Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots
Encyclopedia
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots is a video game exclusively for the Nintendo DS
based on fictional alien robots, Transformers
. This version follows the plot of the movie.
, a protoform
arrives on earth. As Optimus Prime rushes to its aid, they are ambushed by Starscream
but Optimus sends the protoform away with Ratchet's guidance. He then scans an earthen vehicle form and destroys some of the Decepticon drones and the Decepticon version of himself from Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons
that were attacking the area. He is then transferred onto the Autobot base and teaches about the mission maps. The player’s first mission is in Eastern Europe
, where he's ordered to help scan several NEST data vehicles to prevent the Decepticons from locating the AllSpark shard. He is then transferred to England
to destroy several turrets and to scan a bomb located in the area to disarm it, and to destroy several Decepticons attacking the said area as well.
Meanwhile, Breakaway and Bumblebee are in the Atlantic Ocean
, in an oil rig coast, helping the NEST troops to stop incoming Decepticon forces from destroying the factory. While stopping the Decepticons and destroying some of their forces, Bumblebee had a hard time shutting down the factory, so Breakaway needed to pick him up quickly before it blows up. The player goes to Italy
, and is instructed to help the NEST troops eliminate invading Decepticons. After they have successfully intercepted the radar mobile dishes to destroy several Decepticon drones, Ratchet instructs the player to locate Grindor and defeat him, in which the player successfully did.
The player then goes to Siberia
to rescue several NEST troops taken as hostages by the Decepticon Sideways. He's then transferred to another part of Asia
to transfer some supplies into an aircraft before the Decepticons arrive to use it for their plans. After the transferring is complete, the player then helps to destroy several Decepticons in the area. The player is transferred to Japan
to help protect Ironhide from several Decepticon drones until he finishes activating several generators need to help fend off incoming Decepticon attacks. The player then protects the generators from the Decepticons attacking them. The player then goes to Shanghai
to stop the Decepticons from blowing the place up using several bombs they have planted there. Then the player chases after Sideways and defeats him by throwing the bombs brought by the drones at him. Little did the Autobots know however, is that Megatron, the leader of the Decepticons, has been revived in the Laurentian Abyss
, where his remains were disposed at, with the use of the shard.
The player goes to Mexico
to help re-establish communications for backup, by protecting a communication transport from Decepticon attacks. He is then transferred to Canada
to assist an Autobot and to help destroy several generators to prevent the whole area from blowing up. He is then instructed to go to the US military base and defend Area 51
from Decepticon attacks. After that he is transferred to New York City
, USA
to scan energon radiation hot spots for Ratchet to triangulate the source's location. He then locates and defeats Starscream
by scanning a machine that redirects the turrets back to him, saving Jetfire. Jetfire thanked the player for saving him and tells him that he's an ancient Seeker
, formerly working for the Fallen
. He also tells the player about the Primes
, how the Fallen became the first Decepticon, and the location of the harvester that collects energon from the sun and the Matrix of Leadership. Then they head back to the base to tell the other Autobots about the information.
The Autobots went to Arabia to gather intel for them to know about the information being sent by the Decepticon Soundwave
. And for them to gather that information, they must hack through their system by scanning several satellite dishes. They instruct the player to go to South Africa
to stop the Decepticons from attacking a NEST base located there, and to protect their newly armored NEST vehicles from the attack. Then the player went to the Sahara
to help the NEST troops in defending the base against invading Decepticons.
The player then goes to Egypt
, where his last mission is to recover the Matrix of Leadership to prevent the Fallen from using it to activate the harvester, and to use the harvester to gather energon and to destroy the sun and the planet. Unfortunately for the player, a Decepticon drone has already stole the Matrix. So now, he is instructed to chase after the drone and retrieve it. Devastator
later uncovers the Harvester from within the pyramid. After destroying several Decepticon drones, he then re-activates the Space Bridge
to reach Optimus, the Decepticon drone who took the Matrix from him, Megatron, and the Fallen. The Fallen then tells Megatron to activate the harvester. Optimus instructs the player to chase after Megatron and defeat him to retrieve the Matrix of Leadership. After surpassing Scorponok
and his sand pit area, and destroying few more Decepticon drones, the player destroys the generators that is creating a force field that blocks the entrance to the ruins and finally reaches Megatron inside a pyramid where the harvester is located. The two battled and the player emerged victorious after scanning a machine, reprogramming the weapons system from the harvester and redirects the attack back to Megatron, killing him in the process. After defeating the Decepticon leader, the player tells Ratchet that he has defeated Megatron and has recovered the Matrix of Leadership. Then Ratchet patches Optimus through the transmission and Optimus congratulates the player. He also tells the player that he has earned his admiration and respect through his bravery, and that he's proud to call him an Autobot. Optimus also states that he has defeated the Fallen with the help from Jetfire, and that their mission on earth is not yet over. Optimus' speech can be heard through the credits.
