Editing Transformers: Shadows Rising

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|title= Transformers: Shadows Rising''
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|developer=Sega of China
|publisher=[[Sega]]
|date= [[2018]]
|platform= Sega RingEdge 2
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'''''Transformers: Shadows Rising''''' is an arcade rail shooter based on the [[Live-action film series|live action films]] and the follow-up to ''[[Transformers: Human Alliance]]''. Developed by [[Sega]] and released beginning in 2018, the game can be played with one or two players, and is available in a theater cabinet featuring a 55" HD screen.

==Gameplay==
Gameplay is largely identical to that of ''Human Alliance'', with up to two players using mounted gun turrets to fire at opponents on screen across four stages. The [[Pacific Ocean]], [[Wales]] and East [[China]] stages can be played in any order before moving on to the final stage, The [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. New to the game's control interface is the addition of a "Hyperenergy Tech" lever. This can be used to either create a shockwave that damages multiple enemies at once, or to generate a force field to protect the players from enemy attacks. Players can also push this lever in a specified direction at predetermined points to complete Action Sequence events and avoid potential damage. The game also includes an achievement system.

==Synopsis==
===Pacific Ocean===
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===Wales===
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===East China===
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===The Moon===
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==Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]]
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]
**[[Scorn]]

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*[[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Optimus clone]]
*[[Bumblebee clone]]
*[[Shockwave clone]]
*[[Sideswipe clone (SR)|Sideswipe clone]]s
*[[Seeker (Movie)|Seekers]]
*[[Sports car drone]]s
*[[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s
*[[Ravage drone]]s
*[[Laserbeak drone (HA)|Laserbeak drones]]
*[[Motorcycle drone]]s
*[[SUV drone]]s
*[[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]s

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*[[Vanessa]]
*[[Jake (HA)|Jake]]
*[[NEST]] soldiers
}}

==Quotes==
"We never never surrender!"<br>
:— '''Optimus Prime''' is apparently quick to give up.


"The light rises and shadows are gone. There's a thin line between being a hero, and being a memory. I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots."
:— '''Optimus Prime''' assembles an ending monologue from fortune cookie quotes.


==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Much of the cast of ''Human Alliance'' returns for ''Shadows Rising'', this time accompanied by ([[Slug (AOE)|most of]]) the Dinobots.
* The Decepticon [[Mothership|warships]] and [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighters]] from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' also reappear in the game.
* The M1 Abrams Decepticons from ''Dark of the Moon'' appear as enemy units.
* [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]], which was introduced in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'', appears during the East China stage.

===Transformers references===
* The assortment of enemy units are now joined by Seekers. And as is time-worn tradition, the Seekers are ([[Seeker (body-type)|obviously]]) recolors of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]].
* Just like in the previous game, various action scenes emulate those in the movies, such as Sideswipe bisecting one of his clones like he bisected [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
* The control room of the Decepticon warship Jake, Vanessa, and the Autobots board resembles that of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s [[Knight Ship]].
* While never identified as such (the intro tag just labeling him as "Unidentified Unit"), the Optimus clone in the final stage is meant to be a version of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]], down to the blue flame details.
* Optimus's quote about being a hero or being a memory was said by his [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 counterpart]] back in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".

===Real-life references===



===Errors===
* You don't need to be an English major to know "We never never surrender" is both a double-negative and a pretty poor thing to shout when you're trying to encourage your troops.
* Megatron is somehow back to using his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body. And despite utilizing KSI technology to amass himself an army of Decepticons, he ''still'' hadn't attempted to fix his head wound from the same film.

===Trivia===

==References==
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==External Links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6Ysq6vDJpk Official game trailer]
* [http://www.segaarcade.us.com/games/transformers-shadows-rising.html Listing on Sega Arcade]

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