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Transformers: Shadows Rising

If you enjoyed Sega’s first arcade foray into the Transformers franchise after they released Transformers: Human Alliance back in 2011, then you are in luck as they have launched a sequel. We’ve been covering…

1 July 2018

Transformers: Shadows Rising is a shooter developed by Sega Amusements International, released 1 July 2018 on Arcade.

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What Transformers: Shadows Rising is

Transformers: Shadows Rising is a shooter game developed by Sega Amusements International and released in 2018. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

If you enjoyed Sega’s first arcade foray into the Transformers franchise after they released Transformers: Human Alliance back in 2011, then you are in luck as they have launched a sequel. We’ve been covering the progression of Transformers Shadows Rising since it first appeared at Amusement Expo 2018.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Transformers series

Transformers: Shadows Rising is the 42nd of 50 entries we hold in the Transformers series. It arrived a year after Transformers Rescue Bots: Dash. The next entry was Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive in 2018.

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What it launched against

Transformers: Shadows Rising launched on 1 July 2018, within three weeks of Among Us, Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit and Wreckfest.

Released around the same time: Among Us, Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, Wreckfest.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Transformers: Shadows Rising come out?
Transformers: Shadows Rising was released on 1 July 2018 for Arcade.

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