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'''''Transformers: War for Cybertron''''' is a video game developed by [[High Moon Studios]] and published by [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]], set before the Transformers take their war to [[Earth]]. [[Hasbro]] intends it to act as a foundation for ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' franchise storylines for years to come, and so they've been giving a lot of input and stressing character development.<ref name="tfw2005">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/tfw2005-war-for-cybertron-interview-with-aaron-archer-and-matt-tieger-168910/ War for Cybertron interview with Aaron Archer and Matt Tieger @ TFW2005.com]</ref> The book ''[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron]]'' serves as a storyline lead-in to the events of the game, which itself in turn sets the stage for the upcoming cartoon series ''[[Transformers: Prime]]''.{{fact}}


Unlike previous ''Transformers'' video games which feature distinctly separate campaigns for the Autobots and the Decepticons (traditionally depicting the playable faction utterly defeating the other), ''War for Cybertron'' will feature a single, linear storyline; the Decepticon campaign occurs chronologically before the Autobot campaign, but [[Fandom|fans]] can play through them in whichever order they prefer.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/news/index.php?f_keyword=war+for+cybertron Seibertron Q&A with Activision]</ref>
[[Image: War_for_Cybertron_Next_Gen_Version_Cover_Art.jpg‎ |250px|thumb|right|The war to begin all wars.]]


The game itself will be an over-the-shoulder third-person shooter in which the player can choose his character from a small roster of either Autobots or Decepticons. The game has a street date of [[June 22]], [[2010]], for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii (as ''[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures]]''), Nintendo DS, and PC; however, the console versions were released at Sears stores on June 17th.
The '''''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''''' video games launched the [[Franchises|franchise]] alongside the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''. Published by [[Activision]] and developed by [[High Moon Studios]], [[Next Level Games]] and [[Vicarious Visions]], the games are rooted in the [[Aligned continuity family]]. They depict the events of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian war that led to the [[Dark Energon]] contamination of the planet and sent the [[Transformer]]s into deep space.
 
{{quote|One shall stand.|Optimus}}
:{{quote|One shall fall.|Megatron}}


==Synopsis==
A sequel, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', was released on August 21, 2012.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tfw2005-coverage-of-hasbro-investor-day-november-2010-170888/ TFW2005 Coverage Of Hasbro Investor Day November 2010]</ref>


[[Image:WarforCybertron-OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Prime auditions for Unreal Tournament. There were no survivors.]]
==Versions==
* [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Xbox 360/PS3/PC]]
:The standard version of the game, and the one most publicized, was made available for two out of three of the main consoles and the PC with few changes between each.


It is the waning days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] before the Transformers come to Earth. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], genuinely believing a caste system will bring Cybertron back to its [[Golden Age]], is researching a dangerous power source known as [[Dark Energon]] to fuel his conquest of the planet. Megatron discovers that the factory that produces Dark Energon is guarded by a neutral army led by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and he leads an attack on the station. After his ship crashes into the hull of the station, Megatron, [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] defeat Starscream's army and harness the power of the Dark Energon. Cornered, Starscream tells Megatron that he's the only one who knows how to make more of the energon and that he will help the Decepticon leader if Megatron takes him into his army. Megatron reluctantly agrees to this and sends Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to reactivate the [[Energon Bridge]] that will produce new Dark Energon. They succeed, and Megatron decides to use his new-found power to attack and destroy the Autobot city of [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]]. While Starscream and Brawl lead the main attack on the city, Megatron takes [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Breakdown on a flanking attack to recover the Omega Key, which will allow him to access the core of the planet. Arriving at the key's holding place, the Decepticons learn that the Autobot leader [[Zeta Prime]] has taken it to keep it safe. The team regroup with Brawl and Starscream, and use Dark Energon bombers to eliminate the remaining Autobots before storming the building in which Zeta Prime is waiting. Megatron defeats the Autobot leader, stealing the Omega Key and punching a hole in his chest. Zeta reveals that the key Megatron has just stolen only activates the ''real'' Omega Key, and that soon '''it''' will find '''him'''. Suddenly [[Omega Supreme (G1)|a huge ship awakens and takes off.]]
* [[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Nintendo Wii]]
:The [[Wii]] version, titled ''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures'', was handled by [[Next Level Games]], and was developed as an on-rails shooter with some driving sections.