and Decepticon
campaigns into two different games. The series features 25 missions in total, and features the ability to battle friends via the handheld's Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
. Developer Vicarious Visions created an ability to customize characters by finding parts to scan throughout the game. In either games, you start by either Optimus Prime (Autobots) or Starscream (Decepticons). You meet the protoform after the tutorial and then the protoform chooses 1 from 3 vehicles classified as light (resembling a Toyota Prius
), medium (resembling an Omnibot
's vehicle mode) and heavy (SWAT
van).
. Nintendo Power
gave the game a 70%, stating "This may be the first time in video game history that a licensed DS title far exceeds the movie it's based on." IGN scored the games with a 7/10 stating that it "represents Transformers well"
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
based on fictional alien robots, Transformers
Transformers
A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling.Transformer may also refer to:* ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, an Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet computer manufacturer by Asus...
. This version follows the plot of the movie.
Gameplay
Similar to the first game, you have a custom robot or Create-A-Bot which you can customize during the game. The difference is that while in vehicle scanning, you are only limited to vehicles known as light, medium, and heavy, and the protoform cannot scan another form again once it chooses a vehicle. Instead, the Create-A-Bot can find different weapons, armor and upgrades throughout the game.Plot
While in a mission in BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, a protoform
Protoform
In the fictional world of the Transformers, protoforms are "basic frames" of a Cybertronian placed in stasis until a suitable form can be found.-"Beast Wars: Transformers" :...
arrives on earth. As Optimus Prime rushes to its aid, they are ambushed by Starscream
Starscream
Starscream is a fictional character in the Transformers franchise. He is one of the most prolific characters in the Transformers fictional work, appearing in almost all incarnations of the story. Starscream is usually portrayed with the same characterization...
but Optimus sends the protoform away with Ratchet's guidance. He then scans an earthen vehicle form and destroys some of the Decepticon drones and the Decepticon version of himself from Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons is a video game based on fictional alien robots, Transformers. This version follows an alternate plot of the movie.-Plot:...
that were attacking the area. He is then transferred onto the Autobot base and teaches about the mission maps. The player’s first mission is in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
, where he's ordered to help scan several NEST data vehicles to prevent the Decepticons from locating the AllSpark shard. He is then transferred to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to destroy several turrets and to scan a bomb located in the area to disarm it, and to destroy several Decepticons attacking the said area as well.
Meanwhile, Breakaway and Bumblebee are in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
, in an oil rig coast, helping the NEST troops to stop incoming Decepticon forces from destroying the factory. While stopping the Decepticons and destroying some of their forces, Bumblebee had a hard time shutting down the factory, so Breakaway needed to pick him up quickly before it blows up. The player goes to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, and is instructed to help the NEST troops eliminate invading Decepticons. After they have successfully intercepted the radar mobile dishes to destroy several Decepticon drones, Ratchet instructs the player to locate Grindor and defeat him, in which the player successfully did.
The player then goes to Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
to rescue several NEST troops taken as hostages by the Decepticon Sideways. He's then transferred to another part of Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
to transfer some supplies into an aircraft before the Decepticons arrive to use it for their plans. After the transferring is complete, the player then helps to destroy several Decepticons in the area. The player is transferred to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to help protect Ironhide from several Decepticon drones until he finishes activating several generators need to help fend off incoming Decepticon attacks. The player then protects the generators from the Decepticons attacking them. The player then goes to Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
to stop the Decepticons from blowing the place up using several bombs they have planted there. Then the player chases after Sideways and defeats him by throwing the bombs brought by the drones at him. Little did the Autobots know however, is that Megatron, the leader of the Decepticons, has been revived in the Laurentian Abyss
Laurentian Abyss
The Laurentian Abyss is an underwater depression off the eastern coast of Canada in the Atlantic Ocean. Not a trench, but more of an "underwater valley", it is estimated to be at most ~6,000 meters in depth...
, where his remains were disposed at, with the use of the shard.
