Among the crowd's favorite characters in TV and the big screen are the vehicles transforming into robots in "Transformers." With the growing popularity of video games, soon these characters will be among the new games that will surely hook video gamers.
"Transformers" franchise has been a huge success, from its toy vehicles in 1984 developed by Takara in Japan to its animated series and film installments. With its progress comes along several changes to many of its characters, but its main characters like Optimus Prime and Megatron remain the same despite its several alterations. Riding on its popularity is the new video game "Transformers: Devastation," according to MNR Daily.
This game will certainly be a delight to the fans of the franchise because the characters are based on the most popular iterations of the characters, the first generation or G1 characters. The classic characters are incorporated into a modern game, which makes the entire package promising. Aside from this, its developers are working hard to give each character a certain personality.
According to PlayStation, Platinum Games, the developer behind "Transformers: Devastation" matches each character with a complementary fighting style that follows its personality. For instance, Bumblebee attacks faster than any Autobots, but in the process, he loses a considerable amount of power. On the other hand, Wheeljack's mechanical ingenuity turns into an attack pattern that concentrates on ranged weapons.
Aside from the Autobot's individual sense of style and timing, each of them is characterized by its own set of movements and mechanics, which means that even if you have mastered Optimus Prime's combos, there is no guarantee that you will easily accomplish the same thing on Grimlock.
The game features Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Sideswipe and Wheeljack. But gamers who purchase or reserve "Transformers: Devastation" before its release date will get a DLC bundles that includes six digital treats which includes three specialized character skins and three unique pieces of equipment.
The developers created an extraordinary library of weapons making sure that each weaponry is one-of-a-kind. So, those customers who preorder the game will definitely enjoy the treat. Among these are the following:
- The Dark Star Saber - a fiercely intimidating blade that emits dark energy with its every swing.
- The Photon Disruptor - a powerful and extra-ordinary shotgun-style weapon with a short-range that could result into huge amounts of area damage.
- The twin Golden Hunter - a pair of blaster pistols that decreases the enemies' credit when attacked.
"Transformers: Devastation" will be released on Oct. 6 on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC. But pre-orders are already available on PlayStation Store.