An unknown amount of time later, Megatron is commanding his ship in search of the "Omega Key". The ship is suddenly attacked by Omega Supreme, who shoots them out of the sky, causing them to crash-land in Iacon. Megatron, Soundwave and Breakdown began a desperate retreat from Omega Supreme's attack and take cover in a large tower. Once inside, the group hear Starscream announce that Megatron is dead and that he is taking command of the Decepticons. Enraged but unable to make any outside contact, Megatron leads his forces through the city, dodging attacks from Omega Supreme while searching for a way to fight him. Soundwave discovers that they can use some of the Autobot's anti-air and anti-infantry turrets on a tower roof against the massive Autobot. Along the way, the group makes contact with Starscream and corrects his mistake, using him to distract Omega Supreme. Once they reached the turrets, the group manages to shoot down Omega Supreme, causing him to crash to the ground below. The Decepticons go down to recover his body, but Omega Supreme transforms into robot mode, firing missiles and lasers. Megatron manages to corrupt Omega with Dark Energon, using him to reach and corrupt the core of Cybertron with Dark Energon.
* [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Nintendo DS]]
:The [[Nintendo DS|DS]] version, developed by [[Vicarious Visions]], was released in Autobot and Decepticon incarnations, with numerous exclusive characters in each.


Meanwhile, recovering from the attack on Iacon, the young Autobot messenger [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] is sent to tell the soldier [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] that Zeta Prime is dead. Optimus decides to take temporary control of the Autobots, taking Bumblebee and his friend [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] on a counterattack to push out Decepticon forces. They manage to reactivate the planetary guns, clearing the skies over Iacon, and proceed to aid [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] in reclaiming the Decagon, just barely missing Soundwave on the way. Entering the Decagon, Optimus receives a message from Zeta Prime, revealing that he is not yet dead but is being held in a prison in [[Kaon]]. Optimus, Bumblebee and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] allow themselves to be captured by the Decepticons and enter the prison. The three are just barely saved from a firing squad by [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], but as they escape into the tunnels below, Air Raid is captured. The three Autobots sneak through the prison, rescuing Air Raid and releasing all the Autobot prisoners (including [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]). Using the chaos as a distraction, the trio sneak to the high security bunker Zeta Prime is being held. When the Autobots try to save them, Soundwave attacks, sending out [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. The Autobots defeat them, but Soundwave manages to retreat. When Optimus tries to rescue Zeta, the Prime tells him that he is already dead and collapses. Optimus returns the body to the council, who tell Optimus that he must accept that he is a Prime and take up his role as leader. Thus, he becomes Optimus Prime. However, he is then dispatched into the very core of Cybertron with [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] to cure the currently infected core. Thanks to the help of some space slugs, Prime, Warpath, and Ironhide defeat a corrupted space slug and reach the core. However the core tells Optimus that, in order to repair itself, it will have to shut down for millions of years, forcing Optimus and the Autobots to evacuate Cybertron. Before the core shuts down, it gives Optimus the [[Matrix of Leadership]].
==Featured characters==
 
==Characters==
At the start of each level, the player can choose from one of three characters.  Characters belong to one of four distinct classes:
 
* '''Leaders:''' Vehicle forms are trucks.  Support their team with buffs and debuff the enemy team.
* '''Soldiers:''' Vehicle forms are tanks.  Have heavy-hitting ranged and melee weaponry.
* '''Scientists:''' Vehicle forms are jets.  Use a variety of tricky technology and precise long-distance weaponry to heal their allies and control the battlefield from a distance.
* '''Scouts:''' Vehicle forms are cars.  Specialize in evasion and high-speed combat, along with disabling functions like EMP grenades.
 
The characters available will shift from level to level. 
 
