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=NICKTROP RESEARCH= | =NICKTROP RESEARCH= | ||
'''''Nicktropolis''''' was a virtual world browser game based on several [[Nickelodeon]] properties. It | '''''Nicktropolis''''' was a virtual world browser game based on several [[Nickelodeon]] properties. It had a major overhaul, becoming The Club in 2010, before being discontinued altogether in 2014. [[File:NicktropolisLogo.jpg]] | ||
It announced a Transformers minigame in November 2008, with [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Transformers Universe]] branding (though the initial announcement page showed the logo for [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|a different Transformers Universe]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081119183457/http://www.nick.com/nicktropolis/game/index_transformers-game.jhtml Initial announcement page]</ref>). The minigame released in December that year. | It announced a Transformers sponsored minigame in November 2008, with [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Transformers Universe]] branding (though the initial announcement page showed the logo for [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|a different Transformers Universe]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081119183457/http://www.nick.com/nicktropolis/game/index_transformers-game.jhtml Initial announcement page]</ref>). The minigame released in December that year. | ||
==Transformers Game== | ==Transformers Game== | ||
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The minigame, referred to by the incredibly descriptive title of "Transformers Game", took place in the [[Desert Barren]], an abandoned place full of [[Energon|Energon cubes]], cacti and animal skulls. For some reason, Transformers were unable to collect these cubes themselves, and they needed human volunteers to help. | The minigame, referred to by the incredibly descriptive title of "Transformers Game", took place in the [[Desert Barren]], an abandoned place full of [[Energon|Energon cubes]], cacti and animal skulls. For some reason, Transformers were unable to collect these cubes themselves, and they needed human volunteers to help. | ||
Players entered a room, which appeared to have video playing on an in-game screen. A surviving screenshot of this area shows part of the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]] intro. There they chose between the Autobots or the Decepticons. | Players entered a room, which appeared to have video playing on an in-game screen. A surviving screenshot of this area shows the screen playing part of the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]] intro. There they chose between the Autobots or the Decepticons. | ||
Once in the desert itself, they collected as many cubes as they could and brought them to their team's headquarters. They could lay traps for the opposing side, collecting Energon cubes from those who fell into them. The teams were marked by different uniforms. The Decepticon uniform was black with a purple insignia, while the Autobot uniform was blue with a black insignia. | Once in the desert itself, they collected as many cubes as they could and brought them to their team's headquarters. They could lay traps for the opposing side, collecting Energon cubes from those who fell into them. The teams were marked by different uniforms. The Decepticon uniform was black with a purple insignia, while the Autobot uniform was blue with a black insignia. | ||
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek1OvjeoBxY&t=93s in the menu you can see the icon for the transformers area. it isnt gameplay but its there!! | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek1OvjeoBxY&t=93s in the menu you can see the icon for the transformers area. it isnt gameplay but its there!! | ||
https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/http://www.nick.com/nicktropolis/game/index_transformers-game.jhtml full list of this link by date. shoutout to the random dude who decided to post this to Every Transformers Forum Ever back when it was new | https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/http://www.nick.com/nicktropolis/game/index_transformers-game.jhtml full list of this link by date. shoutout to the random dude who decided to post this to Every Transformers Forum Ever back when it was new | ||
https://web.archive.org/web/20081231054349/http://www.nick.com/mynick/messageboards/viewthread.jhtml?bID=106244&tID=3358015&mID=15697176&offset=0 Official announcement forum thread | https://web.archive.org/web/20081231054349/http://www.nick.com/mynick/messageboards/viewthread.jhtml?bID=106244&tID=3358015&mID=15697176&offset=0 Official announcement forum thread | ||
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| Developer | Budge Studios | ||||||
| Platform | Android, iOS | ||||||
| Release date | May 5, 2016 | ||||||
Transformers Rescue Bots: Hero Adventures is a mobile game released by Budge Studios.
Plot
Natural disasters are occurring all over Griffin Rock. The Rescue Bots are tasked with saving as many people as possible, as they try to figure out who's causing them.
Considering Doctor Morocco is on screen as Cody is narrating to explain this, it isn't really much of a secret. He's using a weather machine attached to a buoy to control the weather.
The Rescue Bots save people from wildfires, volcanic eruptions, avalanches and earthquakes.
