Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark review: out of its Prime
The new Transformers game just can't live up to the legacy that High Moon Studios created.
There's story here, but not much
The game's plot revolves around the Dark Spark, a magical piece of tech that grants the holder the ability to bend the universe's will however they please, including slowing down time. Unfortunately, that holder is Lockdown, who acquires the piece early in the game. Throughout the adventure, you'll not only play as select Autobots, but also a few Decepticons, who have their own little power jaunt when it comes to taking control of the piece. But of course. Where Dark Spark feels best is when it tries to emulate the successful Transformers antics of old. Watching Starscream go crazy in jet mode and blast targets out of the sky is good stuff, and it's always a joy hearing Peter Cullen pump energy into the voice of Optimus Prime (and, for that matter, Frank Welker do his thing, particularly as Soundwave). However, in terms of new content, Dark Spark has very little to offer.
Sure, there's action, but very little variety
Recycling, anyone?
Case in point: the environments and action look poor and are riddled with technical problems. There were disappearing characters and frame rate issues with the game, especially the Xbox One version. Here was a chance for Activision to really take its Transformers game to the next level, and instead we're just getting the same old auto-fluff. The game does look competent at some points, but it's hardly an evolution for the franchise. There's also very little to praise about the gameplay as well. For the most part, you're just shooting at a gallery of enemies, moving on, and repeating. The melee tactic still works wonderfully, particularly when you're knocking an Insecticon into the middle of next Tuesday, but the guns offer little variety. Some guns are standouts, like Shockwave's nifty lightning gun that fries every robot in near vicinity to a crisp, but more of them felt uninspired. More creativity on that front would've been nice, and Edge of Reality had to have been capable of it.Multiplayer has changed, for the average
Perhaps the biggest sin that Dark Spark commits is in the multiplayer department. Rather than offering the full-fledged versus affair that both War and Fall have embraced, this game simply offers a Horde-like mode called Escalation. Here, you'll get together with friends and take on wave after wave of enemies, while utilizing power-ups and weapons gained from the single-player portion of the game. It's not bad, but it's underwhelming. War and Fall of Cybertron raised the bar, so the fact that this effort couldn't even try to keep up is a shame. For that matter, there's no option to team up with a friend locally. Either you get online or you handle everything yourself. Last time I checked, that's not the Autobot way. Even Optimus Prime needs Bumblebee.Less than meets the eye
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark isn't a bad game, it's just one that's incredibly sub-par, especially in the face of such brilliant fare that came before. With a little more effort (and a lot more polish), we could've had the kind of Transformers fare that escalated the series to an all-new high. Instead, it's a pale imitation of much better fare. On the bright side, at least there are no robot balls. Final Score: 5 out of 10. This review is based on an Xbox One code provided by the publisher. Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is available now for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Wii U and 3DS.From The Chatty
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good on you for playing more than 15 minutes of this turd, because that's all i could manage. such a shame. guess i'll go play Fall Of Cybertron again.
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Not sure how much multiplayer for this game matters to people but I looked at the back of the game boxes and it appears the Wii U doesn't have any at all. There is no mention of it as there is on the others, and the other boxes say 40+ characters while the Wii U box says 25. I'd assume that means there are 25 playable characters in the campaign and the rest are only playable in multiplayer.
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