Known playable characters include:
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*[[Optimus_Prime_(G1)#War_for_Cybertron_video_game|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])  ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/optimus Official Website profile]) ([http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/12/11/transformers-war-for-cybertron-character-profile-optimus-prime.aspx GameInformer profile])
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)#War_for_Cybertron_video_game|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])   
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] ([[Johnny Yong Bosch]]) <ref>[http://twitter.com/johnnyyongbosch/status/11686292590 Twitter post by Johnny Yong Bosch confirming his role as Bumblebee.]</ref> ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/bumblebee Official Website profile])
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Johnny Yong Bosch]])
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/ratchet Official Website profile])
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/ironhide Official Website profile])
*[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ([[Travis Willingham]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/sideswipe Official Website profile])
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] ([[Troy Baker]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/jetfire Official Website profile])
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] ([[Patrick Seitz]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/silverbolt Official Website profile])
*[[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] ([[Patrick Seitz]])
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ([[Kari Wahlgren]])
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] ([[Kari Wahlgren]])
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] ([[Liam O'Brien]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/airraid Official Website profile])
*[[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] ([[Jamieson Price]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/warpath Official Website profile])
*[[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] ([[Jamieson Price]])
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (Best Buy preorder Multiplayer exclusive) <ref>[http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp;?id=pcat17071&type=page&st=Transformers+War+for+Cybertron&sc=Global&nrp=15&usc=All+Categories Bestbuy.com preorder page featuring a special Jazz trailer]</ref>
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Scott Whyte]]) (downloadable content on consoles and unlockable on DS)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (DS only)
*[[Scattershot (WFC)|Scattershot]] (downloadable content)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (DS only)
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Steve Blum]]) (DS only)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (DS only)
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (Jamieson Price) (DS only)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (DS only)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] ([[Crispin Freeman]]) (DS only)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (DS only)
*[[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] ([[Eric Artell]]) (DS only)
*[[Zeta Prime]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Rodimus (WFC)|Hot Shot]] (Travis Willingham) (DS only)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Shot]] (DS only)
*[[Sentinel Zeta Prime‎|Zeta Prime]] (Troy Baker) (DLC)
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*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (Fred Tatasciore)  ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/megatron Official Website profile]) ([http://gameinformer.com/games/transformers_war_for_cybertron/b/xbox360/archive/2009/12/18/transformers-war-for-cybertron-character-profile-megatron.aspx GameInformer profile])
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (Fred Tatasciore)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ([[Sam Riegel]])  ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/starscream Official Website profile]) ([http://gameinformer.com/games/transformers_war_for_cybertron/b/xbox360/archive/2009/12/23/transformers-war-for-cybertron-character-profile-starscream.aspx GameInformer profile])
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Sam Riegel]])
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton Jr.]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/soundwave Official Website profile])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] ([[Graham McTavish]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/thundercracker Official Website profile])
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] ([[Graham McTavish]])
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] ([[Richard Epcar]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/skywarp Official Website profile])
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] ([[Richard Epcar]])
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] ([[Crispin Freeman]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/breakdown Official Website profile])
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (Crispin Freeman/Steve Blum)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] ([[Nolan North]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/brawl Official Website profile])
*[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] ([[Nolan North]])
*[[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] ([[Steve Blum]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/barricade Official Website profile])
*[[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]] ([[Jessica Straus]])
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]] ([[Jessica Straus]])
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] ([[Corey Burton]]) (Gamestop preorder Multiplayer exclusive)
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (Steve Blum) <!-- IS NOT VOICED BY COREY BURTON --> (downloadable content on consoles and unlockable on DS)
*[[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]] (Amazon.com preorder Multiplayer exclusive <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-War-Cybertron-Playstation-3/dp/B0030HM2WO Amazon.com preorder page featuring a special Demolishor trailer]</ref>, Play.com exclusive in UK)
*[[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]] (downloadable content)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (DS only)
*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] ([[Brad Davidorf]]) (downloadable content for consoles and unlockable in DS)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (DS only)
*[[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] (Liam O'Brien) (DS only)
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (DS only)<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/images/ramjet_2.jpg Image from Hasbro's June 22, 2010 news, on War for Cybertron]</ref>
*[[Motormaster (WFC)|Motormaster]] (Fred Tatasciore) (DS only)
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]] (Eric Artell) (DS only)
*[[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]] (Steve Blum) (DS only)
*[[Ramjet (WFC)|Ramjet]] (Brad Davidorf) (DS only)
*[[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]] (DLC)
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'''Autobots'''
*[[Kup (WFC)|Kup]] ([[Ed O'Ross]]) (DS only)
*[[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] (Fred Tatasciore)
'''Decepticons'''
*[[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] (Fred Tatasciore)
*[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] (Keith Silverstein)
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
'''Other'''
*[[Scout (WFC)|Scouts]] (Multiplayer class)
*[[Soldier (WFC)|Soldiers]] (Multiplayer class)
*[[Scientist (WFC)|Scientists]] (Multiplayer class)
*[[Leader (WFC)|Leaders]] (Multiplayer class)
*[[Soldier (unit)|Soldiers]] (unit)
*[[Sniper (WFC)|Snipers]]
*[[Flier (WFC)|Fliers]]
*[[Cloaker]]s
*[[Brute (WFC)|Brutes]]
*[[Heavy Soldier]]s
*[[Destroyer (WFC)|Destroyers]]
*[[Rocket Soldier]]s
*[[Protector (WFC)|Protectors]]
*[[Shotgunner]]s
*[[Machine Gunner]]s
*[[Spider]]s
*[[Swarm (WFC)|Swarms]] (DS only)
*[[Ground crawler]]s (DS only)
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The Decepticon campaign includes a boss battle with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and the Autobot campaign includes defending [[Iacon]].  [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] appears in the IGN trailer, but he's, uh, probably not playable.  Players should expect references to Cybertron locations taken from all previous Transformer stories, "things which may have only been referenced once, in one comic way back when, could be used and expanded upon."<ref name="tfw2005"/>


