Transformers Comments by Kristan Reed

Wow, two thumbs up so far, then.

But does it have the awesome transforming noise? Or motorbikes?

\o)

It NEEDS that noise.

It also needs the funky tune.

Peej

what the hell? I'm not gonne be able to go Blaster?? I was looking forward to spending hours with Blaster in his turbo-mega-ultra-tape-recorder mode.

"I've got you now Optimus Prime!..what the...oh dear god, it's Blaster...and he's playing...The Darkness! oh the horrendous novelty glam rock. make it stop!"

dear christ i've got to get out more.

sweet rael.

what a write up. although not Classic TF, my interest is peaked in ths one...

The website is cool too - and it has the noise!

Chu-chu-chu-chu-chu-cha-cha

:)

Excellent.

Transformers are teh r0X0r5!

Shame there aren't a few more playable characters. Some of the triple-changer 'bots would be cool, like Sandstorm who was the dune buggy / helicopter / bot one. Bit orangey.

Plus we need Wrek-Gar for teh m0t0rb1k35!!!!

I had Sandstorm, he rocked!

A multiplayer/combino-bot transformer battle would be cool.

Oh, and M0t0rb1k35.

Xbox as well did you say?

Just how cool would a "Battlefield 1942" style transformers game be...!

Peej

:)

Well, that's done it, gonna have to buy a PS2 now! I was doing so well resisting too...

it all sounds rather cool and somewhat tempting, but what many of the comments and even kristan's introduction fail to realise is that this isn't the 20 year old transformers, its based on the new transformers armada series which is completely and utterly different. it uses some old character names such as optimus, megatron etc, but they are different characters, sometimes radically so (laserbeak is an autobot!?!?!) so the full on nostalgia thing is not really going to come into play. shame :(

still looks good though :)

So you slammed Armored Core 3 but venerate this generic piece of trash? At least From Software created a game franchise off their own back, Armada is just a damn cash cow!

Wouldn't it be great if you could unlock the REAL Optimus Prime in all his generation one glory!!! Same applies to other familiar named, shittily revamped armada bots.

I have hardly ever before read such an enthusiastic preview on EG! Shame that the Transformers franchise means absolutely nothing to me (I am not having a go at Transformers here, mind, I just never played with/watched/whatever-else-you-could-do-with-them them) .

"Armada is just a damn cash cow!"

Bovinus Prime?
Daisy-tron?

When is this due to be released in PAL-land then?

ooooh i feel like crackin out me toys and playin fer real ... and i'm 26 .. ;-/

on a side note ...

/me wonders how much all this crap is worth ? gen 1 opti-prim in all his *die-cast metal* glory ... oh yeah

not as much as a couple of years ago as they have done re-releases of some of the toys. and there's an uber prime that was released recently that was based on the comics/tv series and is absolutely amazing. sorry :)

"/me wonders how much all this crap is worth ? gen 1 opti-prim in all his *die-cast metal* glory ... oh yeah"

Was wondering that meself. Still have Optimus Prime, Jazz, Ultra Magnus (no, don't laugh!) and Galvatron - all 1st gen, all spankingly well kept. No boxes though but hell, you gotta play with the things haven't ya!

Peej

.::: Eh Kristan? You sure about the Xbox-version? It was made very clear there would only be a PS2 version during the Atari presentation in the Netherlands.

Not that I would mind two versions of the game... :) It is perhaps the biggest wet Transformer dream this side of The Movie.

galvatron is the only one of them that hasn't been reissued recently peej, but look on ebay, theres always plenty of transformers on there and it'll give you an idea of how much they go for. i'd probably offer you a tenner for galvy meself.

Quote - Peej - *Was wondering that meself. Still have Optimus Prime, Jazz, Ultra Magnus (no, don't laugh!) and Galvatron - all 1st gen, all spankingly well kept. No boxes though but hell, you gotta play with the things haven't ya!*

i had galvatron too but it got smashed when i twatted my best mate round the head with it. Still got megatron tho, shoulder stock and all. a gun as a toy .. who'da thunk it.

