![]() ![]() Transforming between robot and vehicle mode still utilises a click of the left thumbstick, and standard combat still favours the ‘no-cover, go in all guns blazing’ mindset. Edge of Reality may have wanted to introduce some new content alongside its reuse of elements from High Moon Studio’s Fall of Cybertron (more on that later), but the whole offering falls flat, not least because the visuals of the Earth levels genuinely have the quality of a PlayStation 2 era title.Īside from the obvious dip in graphical quality for these sections, gameplay is almost identical to Fall of Cybertron. What follows is possibly one of the worst third-person action game levels in recent memory. With the intention of reigniting the eternal war between the Autobots and the Decepticons so he can essentially find more work hunting Transformers (who knew robots worried about financial issues), the rogue bot tracks the Spark to a Human city: coincidentally, it’s also where the remaining Autobots live. Lockdown - a Transformer bounty hunter - has come to Earth searching for the Dark Spark, an energy source that serves as the antithesis of the Matrix of Leadership and provides its user with the power to bend time. This is one Transformers title where the titular mountains of metal should have stayed in disguise and driven far, far away. Unfortunately, just like many probably expected leading up to the release of Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, the game is a trainwreck of rehashed ideas, blatant reuse of past assets and a God awful story that jumps between present day Earth and events that take place on Cybertron before the events of Fall of Cybertron. Not only does the Autobot leader have to appear in another Michael Bay movie, he also has to take a starring role in the spin-off video game that ties in with the fourth installment of the live action cash cow that is Transformers: Age of Extinction. ![]() ![]() You can’t help but feel sorry for Optimus Prime. Reviews // 6th Jul 2014 - 9 years ago // By Joe Pring Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Review ![]()
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