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==Story Summary==
==Story Summary==
Both games feature an all-out battle between the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon]]s.  The player's character must fight through all possible enemy forces in order to beat the game.  In the Nintendo 64 version, there is a final battle with an upgraded version of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], called "Megatron X".  Megatron X is identical to [[Transmetal]] Megatron, except chromed and outfitted with a pair of dragon-like wings.  The player must fight Megatron X even if said player is using Megatron as their character.
Both games feature an all-out battle between the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s.  The player's character must fight through all possible enemy forces in order to beat the game.  In the Nintendo 64 version, there is a final battle with an upgraded version of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], called "Megatron X".  Megatron X is identical to [[Transmetal]] Megatron, except chromed and outfitted with a pair of dragon-like wings.  The player must fight Megatron X even if said player is using Megatron as their character.


The games diverge at their conclusions; the Playstation version has a very vague ending for either faction that generally upholds the status quo; the N64 version features individualized text stories for each character, the vast majority of which involve somehow finding The [[Ark]] and fiddling about with the timestream.
The games diverge at their conclusions; the Playstation version has a very vague ending for either faction that generally upholds the status quo; the N64 version features individualized text stories for each character, the vast majority of which involve somehow finding The [[Ark]] and fiddling about with the timestream.

Revision as of 22:17, 29 October 2006

Transformers Beast Wars: Transmetals is the name of two seperate games, one for the Sony Playstation and one for the Nintendo 64. The two games share a primary theme; characters from the second season of the Beast Wars television series duking it out in one-on-one combat, but the games differ in character selection and bonus features. The title of the Japanese version of the game is トランスフォーマー ビーストウォーズ 激突!ガンガンバトル (Transformer Beast Wars Metals: Gekitotsu! Gan-Gan Battle, Transformers Beast Wars Metals: Clash! Intense Battle).

Story Summary

Both games feature an all-out battle between the Maximals and Predacons. The player's character must fight through all possible enemy forces in order to beat the game. In the Nintendo 64 version, there is a final battle with an upgraded version of Megatron, called "Megatron X". Megatron X is identical to Transmetal Megatron, except chromed and outfitted with a pair of dragon-like wings. The player must fight Megatron X even if said player is using Megatron as their character.

The games diverge at their conclusions; the Playstation version has a very vague ending for either faction that generally upholds the status quo; the N64 version features individualized text stories for each character, the vast majority of which involve somehow finding The Ark and fiddling about with the timestream.

Playable Characters

Playstation version Maximals

Predacons

Hidden Characters

Nintendo 64 version Maximals

  • Optimus Primal (Transmetal)
  • Airazor (Transmetal)
  • Cheetor (Transmetal)
  • Rattrap (Transmetal)

Predacons

Hidden Characters

  • Blackarachnia (Transmetal 2)
  • Ravage
  • Tigatron
  • Starscream (palette swapped Waspinator to resemble his pre-Transmetal form, as possessed by Starscream in Possession)


Trivia

  • Both versions of the game include a bonus feature where images of various Beast Wars toys can be unlocked.