Transformers Online (2012 video game)

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This article is about the 2012 MMORPG. For the 2017 team shooter, see Transformers Online (2017 video game).
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Transformers Online
Developer NetDragon
Publisher Hasbro
Platforms Online
Release date March 2012

Transformers Online (变形金刚在线 Biànxíng Jīngāng Zàixìan) was a Chinese MMORPG. It was developed by Chinese company NetDragon, and it is based on Transformers: Prime. Players could choose to be an Autobot, Decepticon, or a member of the Star Seekers. Megatron opened a space bridge, sending Tyger Pax off of Cybertron and towards Earth. Split into two pieces, one half fell into the ocean, another orbiting Earth, with only government agencies and a few other humans aware of the occurrence and the Transformers themselves. The remains of Tyger Pax, along with the Autobots and Decepticons are hunted by the third faction.[1] Beta testing started in August 2011,[2] and the game launched in March 2012.[3]

The MMO appears to have been abandoned as of October 2012, as it was delisted from NetDragon's product page [4] and the official website became non-functional in either late September or early October.[5]

The original cast, naturally, have Mandarin Chinese names. All of them have since been given English names by Ask Vector Prime in 2015, through some very blatantly leading questions and comments. This is a change from how the fandom usually dealt with foreign names, where a fandom consensus romanisation of their original names would be used: for example, Sutā Seibā to Star Saber, Jinrai to Ginrai, or Baiorenjaigā to Violent Jiger Bio Ranger Iga Violen Jiger Violengiguar. The reasons for this are mainly down to Mandarin names being harder for Western fans to pronounce, while many Japanese names were based on English words and were easier to transliterate.

This game should not be confused with the British Transformers Universe.

Characters

Autobots Decepticons Star Seekers

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/transformers-evolution---asian-market-mmorpg-details-images--gameplay-footage-174591/
  2. ↑ http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/netdragons-transformers-online-limited-beta-testing-underway-and-trailer/22575/
  3. ↑ http://tformers.com/transformers-mmo-from-netdragon-officially/17369/news.html
  4. ↑ http://ir.netdragon.com/game/
  5. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://tf.91.com/ - 1st Sep works, 9th Oct doesn't.




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