| The Transformers | |
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| Developer(s) | Denton Designs |
| Publisher(s) | Ocean Software |
| Release date(s) | 1986 |
| Genre(s) | Platform game / |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | N/A |
| Platform(s) | Sinclair Spectrum and Commodore 64 |
| Media | Compact Cassette |
| Input | Keyboard, Joystick |
The Transformers is a platform /
Gameplay
In the game the Autobots are searching for four parts of an energon cube which have been scattered around a city, which consists of a number of platforms and ladders. The Decepticons are also seeking the energon cube, and will destroy the Autobots in order to retrieve it.
The player controls five Autobots: Optimus Prime, Hound, Jazz, Mirage and Bumblebee, one at a time. When not in use the Autobots hide in Defensa Pods; while inside these pods they cannot be harmed, and will slowly recharge their energy. The Decepticons are represented by Megatron, Soundwave, Starscream, Buzzsaw, Skywarp, Laserbeak, Ravage, Frenzy and Rumble. The Decepticons can regenerate and do not transform.
Each Autobot has three attributes (Shields, Power and Weapons) with each character having them in different distributions (Optimus Prime has a high Power rating, average Shields and low Weapons, while Mirage has a high Weapons rating but lower Power and Shields).
Each character can transform between their vehicle and robot forms by facing forward and pressing the fire button. Unlike the cartoon, all the Autobots can fly while in robot form, although they travel faster by using their vehicle modes. Driving off the end of platforms or into stationary objects will cause the character to die. [1]
Reception
The game's received mixed reviews - Sinclair User gave the game 4 stars out of five,[1] while Your Sinclair gave it 6/10[2] and Crash gave it 60%.[3] When asked, in an interview with Julian Rignall of Crash, which of their games they were least pleased with, Ally Noble, one of the developers of The Transformers admitted that it was "definitely Transformers... it's really a personal thing, we all like different products, but I think Transformers was an embarrassment".[4]
References
- ^ a b "Transformers Review", Sinclair User, March 1986, <http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=SinclairUser/Issue048/Pages/SinclairUser04800036.jpg>
- ^ "Transformers Review", Your Sinclair, March 1986, <http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=YourSinclair/Issue03/Pages/YourSinclair0300029.jpg>
- ^ Crash Reviews List.
- ^ "Art for Art's Sake... Money for God's Sake", Crash Magazine, July 1986.
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