope they port this to something else.

 

[bjork]

Balls. The ranged attacks ones are confusing the hell out of me. Why can you attack from like 4 squares away but not when the guy is right next to you? Makes it hard to move your guy away and attack.

 

[bjork]

Also, why is Prowl such a pussy, he hits for like 5 damage unless they're in vehicle mode. Let me swap him out for someone more useful, like Wheelie.

 

[Takao]

Owned the 2D cellphone version, never finished it because of how shitty my phone was.

This needs a PSP Minis port!

Glu is owned by Activision IIRC. Activision making a PSP game, lol.

 

[bjork]

I'm still stuck on that mission. Shit is tough, Trypticon is too tough.

 

[mosaic]

Played the heck out of this game about 6 months ago on my LG Chocolate 3. A little limited in some areas, but wicked fun. Left me wanting more and wishing there was a Transformers-themed Advance Wars for DS.

 

[Xiaoki]

Why is Metroplex the same height as everyone else?

 

[wondermega]

Why is Metroplex the same height as everyone else?

Suspension of disbelief!

 

[threenote]

Finally a reason to buy a cell phone

:lol

 

[Whimsical Phil]

Why is Metroplex the same height as everyone else?

Because Transformers have never been too concerned with the concept of scale.

 

[jon bones]

mmmm this makes me happy as shit

hopefully we'll see it on the android platform!

 

[BattleMonkey]

Cool game, though it seems a bit too easy.

 

[Bog]

Cool game, though it seems a bit too easy.

And by Mission 12 or so you realize every objective is "uh, just go kill those same Decepticons again."

 

[MistakenMobius]

Why is Metroplex the same height as everyone else?

Mass shifting ?
The same reason than Megatron transform from giant robot to handgun for Starscream

 

[Argyle]

Bumping because it was released on the Palm Pre a few weeks ago, but now it is on sale for the Pre for $0.99