Transformers: Devastation

The name or term "Devastation" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Devastation (disambiguation).

Transformers: Devastation
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Developer	PlatinumGames
Publisher	Activision
Writer	Andy Schmidt
Platform	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC
Release date	October 6, 2015
Ratings	ESRB - T

Transformers: Devastation is an upcoming video game by PlatinumGames, announced at E3 2015. It is based in the Generation 1 continuity family, and features the return of many of the surviving voice actors from the original cartoon. Gameplay footage from E3 2015 showed the game to be very much like the Japanese Ps2 Transformers: Call of the Future in that it is a beat 'em up using transformation, using combo attacks, chained attacks and character based attacks, in forced sized areas with a in depth story, a number of generic and well known enemies, but with a much smaller character list and only one playable side.

Featured Characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons
Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) Nemesis Prime* Bumblebee (Dan Gilvezan) Goldfire* Grimlock (Gregg Berger) Sideswipe (Michael Bell) Red Alert* Wheeljack (Christopher Swindle)	Megatron (Frank Welker) Starscream Thundercracker Shockwave Blitzwing Devastator Long Haul Hook Bonecrusher Scrapper Mixmaster Scavenger Soundwave (Frank Welker) Laserbeak Ravage Battlechargers Seekers Kickback Skrapnel Bombshell Motormaster

*Indicates character available only as downloadable content skin.

Gameplay

Devastation is a fast-paced hack-and-slash brawler, similar to many of Platinum's other titles like Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Players choose from five Autobots (Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Wheeljack and Grimlock) and battle Decepticons using various physical attacks. Players can chain these attacks into a combo, as well as extend their combos and utilize new moves by strategically transforming back and forth between vehicle and robot modes during strings of attacks, and dodge, parry, and counterattack against enemy blows. Each of the five Autobots has a different set of moves, as well as a unique super attack that can be utilized after certain requirements are met. The game features five difficulty levels, as well as a player-customization system.

Plot

Megatron discovers a new means of harnessing plasma energy, allowing him to power up his troops and potentially cyberform the planet Earth. Thus, it falls to Optimus Prime and the Autobots to stop him.