==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
<center><gallery>
Image:Cybertron Surface.jpg|Surface of Cybertron
Image:WfC-IGN-Bumblebee.jpg|Bumblebee fires his weapon.
Image:WfC-IGN-Bumblebee.jpg|Bumblebee fires his weapon.
Image:WfC-IGN-RatchetBumblebeePrime.jpg|Ratchet, Bumblebee, and Prime in battle.
Image:WfC-IGN-RatchetBumblebeePrime.jpg|Ratchet, Bumblebee, and Prime in battle.
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Image:WfC-IGN-StarscreamMegatronSoundwave.jpg|More Decepticons!
Image:WfC-IGN-StarscreamMegatronSoundwave.jpg|More Decepticons!
Image:WfC-IGN-Soundwave.jpg|Soundwave sneaks around.
Image:WfC-IGN-Soundwave.jpg|Soundwave sneaks around.
Image:WfC-IGN-Trypticon.jpg|Oh Primus.
Image:WFC One Shall Stand Trailer.jpg|Oh Primus.
Image:War for Cybertron Shockwave.jpg|Resistance really does seem to be futile.  
Image:Transformers_Cybertron_Adventures_Cover_Art.jpg|Prime will destroy the title. He hears what people want.
Image: DemolishorWar for Cyb.jpg
</gallery></center>
</gallery></center>
==Features==
* Campaigns will be co-op online for the first time in a Transformers game.
* All playable characters have two special abilities, such as absorbing health from enemies or marking targets.
* The game will run on the Unreal engine.
* High Moon is prepared to "support the game after release," meaning either patches or downloadable content.
* Online Multiplayer is being developed for the game.
* All environments, including cover, can be destroyed.
* Characters transform at any time with an easy and quick tap of the Left Analog stick. There is no "cool down" so players can transform as often and as freely as they wish.
* The ability to create your own Transformers character for multiplayer. <ref>[http://www.3news.co.nz/Transformers-War-for-Cybertron-trailer/tabid/418/articleID/144347/Default.aspx War For Cybertron trailer news at 3news.co.nz]</ref>
==Production==
As an early marketing campaign, the game's website included the feature "Operation Transmission Recovery": using transmission and coordinate dials, you could pick up "transmissions" from Cybertron (or "video clips" to you and me).
The art and design team did intense research (i.e. watched the original cartoon, looked at comics, and watched "typical sci-fi cool stuff" like ''Blade Runner'') to work out the aesthetic of Cybertron; lead artist [[Ivan Power]] remarked that the original cartoon was the main inspiration, and that Cybertron wasn't shown there so they had to rewatch the same few clips "over and over". While many of the city designs are elaborate and shiny, Decepticon [[Kaon]] was deliberately designed to be sharp-edged, rusting, and slapped together to show the Decepticons weren't interested in building a functioning society. <ref>[http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/12/21/transformers-art-video.aspx Game Informer: Behind the Art of War for Cybertron]</ref>
==Trivia==
* Ironhide greets the space slug with the [[Universal greeting]]. Warpath had no idea what it was.
* The [[Punch of Kill Everything]] is a multiplayer Leader Class abillity and a Soldier class upgrade.
* In the Kaon prison an Autobot is pronounced guilty and thrown into a casket. He responds with "Spare me this mockery of justice!", the same quote from when the Quintessons sentenced Kranix the Lithone to Sharkticons in the original movie.
* Rumble repeats another line from the movie: ""First we crack the shell, then we crack the nuts inside!"
* When Skywarp calls Thundercracker ugly he replies [[Seeker (body-type)|that they look the same]]. [[The Twins|Hmmm.]]


