Transformers

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The title of this article is ambiguous. This article is about the European Transformers game by Ocean. Other games see Transformers..

Transformers

Game No.	350
Voting	4.82 points, 11 votes
Developer	Graphics: Simon Butler
Company	Denton Designs
Publisher	Ocean
Musician	Fred Gray
HVSC-File	MUSICIANS/ G/ Gray_Fred/ Transformers.sid
Release	1985
Platform	C64, ZX Spectrum
Genre	Shoot'em up, Plattformer
Gamemode	Single player
Operation
Media	,
Language
Information	Another game: Transformers: The Battle to Save the Earth (Activision)

Description[edit | edit source]

Game start...

It was the first video game about the famous Autobots, which are fight against the Decepticons. In this game the player controls one of the five Autobots: Optimus Prime, Hound, Jazz, Mirage and Bumblebee. These Deceptions are in this game: Megatron, Soundwave, Starscream, Buzzsaw, Skywarp, Laserbeak, Ravage, Frenzy and Rumble.

Story

The energy of the Autobots are down, but you can they save by collecting four pieces of the Autobot Energon Cube and transporting the complete cube back to their centre. The Decepticons will you attack and try to destroy the Autobots. You can only win a level by playing the five as a team!

Design[edit | edit source]

The ending of the autobots...?

The first C64 game of The Transformers is a hectically shoot'em up.

Screenshots

A scene with Optimus Prime...

Mirage can transformed into a raccing car...

Jazz is fighting...

Hints[edit | edit source]

Solution[edit | edit source]

Map

This level map of the Spectrum version is identical with the C64 version.

Cheats[edit | edit source]

The cracking group Airwolf-Team (AWT) programmed a trainer version with three cheat variants (look at the website Gamebase64.)

Voting[edit | edit source]

Voting of the C64-Wiki users (10=the best vote):
4.82 points at 11 votes (rank 991). You need to be logged in to cast a vote.
C64Games	7	20. Juni 2006 - 2989 "very good" downs
Lemon64	7,2	9. April 2004 - 66 votes
Gamebase64	10	Mai 2005 - "Classic!"
Rombachs C64 game guide	7	September 1984 - "Rate 3"

Reviews[edit | edit source]

Shmendric: "A relatively simple gameplay, but the level of difficulty is really not easy. Especially when flying, it's easy to hit a platform and lose one of its precious robots. This is a very difficult game, especially in breakneck flights due to the lethargic reaction. Converting to a car seems to me to be absolutley useless, because the higher speed does not outweigh the the missing weapon. The very reduced field of view in running, flying or driving direction adds another part to the frustration factor - this game should have been worked on for a while - if some details had been implemented a bit more convenientably for the player then might It's even a bit of fun, but that's the thumbs down."