Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is a video game jointly-created by both Hasbro and Activision, released on June 24, 2014 in Europe and North America, and June 25 in Australia[1]. Developed by Edge of Reality for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U and PC and by WayForward Technologies for the Nintendo 3DS[2], it appears to incorporate elements of both the Transformers film franchise and the War for Cybertron / Fall of Cybertron games. The story will take place before the Ark is launched in the Aligned continuity, while it also occurs simultaneously with the events of Age of Extinction and its aftermath. The 3DS version has over 50 Transformers characters and epic 3D battle sequences, while the console version has over 40 playable characters. [3]
Synopsis
Chapter I: The Dark Spark
- Character: Drift
Chapter II: The Lost Vault
- Characters: Soundwave (WFC)/ Shockwave (WFC)
Chapter III: Getaway
- Character: Sideswipe (WFC)
Chapter IV: Possession
- Character: Sharpshot
Chapter V: Hustle
- Character: Swindle (FOC)
Chapter VI: Gates of Kaon
- Characters: Swindle (FOC)/ Bruticus (WFC)
Chapter VII: Infiltration
- Character: Optimus Prime (WFC)
Chapter VIII: A Desperate Plan
- Character: Jetfire (WFC)
Chapter IX: Ascension
- Character: Optimus Prime (WFC)
Chapter X: Hunted
- Character: Bumblebee (Movie)
Chapter XI: Investigation
- Characters: Bumblebee (Movie)/ Drift
Chapter XII: Ambushed
- Characters: Drift/ Grimlock (AOE)
Chapter XIII: Extinction
- Character: Grimlock (AOE)
Chapter XIII: Locked Down
- Character: Optimus Prime (Movie)
Featured characters
| Movie Autobots | Movie Decepticons | Aligned Autobots | Aligned Decepticons | Other |
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Quotes
"Soundwave, did Shockwave make a joke back there?
"AFFIRMATIVE."
"Was it intentional?
"AFFIRMATIVE"
"You know Soundwave, you've become quite the conversationalist."
"AFFIRMATIVE"
- -Starscream and Soundwave discuss Shockwave's brief moment of humor.
[A failed headshot prompts the Decepticon Titan to turn towards Bee and Drift]
Bumblebee: [Surprised beeps]
Drift: Bee, I have formed a plan: Run!
- -Drift, coming up with brilliant impromptu plans.
Swindle: "No sign of the bug [Sharpshot]. Oh well, can't say I'm sad to see him go."
Shockwave: "Are you implying that you two were not forming a long and lasting bond of friendship?"
Swindle: "You can't be serious?"
- -Shockwave discusses with Swindle about his
slash ficobservations of the two.
Notes
Continuity notes
- The Cybertron portion of the game occurs between War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron – the Ark is under construction, Trypticon still lies where he crashed, and we see Shockwave discover the Insecticons for the first time. However, there is one notable inconsistency – see 'Errors' below.
- Audio logs speak of the Patterners and Galvatron indicating that studies of the Dark Spark took place during The Age of Origins in The Covenant of Primus
- The Age of Extinction portion seems to take place some time after Optimus Prime released the Dinobots, placing it in the last 20 minutes of the film. However, by the end of the game Lockdown has not been defeated by Prime.
Errors
- Despite the game's script clearly positioning it before the events of Fall of Cybertron, Megatron is depicted in the new body he acquired only part-way through that game.
- Additionally, the previous game's dialogue implied that the events depicted were the first time Optimus and Megatron had met after the former officially became a Prime ("Optimus Prime, that is what they call you now, isn't it?"), yet this game depicts them meeting prior to that circumstance.
- Another hiccup is the fact that Vortex encounters a Titan during his sabotage mission in Fall of Cybertron. However, the Autobots send several Titans into battle in this game, so he really should not have been confused to see one. This isn't as major as the points above, however, as he could have assumed the Autobots had none left. Plus, he was an arm at the time.
Trivia
- Rise of the Dark Spark marks a PlayStation 4 milestone by being the very first game to support the PlayStation Store pre-loading feature introduced in the console's 1.70 update.[4]
Foreign names
- Italian: Transformers: The Dark Spark
References
- ↑ http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/05/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-release-date-revealed
- ↑ "Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark" announced; 3DS version to be Strategy RPG
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-rise-of-the-dark-spark-preview-from-game-informer-179722/
- ↑ PlayStation Blog: Pre-Order, Pre-Load Upcoming PS4 Games
- As a shout-out, some of the playable characters quote their G1 bios, notably Shockwave chiding Starscream with, "Clarity of thought before rashness of action." and Blast Off telling Swindle, "I destroy Autobots by choice, not command."