==Operation Transmission Recovery==
==Operation Transmission Recovery==
As an early marketing campaign, the game's website included the feature "Operation Transmission Recovery": using transmission and coordinate dials, you could pick up "transmissions" from Cybertron (or "video clips/images" to you and me).
As an early marketing campaign, the game's website included the feature "Operation Transmission Recovery": using transmission and coordinate dials, you could pick up "transmissions" from Cybertron (or "video clips/images" to you and me).


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As of January 12, 2010, the following transmissions (Batch 9), almost all of which are part of the second trailer (link below), were available:
As of January 12, 2010, the following transmissions (Batch 9), almost all of which are part of the second trailer (link below), were available:


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==Demo==
However, when Activision began releasing more information on the game and the release date was closing in, this teaser feature was removed.
On June 10, 2010, a demo for the game was released on Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo is a multiplayer only demo, and only two of the four announced classes, Soldier and Scout, are playable in the demo. Only one "Create a Character" slot is open for each class, but customization for chassis is not available yet. Players can only level up to Level 3 in each class. The only map available is "Molten", and the two gametypes available are Team Deathmatch and Conquest.
 
==Toy tie-ins==
[[Hasbro]] has confirmed that several toys will be made to tie into the promotion of the video game. These include figures of Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Megatron and Soundwave. At [[Toy Fair 2010]], they were confirmed to be part of the [[Generations (toyline)|''Generations'' toyline]].
 
<gallery>
Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianOptimusPrime.jpg
Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg
Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianBumblebee.jpg
Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianSoundwave.jpg
</gallery>
 
==Comic adaptation==
 
[[IDW Publishing]] is bringing out a comic based on the game. News of this first got leaked when [[Australia|Australian]] website JB Hi-Fi offered a ''free'' copy of issue 1 if you pre-ordered the game from them. <ref>[http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/game/ps3/transformers-war-for-cybertron-bonus-comic-book/513755 TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON (Bonus Comic Book)]</ref> The story is a partial adaptation of the ''Exodus'' book. <ref name="adaptation">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-war-for-cybertron-1-information-and-team-revealed/18661/ Transformers: War For Cybertron #1 Information and Team Revealed]</ref>
 
The artist to the cover is revealed to be [[Marcelo Matere]], who updated his DeviantArt gallery with the inked version, <ref>[http://mmatere.deviantart.com/art/War-of-Cybertron-Cover-inks-165279485 Inks-only comic cover at Marcelo's DA gallery]</ref> with [[Priscilla Tramontano]] as colorist. <ref>[http://noprips.deviantart.com/art/War-of-Cybertron-Cover-165344432 Colored cover at Priscilla's DA gallery]</ref> [[Alex Irvine]] and [[Don Figueroa]] are writing and drawing, respectively. <ref name="adaptation" />


==Notes==
==References==
<references/>
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-debut-transformers-war/59860 Exclusive trailer via 'Game Trailers TV']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9kBuNw4ZZU Debut trailer via Gematsu] (Wayback Machine link)
*[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-gameplay-transformers-war/62343 Exclusive gameplay trailer via 'Game Trailers TV']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6Kkxsc4o3A Gameplay trailer via TransformersGame]
*[http://ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/54929/transformers-war-for-cybertron/videos/transformerscyber_trl_revealtrailer_10710.html;jsessionid=8yroitu115mw Second, fuller trailer from IGN]
*[https://www.ign.com/videos/transformers-war-for-cybertron-x360-reveal-trailer Second, fuller trailer from IGN]
*[http://gameinformer.com/mag/cybertron.aspx Behind the scenes bios and information from ''Game Informer'' magazine.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111118085235/http://gameinformer.com/mag/cybertron.aspx Behind the scenes bios and information from ''Game Informer'' magazine.] (Wayback Machine link)
*[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gdc-10-transformers-war/62925 Civil War Story Interview at 'Game Trailers TV']
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100314044410/http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gdc-10-transformers-war/62925 Civil War Story Interview at 'Game Trailers TV'] (Wayback Machine link)
*[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6450/20/ Press release]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091218045942/http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6450/20/ Press release] (Wayback Machine link)


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War for Cybertron »


The war to begin all wars.

