Transformers: Dark of the Moon (marketed as Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Stealth Force Edition for Nintendo products) is a third-person shooter video game which was released on June 14, 2011 in North America. The game is a tie-in and prequel to the film of the same name. Transformers: Dark of the Moon was first revealed on February 12, 2011 along the release of the trailer for the game.[4] The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game were developed by High Moon Studios who previously developed Transformers: War for Cybertron[5] while the Wii, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS versions were developed by Behaviour Interactive. The game features a mode known as "Stealth Force"
in which characters only partially transform from their vehicle mode.
Weapons protrude from the vehicle form and more precise controls are
available, such as strafing, airplanes also use this Stealth Force.[6] Electronic Arts also released mobile incarnations of the game for Symbian, iOS and BlackBerry.
Plot
Wii and 3DS
Taking place three years after the events in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the Autobots continue to hunt for the Decepticons despite humanity believing that they have fled the planet, defeated. Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Mirage head to a desert to test out the new "Stealth Force Mode" upgrade given to them by the Autobot scientist Wheeljack.
After finishing up, Optimus tries to contact N.E.S.T. headquarters, but
something jams his link to them. Bumblebee is sent to infiltrate a
Decepticon base also located in the desert to find out why. He discovers
that the Decepticons are using satellite dishes to jam the Autobots
communications. After shutting them down, Bumblebee heads inside the
base to scout it out, but his link with the Autobots is lost, prompting
Optimus to go in after him, blasting down the door to the base after a
brief fight.
Wheeljack tasks Optimus to plant an upload virus into three
satellites so the Autobots can learn the Decepticon's motives, and ends
up trying to protect them from the Decepticons. The upload is a success
and Optimus ends up fighting the Decepticons for five minutes until
Bumblebee escapes the base and Stratosphere arrives to pick them up. The Autobots had escaped and learned that the Decepticons are plotting an attack on Detroit, Michigan and are involved in a project called "Operation: Pillar" and Megatron is interested in something or someone called "Shockwave". In Detroit, Soundwave and the Constructicon Mixmaster lead a full scale assault on the city, with Ironhide as the only Autobot in the area.
Soundwave deploys Lockdown
to attack the Autobots and to infiltrate the base, where Lockdown
targets the mainframe terminals to upload a virus created by Mixmaster.
Meanwhile, Ironhide protects some satelitte dishes from the Decepticons
and learns that Mixmaster is trying to bring the rest of his former
teammates back online and to reform Devastator. After destroying the components and killing Mixmaster, he battles Soundwave, who is being aided with aerial support from Starscream.
After a brief fight, Soundwave ends up defeated and flees. Optimus
calls Ironhide back to headquarters and enters the Autobot base Lockdown
entered. Starscream tasks Lockdown with destroying the controls for the
main gate and escaping, all while avoiding Optimus. He succeeds and
Starscream tells him to retreat, as Megatron has new orders for him to carry out.
The Autobots track the Decepticons to an abandoned base in Siberia,
where Wheeljack informs Optimus and his team that Megatron is trying to
reactivate his primary objective: Shockwave, who is revealed to be a
deadly Cybertronian assassin. Optimus deploys Mirage to take out the
Decepticon's communications and Ironhide to take out the shield that is
protecting the base's entrance. Upon learning of the Autobot's presence,
Megatron deploys Soundwave to hold off the Autobots while Megatron
reactivates Shockwave. Soundwave ends up battling Mirage, who is being
aided with aerial support from Stratosphere. Mirage ends up defeated and
flees prolaming, "You got lucky! It won't happen again!".
Megatron destroys the coils inside the base to speed up Shockwave's
reanimation, which he succeeds in doing. Upon awakening, Shockwave tells
Megatron that his energon levels are depleted, prompting Megatron to
hold off the Autobots while Soundwave takes Shockwave to a safe
location. After defeating multiple Autobots, Megatron learns that
Shockwave's minion, a massive Cybertronian, multi-headed, metallic,
worm-like creature called "the Driller" has been awakened. Megatron
tells Starscream to take the Decepticons and leave Siberia and decides
to use the Driller to destroy Optimus.
