Transformers: War for Cybertron

Transformers: War for Cybertron is a third-person shooter video game based on the Transformers franchise. Set on the Transformers' home planet of Cybertron, prior to their arrival on Earth, the game depicts…

71 22 June 2010

Adventure Shooter Action Science fiction Warfare

Transformers: War for Cybertron is an adventure developed by High Moon Studios, released 22 June 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Transformers: War for Cybertron is

Transformers: War for Cybertron is an adventure game developed by High Moon Studios and released in 2010. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Become the ultimate weapon. Fight to the end in the war that started it all. Wield an arsenal of lethal, high-tech weaponry and change form from robot to vehicle at any time as you battle through the living, metallic world of Cybertron. Separate Autobot and Decepticon campaigns take you from Autobot and Decepticon cities, to the Energon core of Cybertron, to the outer reaches of the orbital debris while pitting brother against brother and friend against foe. Experience Optimus’ rise to greatness and Megatron’s thirst for destruction. The balance of power between Autobots and Decepticons is in your hands.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Transformers series

Transformers: War for Cybertron is the 22nd of 50 entries we hold in the Transformers series. It arrived 12 months after Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The next entry was Transformers: Cybertron Adventures in 2010. Its critic score of 71 is 10 points above the series average of 61. The highest-rated entry is Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen at 93.

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How it was received

Transformers: War for Cybertron holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year. Player ratings track closely with critics at 72, across 85 votes.

What it launched against

Transformers: War for Cybertron launched on 22 June 2010, within three weeks of Xenoblade Chronicles, Singularity, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Xenoblade Chronicles, Singularity, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge.

Cheats and codes

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