The player goes to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to help re-establish communications for backup, by protecting a communication transport from Decepticon attacks. He is then transferred to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to assist an Autobot and to help destroy several generators to prevent the whole area from blowing up. He is then instructed to go to the US military base and defend Area 51
Area 51
Area 51 is a military base, and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield...
from Decepticon attacks. After that he is transferred to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to scan energon radiation hot spots for Ratchet to triangulate the source's location. He then locates and defeats Starscream
Starscream
Starscream is a fictional character in the Transformers franchise. He is one of the most prolific characters in the Transformers fictional work, appearing in almost all incarnations of the story. Starscream is usually portrayed with the same characterization...
by scanning a machine that redirects the turrets back to him, saving Jetfire. Jetfire thanked the player for saving him and tells him that he's an ancient Seeker
Seekers (Transformers)
Seekers is a term in the Transformers universe usually used to describe certain Decepticon warriors with jet transformations. For the character named Seeker see Seeker .-Origin of the term:...
, formerly working for the Fallen
Fallen (Transformers)
The Fallen is a fictional character in the Transformers universes. According to Hasbro, he was formerly known as Megatronus Prime, and is a multiversal singularity, meaning that while he exists across the multiverse, he has no alternate-universe counterpart.-Character history:Although the Fallen's...
. He also tells the player about the Primes
Prime (Transformers)
Prime is a title in Transformers fiction, the designation given to the leader of the Autobots and bearer of the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. The Japanese equivalent of Prime is Convoy, sometimes explained in Western Transformers folklore as an honorific nickname given to Autobots who possess the...
, how the Fallen became the first Decepticon, and the location of the harvester that collects energon from the sun and the Matrix of Leadership. Then they head back to the base to tell the other Autobots about the information.
The Autobots went to Arabia to gather intel for them to know about the information being sent by the Decepticon Soundwave
Soundwave (Transformers)
Soundwave is the name of several characters in the various series Transformers series. His most famous disguise is that of a microcassette recorder and has an iconic voice done by a vocoder.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
. And for them to gather that information, they must hack through their system by scanning several satellite dishes. They instruct the player to go to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
to stop the Decepticons from attacking a NEST base located there, and to protect their newly armored NEST vehicles from the attack. Then the player went to the Sahara
Sahara
The Sahara is the world's second largest desert, after Antarctica. At over , it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as Europe or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean...
to help the NEST troops in defending the base against invading Decepticons.
The player then goes to Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, where his last mission is to recover the Matrix of Leadership to prevent the Fallen from using it to activate the harvester, and to use the harvester to gather energon and to destroy the sun and the planet. Unfortunately for the player, a Decepticon drone has already stole the Matrix. So now, he is instructed to chase after the drone and retrieve it. Devastator
Devastator (Transformers)
Devastator is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. For legal-political reasons, Hasbro now adds a modifier to the character's name on newer toy packages, such as Constructicon Devastator....
later uncovers the Harvester from within the pyramid. After destroying several Decepticon drones, he then re-activates the Space Bridge
Space Bridge
In Marvel Comics' Transformers comic and cartoon, the Space Bridge is a device used by the Decepticons to travel between different planets, usually between Cybertron and Earth.-Generation One:...
to reach Optimus, the Decepticon drone who took the Matrix from him, Megatron, and the Fallen. The Fallen then tells Megatron to activate the harvester. Optimus instructs the player to chase after Megatron and defeat him to retrieve the Matrix of Leadership. After surpassing Scorponok
Scorponok
Scorponok is the name shared by several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. All are Decepticons that turn into Scorpoins.- Transformers: Generation 1:...
and his sand pit area, and destroying few more Decepticon drones, the player destroys the generators that is creating a force field that blocks the entrance to the ruins and finally reaches Megatron inside a pyramid where the harvester is located. The two battled and the player emerged victorious after scanning a machine, reprogramming the weapons system from the harvester and redirects the attack back to Megatron, killing him in the process. After defeating the Decepticon leader, the player tells Ratchet that he has defeated Megatron and has recovered the Matrix of Leadership. Then Ratchet patches Optimus through the transmission and Optimus congratulates the player. He also tells the player that he has earned his admiration and respect through his bravery, and that he's proud to call him an Autobot. Optimus also states that he has defeated the Fallen with the help from Jetfire, and that their mission on earth is not yet over. Optimus' speech can be heard through the credits.
Characters
Similar to the first set of Transformers games for the DS, the player gets to create their own character which they play as throughout the campaign. Many of the main Transformers from the movie appear throughout the story to aid the player, and several are available to play as in challenges.- Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter CullenPeter CullenPeter Claver Cullen is a Canadian voice actor, known as the voice of Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh franchise, Optimus Prime and Ironhide in the original Transformers series, and the narrator in both of the original American Voltron series...