Ironhide confronts Megatron as he is fleeing the base, having
defeated Optimus. Against Wheeljack's warnings, Ironhide battles
Megatron and defeats him, who admires him for having "a warrior's
spirit", and vows that when they meet again, he will crush it to dust.
Wheeljack advises Ironhide to retreat and that they'll get Megatron next
time, which Ironhide swears to accomplish.
In South Africa, Megatron tells Shockwave to head for Chernobyl to
retrieve an ancient Cybertronian artifact, and proclaims that Optimus
believes that he struck a fatal blow to his plans, but "nothing could be
further for the truth". He vows that "Operation: Pillar" cannot be
stopped, that Earth and it's resources will be his, and that Cybertron
will be born anew, setting up the events in Dark of the Moon.
Audio
Tom Keegan voice directed the game.
Peter Cullen and Jess Harnell reprise their roles as Optimus Prime and Ironhide from the films. Jamie Alcroft replaces George Coe as the voice of Wheeljack. Dave Boat voices the Decepticon Construsticon, Mixmaster. Steven Blum who voiced Starscream in the television series Transformers: Prime reprises his role as Starscream. Multiplayer exclusive characters Warpath, Breakaway, Air Raid are voiced by Dave Fennoy, Christian Lanz and Rick D. Wasserman. Nolan North portrays Major Reynolds. Isaac C. Singleton, Jr. voices Decepticons Soundwave and Shockwave. Hugo Weaving didn't reprise his role as Megatron, Neither did Frank Welker. Fred Tatasciore instead voices Megatron, Ratchet, Sideswipe and Bumblebee. Travis Willingham voices non-player boss Stratosphere. Dave Wittenberg voiced the Autobot Spy Mirage.
The original music score for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions
of the game was composed by Jeff Broadbent. The game soundtrack released
on iTunes and Amazon November 8, 2011.
Reception
The title has received generally mixed reviews, with a score of 60, 62 and 36 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and Wii versions on Metacritic. GameZone
gave the 360 and PS3 version a 7, stating "Transformers: Dark of the
Moon is a perfectly fine, if short, adaptation of the Transformers film.
The characters are likable, and the different vehicle types work
beautifully." IGN gave the Xbox 360 and PS3 version a 6.0 of 10. Praising the ideas but criticizing the game as a whole. GameSpot
gave 5.5 of 10. They praised the transformation abilities but
criticized the bad graphics, strange vehicle physics and brief campaign.
Joystiq gave the title a bad rating of 2 out of 5 stars. Criticizing the game because it feels half-finished. Destructoid
gave the title a 5.5 out of 10 rating. Stating that the title is better
than most movie video games but feels like a rushed movie tie-in. The Official Xbox Magazine
awarded the title a 6.5 out of 10 rating. Praising the controls,
stealth force mode but criticized the last levels of the game and the
multiplayer component. GamePro
gave the title a 3.5 out of 5 star rating. They praised the good
graphics, voice acting and variety of transformers for each mission but
criticized the story, vehicle physics, multiplayer mode and the
repetitive combat. GameTrailers
gave the title a 7 out of 10 rating. Stating that "Dark of the Moon
provides plenty of popcorn thrills that you'll likely forget as soon as
the credits begin rolling. Judged against other movie games, it's
actually pretty good; next to last year's superior entry, however, it
looks a bit like a tin can." GameInformer gave the title a 7.5 out of 10 rating. Stating that anybody who played last year's Transformers: War for Cybertron should enjoy this title. Eurogamer gave the title a low rating of 5 out of 10. Stating that the title doesn't have enough polish as Transformers: War for Cybertron had received and High Moon Studios should've been given more time.
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