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Transformers: Dark
of the Moon
feels like the light
version of
Transformers: War
for Cybertron.
You can switch
between car and
robot at will and
you race/walk around
different levels
beating the hell out
of other robots. The
only problem here,
War
for Cybertron
was a game and it
was developed to be
that.
Dark
of the Moon
is just a licensed
game and it’s meant
to be as a quick
buck and/or a
marketing tool.
Dark
of the Moon
looks a lot like
War
for Cybertron
on the surface.
Great graphics, good
textures, and
awesome character
design stand out.
But the problem is
that there’s not
nearly enough under
the hood. In
War
for Cybertron
there was a strategy
between switching
between car mode and
robot mode. You knew
when you needed to
duck and dodge, one
was better than the
other and it was
always better to
take on bad guys out
of disguise. Here,
it’s the opposite;
if you’re out of
your disguise…
you’re going to get
smoked … a lot. If
you play in
disguise, as a car
in stealth mode, you
really won’t get
smoked at all. You
get limitless ammo,
plenty of health,
and you don’t take
as much damage.
You’re able to do
the same things as a
car that you can as
a robot… so if being
the car makes it
easier to beat the
level… why would you
not and where’s the
reason to switch?
That’s the main
problem with
Dark
of the Moon.
Alls
not lost with this
game though, there’s
a ton here to play
and enjoy. The
aforementioned
character design is
better than
War
for Cybertron
and the story mode
isn’t half bad to
play through. It’s
actually pretty
enjoyable, it just
doesn’t take that
long to beat. The
story mode is fun,
but the real staying
power with
Dark
of the Moon
is its multi-player.
It’s got the best
multi-player of any
licensed game out
there and it’s a ton
of fun to play.
They’ve made some
improvements over
War
for Cybertron
so it’s a bit more
streamlined and for
the most part, it
works.
There
have now been four
main game releases
since the first
Transformers
movie came out.
Dark
of the Moon
isn’t the best game
that Activision has
made with the
Transformers license
but it’s probably
the second best. It
could have been
better, but then
they wouldn’t have
met their deadline.
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