): The leader of the Autobots, and the first heard Transformer in the game. He is playable in the tutorial and challenge missions. - JetfireJetfireJetfire is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers universes. He is nearly always depicted as an Autobot with jet or space shuttle alternate mode.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
(voiced by Clive RevillClive RevillClive Selsby Revill is a New Zealand-born British character actor best known for his performances in musical theatre and on the London stage.-Early life and stage career:...
): Unavailable to the player as a character, but is featured in few missions of the game. - Bumblebee (voiced by Mark Ryan): Only playable in challenge missions.
- RatchetRatchet (Transformers)Ratchet is the name of several characters in the Transformers universes. According to the original creator of the Transformers names, Bob Budiansky, Ratchet was named after the character of Nurse Ratched from the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The name Ratchet is almost always portrayed as...
(voiced by Robert FoxworthRobert FoxworthRobert Heath Foxworth is an American film, stage and television actor.-Early life and career:Foxworth was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Erna Beth , a writer, and John Howard Foxworth, a roofing contractor...
): He is unavailable to the player as a character, although he shares the tutorial with Optimus and gives helpful hints to the player as they progress through the story. - IronhideIronhideIronhide is the name of several different fictional characters in the Transformers universes. According to the original creator of the Transformers names, Bob Budiansky, Ironhide was named after the television series Ironside.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
(voiced by Jess HarnellJess HarnellJess Q. Harnell is an American voice actor and singer, best known for voicing Wakko Warner on Animaniacs. Harnell has been the announcer for America's Funniest Home Videos since 1998.-Life and acting career:...
): Unavailable to the player as a character. Only featured in some story and challenge missions. - Sideswipe: Only playable in challenge missions.
- Breakaway: Playable in one story mission and one challenge mission.
- ArceeArceeArcee is the name of a fictional character in the Transformers franchise. She is a female Autobot, usually pink in color. Being the most famous of the Female Transformers, she has two primary forms...
and the twins, SkidsSkids (Transformers)Skids is the name used for four characters in the Transformers Universes. Due to trademark reasons, the name was modified to "Skid-Z" for it to be used on new characters and an "Autobot" prefix was added when the original Skids toy was reissued and when he became an Alternator.-Transformers:...
and MudflapMudflap (Transformers)-Transformers: Cybertron:Mudflap transforms into a construction crane. In the Japanese version of the series; Transformers: Galaxy Force, the character is called Demolishor....
, are mentioned but do not show up in the game, therefore are unavailable to the player.
Development
As with Transformers: The Game, the DS version of Revenge of the Fallen splits the AutobotAutobot
Autobot, a faction of sentient robots from the planet Cybertron, are usually the main protagonists in the fictional universe of the Transformers, a collection of various toys, graphic novels, paperback books, cartoons and movies first introduced in 1984. In all but one Transformer story, the...
and Decepticon
Decepticon
The Decepticons are usually depicted as the antagonists in the fictional universes of the Transformers stoyline and related comics and cartoons, and the enemies of the Autobots and the University of California Davis Aggies...
campaigns into two different games. The series features 25 missions in total, and features the ability to battle friends via the handheld's Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
The is an online multiplayer gaming service run by Nintendo to provide free online play in compatible Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS and Wii games. The service includes the company's Wii Shop Channel, DSi Shop, and Nintendo eShop game download services...
. Developer Vicarious Visions created an ability to customize characters by finding parts to scan throughout the game. In either games, you start by either Optimus Prime (Autobots) or Starscream (Decepticons). You meet the protoform after the tutorial and then the protoform chooses 1 from 3 vehicles classified as light (resembling a Toyota Prius
Toyota Prius
The Toyota Prius is a full hybrid electric mid-size hatchback, formerly a compact sedan developed and manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation...
), medium (resembling an Omnibot
Omnibots
The Omnibots were three Transformers Generation 1 toys available only in the US as exclusive mail order items. They could be obtained by collecting "Robot Points" from other Transformers toy boxes and sending them to the manufacturer, along with $5 for shipping. During 1985 the number of orders for...
's vehicle mode) and heavy (SWAT
SWAT
A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
van).
Reception
Autobots scored 64% at MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
. Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo of America, but now run independently. As of issue #222 , Nintendo contracted publishing duties to Future US, the U.S. subsidiary of British publisher Future.The first issue published was...
gave the game a 70%, stating "This may be the first time in video game history that a licensed DS title far exceeds the movie it's based on." IGN scored the games with a 7/10 stating that it "represents Transformers well"