The Transformers: War for Cybertron video games launched the franchise alongside the novel Transformers: Exodus. Published by Activision and developed by High Moon Studios, Next Level Games and Vicarious Visions, the games are rooted in the Aligned continuity family. They depict the events of the Cybertronian war that led to the Dark Energon contamination of the planet and sent the Transformers into deep space.

A sequel, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, was released on August 21, 2012.[1]

Versions

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The standard version of the game, and the one most publicized, was made available for two out of three of the main consoles and the PC with few changes between each.
The Wii version, titled Transformers: Cybertron Adventures, was handled by Next Level Games, and was developed as an on-rails shooter with some driving sections.
The DS version, developed by Vicarious Visions, was released in Autobot and Decepticon incarnations, with numerous exclusive characters in each.
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Autobots Decepticons Non-Player

Autobots

Decepticons

Other

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  • Surface of Cybertron
    Surface of Cybertron
  • Bumblebee fires his weapon.
    Bumblebee fires his weapon.
  • Ratchet, Bumblebee, and Prime in battle.
    Ratchet, Bumblebee, and Prime in battle.
  • Omega Supreme attacks a platoon of Decepticons.
    Omega Supreme attacks a platoon of Decepticons.
  • Starscream and Megatron get ready for the ground assault.
    Starscream and Megatron get ready for the ground assault.
  • More Decepticons!
    More Decepticons!
  • Soundwave sneaks around.
    Soundwave sneaks around.
  • Oh Primus.
    Oh Primus.
  • Prime will destroy the title. He hears what people want.
    Prime will destroy the title. He hears what people want.

Operation Transmission Recovery

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As an early marketing campaign, the game's website included the feature "Operation Transmission Recovery": using transmission and coordinate dials, you could pick up "transmissions" from Cybertron (or "video clips/images" to you and me).

There are two dials, blue (outer) and yellow (inner). Using your mouse, you can drag the dial to set coordinates. The blue dial is set by aligning it to marks on the outer circle. When aligned, it becomes a blue ring. After that, the yellow dial is set so that signal strength is full, as indicated by a meter on the right. Once a transmission is unlocked its symbol lights up and the "Total Recovered" amount increases a little bit. When you reach 100%, it tells you how many hours remain until next batch.

As of January 12, 2010, the following transmissions (Batch 9), almost all of which are part of the second trailer (link below), were available:

S. No. Blue Yellow Type Description
1 351 327 Video Game Trailer (unlocked by default).
2 018 088 Video Starscream flying.
3 018 088 Image Starscream standing.
4 029 209 Video Battle scene: Camera behind Autobots, Optimus is prominent.
5 040 328 Image Holographic map of Cybertron and its two moons.
6 051 110 Image Cybertron.
7 073 190 Image Optimus vs. an average Decepticon.
8 085 298 Video Decepticon insignia (on Starscream).
9 096 347 Video A bomb explosion on Cybertron's surface (possibly the same one which made a huge hole in it).
10 107 035 Image Megatron crushes cranial unit of a poor Autobot, Starscream is visible behind him, just before the ground assault.
11 120 040 Image Cybertron as seen from a moon.
12 140 201 Image Starscream flying towards Cybertron .
13 162 359 Image A red robot (Ironhide?).
14 173 003 Image A hall (Council of Autobot Elders?).
15 192 147 Video Injured Autobot, trying to get up .
16 203 094 Video Battle scene: Trypticon joins the battle as a burning asteroid (Entry mode) behind Decepticons and Autobots run towards it.
17 214 004 Image A city seen from a tunnel .
18 225 199 Image A city tower falling and hitting another tower.
19 265 011 Image Optimus Prime.
20 284 021 Image Megatron firing his gun (at YOU).
21 295 249 Video Optimus uses his axe on a Decepticon.
22 306 041 Image Cybertron as seen from another moon.
23 317 081 Video City skyline, camera moving down, some music in the background (start of the second trailer).
24 328 221 Video Battle scene: A missile hits a battlestation and an Autobot falls down from it.

However, when Activision began releasing more information on the game and the release date was closing in, this teaser feature was removed.

References

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  1. ↑ TFW2005 Coverage Of Hasbro Investor Day November 2010
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