After the Rescue Bots save many people from several natural disasters, Doctor Morocco appears on the screen at the firehouse, laughing evilly, and an invasion of Morbots begins causing trouble around Griffin Rock.
Bumblebee keeps the Morbots from attacking the civilians, fending them off with lasers. Chase leads the Morbots into a trap. In a bit of a non-sequitur, Optimus Prime runs towards a single Morbot and takes it out. Heatwave sprays the remaining Morbots with water, and Blades carries them into a crater. Boulder then clears a path from a nearby river to flood the crater, defeating the Morbots.
Dr. Morocco retreats in Nemo, plotting his revenge.
Featured Characters
Gameplay
Natural disasters appear on a menu showing a map of Griffin Rock. The player selects a mission, and then chooses from the six available Rescue Bots. The earlier levels require only one, while eventually they require up to four Rescue Bots to be selected.
After this, the player transforms their Rescue Bot of choice by swiping a slider--up for robot mode, down for vehicle mode. This then begins a minigame. The game played depends on the Rescue Bot selected. There's different set dressing for them depending on the natural disaster selected, but they boil down to two kinds of mission per Rescue Bot, one for their vehicle mode and one for their robot mode.
The vehicle minigame for Chase has him drive away from approaching danger, dodging various obstacles in the process. His robot mode game has him finding civilians in a dark room
-blades
-optimus prime
-bumblebee
-heatwave
-boulder
After enough disasters are cleared, the game brings the player back to the map menu. A gauge is filled, and more disasters come to take the cleared one's place.
Notes
- As is common for Budge Studio games, Hero Adventures is free-to-start, but eventually requires money to progress, as the amount of Rescue Bots the player needs to complete a mission outpaces the two freely available, Chase and Blades.
- Bumblebee and Optimus Prime were late additions who weren't in older builds of the game. This results in Optimus Prime and Bumblebee's segments being awkwardly shoved into the ending sequence. Bumblebee's feels somewhat natural, as it is incorporated into the beginning. But for Optimus, the camera in Chase's minigame 'still pans to Heatwave' before his part begins,
- Fire safety tips are worked in occasionally between levels.
NICKTROP RESEARCH
Nicktropolis was a virtual world browser game based on several Nickelodeon properties. It had a major overhaul, becoming The Club in 2010, before being discontinued altogether in 2014. 
It announced a Transformers sponsored minigame in November 2008, with Transformers Universe branding (though the initial announcement page showed the logo for a different Transformers Universe[1]). The minigame released in December that year.
Transformers Game
The minigame, referred to by the incredibly descriptive title of "Transformers Game", took place in the Desert Barren, an abandoned place full of Energon cubes, cacti and animal skulls. For some reason, Transformers were unable to collect these cubes themselves, and they needed human volunteers to help.
Players entered a room, which appeared to have video playing on an in-game screen. A surviving screenshot of this area shows the screen playing part of the Transformers: Cybertron intro. There they chose between the Autobots or the Decepticons.
Once in the desert itself, they collected as many cubes as they could and brought them to their team's headquarters. They could lay traps for the opposing side, collecting Energon cubes from those who fell into them. The teams were marked by different uniforms. The Decepticon uniform was black with a purple insignia, while the Autobot uniform was blue with a black insignia.
The team headquarters featured a leaderboard showing stats for the various players, and a percentage ranking of which team had collected the most Energon cubes overall. They were themed around the team in question, though only images of the Decepticon headquarters have been found.[2]
Notes
- A page describing the Transformers Game contained pictures of (id the figs)
- There was some sort of 'Round 2'[3] mentioned in the forum announcements, which apparently took place. As the thread itself went unarchived, it's somewhat unclear what this actually meant.
References
sources to pull from
https://www.galexgonzalez.com/all/ldm71k6pankwi7x44xwndmwok49epp portfolio of a guy who did ui for the thing! has a pic!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek1OvjeoBxY&t=93s in the menu you can see the icon for the transformers area. it isnt gameplay but its there!!
https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/http://www.nick.com/nicktropolis/game/index_transformers-game.jhtml full list of this link by date. shoutout to the random dude who decided to post this to Every Transformers Forum Ever back when it was new
https://web.archive.org/web/20081231054349/http://www.nick.com/mynick/messageboards/viewthread.jhtml?bID=106244&tID=3358015&mID=15697176&offset=0 Official announcement forum thread