When i was younger i had all the dino bots along my window-sill (grimlock, snarl, slag, swoop err ...) now they're in their boxes in the attic along with a few others - some decepticon planes, i know one is starscream but i dont know the others. i also got an ambulance one.

there were 2 autobot cars that were very simlar a red and a yellow one i got the red one but dont ask me what its called and something that looked like a porsche (i think).

quote - eviltobz - "not as much as a couple of years ago as they have done re-releases of some of the toys. and there's an uber prime that was released recently that was based on the comics/tv series and is absolutely amazing. sorry :)"

well the new ones are made of plastic (cheaper see) but these old uns are die-cast metal and heavy ... especially when u hit mates with 'em ;)

Melbourne House! Are they still around? I thought they became OCEAN software.
But it all sounds very retro, Atari-Melbourne House- and Transformers good combination for us aged gamers.

If anyone hasn't checked out the (stunning and awesomely designed) website for this, http://www.atari.com/transformers/ - you can see trailers and crap, anyway. Man I love that site design.

No Xbox version chaps, that was a slip of Mug's keyboard while I was out....sorry!

So you should be Mug! I'd just bought an XBox an' everything in preparation! Now you've made me look a fool.

Weren't Melbourne House responsible for the uber-mega-game star Horace (as in "goes ski-ing", "meets the spiders", "has sex with a nymphomaniac starlet to boost her career")

Peej

.::: Hmm darn, ah well at least the PS2 version is already beyond good. :) Already tried the Tractor Beam? :D

ah yes and also Way Of The Exploding Fist!!! then Fighting Warrior which wasn't upto much..

just had a bit of a gawp at the vids on rahul's link and i have to say that they have left me feeling a little bit moist. definitely gonna be picking up the opsm2 with the demo on the front.

and crashVoodoo, i'm not sure how plasticky the reissued optimus is, but they are aimed more at the collector than just cheap toys for kids now, so there may be a good chunk of metal in there. there certainly is in the ultra-mega-uber prime. either way though, the reissues have drastically reduced the asking price for an original optimus. its only going to appeal to a small group of die-hard purists who must have the originals rather than all the people who want to relive their childhood like me, but aren't to bothered as long as it looks the same and transforms the same.

I used to get the comic when I was a nipper, I still think that Goldbug is the coolest, the Deceptacons that turned into the fighter jets were cool too though.

I still think that Goldbug is the coolest

Not Bumblebee? Goldbug was a later update also based on the Veedub Beetle, but Bumblebee was the original and, imho, best.

:)

Can we have a game of movie now? Complete with Stan Bush/Vince Dicola soundtrack?

Melboune house also did the fantstic looking Le Mans on Dreamcast... Sounds like they've stretched the PS2 as well

great post there daryoon. good to see mention of stan the man. those 4 scenes set to the touch and dare always give me goosepimples with excitement :)

Complete with Stan Bush/Vince Dicola soundtrack?

Great soundtrack. Everyone should own a copy.

one of my wrestling mates comes out to the touch. best entrance music ever.

one of my wrestling mates comes out to the touch.

Then perhaps he shouldn't be a wrestler. ;)

one of my wrestling mates comes out to the touch. best entrance music ever.

That sentence works for me on so many levels.

:)

double ddts singularity and killerbee

Double Dolby Digital Theatre Sound? Eh?

thats the one. when they hear it properly they won't be laughing :)

Reverses double ddt into a super swinging suplex back-drop piledriver.

/Dusts off hands

;)

Sounds amazing. If they would only make one with "classic" Transformers, my life would be complete.

I'm sure I read a review of a crappy original Transformers game in Edge a few months back. It was a mindless, generic shooter, so if we have to go all Armada to get some quality Optimus, then so be it.

Er...Takara released a "classic" Transormers game last year (developed by Winkysoft):

http://www.takara-game.ne.jp/gameinfo/charactor/transformer.
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