| Product Summary | | Manufacturer: Activision Blizzard | | Format: Wii | | Mfg Part#: 83597 | | UPC: 00047875835979 | | Buy.com Sku: 210681221 | | Item#: G26XHT | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 395 | | See more in Action | |
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| | | The Fate of the Earth and the Survival of the Human Race Hang in the Balance in the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen for Wii. Become the ultimate Autobot or Decepticon in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the official game of one of 2009's biggest blockbuster films. Unleash your power to determine the fate of Earth as the ultimate war rages across the globe. Every second counts as you experience Transformers like never before! "If you like Transformers, buy this game." GamePro "...really makes it fun to be a Transformer." GameSpot
| | Features |  | Combat Variety Across the Globe: Players tackle 15 action-packed levels set in unique environments that include vehicular sequences, flight-based rail levels and blistering combat chains full of close-ranged melee strikes and projectile missile attacks. |  | Intense, Heroic Missions: Every second is precious as players drive, fly, fight and blast their way through gripping levels inspired by the film and beyond to determine the ultimate fate of the world. |  | Recruit a Friend to Join the Battle in Unique Co-op Campaigns: At any point in the intense single-player campaign, a friend can join in as a "Remote Weapons System," acting as a floating shield to defend you and as a special weapons system to strengthen the assault. |  | Test Your Skills in the All-New Co-op Arena Mode: Teamwork is key as players enter the new Arena mode to pick their favorite characters and fight alongside their friends arcade-style against increasing waves of enemies. |  | Unleash Devastating Fury Using Gesture-Based Combat: With Wii, players can utilize full gesture-driven controls to interactively demolish their opponents as their favorite Transformers characters. Additionally, each character has a unique special attack that combines both Robot and Vehicle modes to obliterate enemies. |
| | Professional Reviews | IGN.com 7 of 10 Historically-speaking, licensed movie to videogame translations haven't fared well. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is no different...Following the rough storyline of the Michael Bay sequel, the game is a third-person shooter where you can play as either the Autobots or Decepticons as you work to find out what The Fallen is and deal with it according to your alignment. While that setup, and the fact that it's based on both a great '80s license and a Michael Bay film (which means there's going to be a ton of action), meant that there was a good bit of potential, it falls flat on pretty much every level. The Fallen indeed...There's not even a significant ending movie. You finish the last mission, someone describes what's happening while standing around, you see one of those stupid 3D blueprint fly-bys and then it's over. Given that this game carries the Transformers license, it'll probably sell more than a few copies, so was it too much to ask for some decent cinematics? Again, whatever influence Michael Bay could have ever had on this game was completely lost. Even if we just got scenes from the movie that would be something. But nope, we just get to see the Transformers stand around, wave their arms while they talk and that's it...I ran into a handful of bugs while working my way through the game. In one escort mission, I was supposed to help a convoy of three cargo trucks get to where they were going. Near the end of the level I realized that only one truck was with me. A second was way, way behind, and the third was only about half-way through the level and was just sitting there, not trying to drive around or anything. I just left it there, ran ahead and it magically caught up at some point...Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen comes up short in a number of categories, due in large part to its repetition, odd control layout, poor AI and almost total lack of presentation. Running around and just shooting stuff has its merits, though it does get old after a bit. At least the multiplayer offers up a pretty good time for when you tire of the short single-player game. - Chris Roper
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