Initial release date 22 June 2010 | ||
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Modes Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game Similar Vicarious Visions games, Third-person shooter games | ||
Transformers: War for Cybertron - Autobots and Transformers: War for Cybertron - Decepticons are the Nintendo DS iterations of Transformers: War for Cybertron These versions have different gameplay from the console versions but retain most of the features from previous Transformers DS games, such as Transformers Autobots and Transformers Decepticons.
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Gameplay
There are two main features for this game. One new main feature is the weaknesses of different enemy types making the player watch the weakness indicator carefully in case the enemy changes its indicator. Another new feature is that the player can bring two different characters in one level and can switch freely between them during gameplay. Character transformations have improved, and weapons visually change when the player chooses either melee or long ranged attacks.
Characters
A total of thirty playable Transformers span the Autobots and Decepticons games, with fifteen per game.
Development
The soundtrack for the Nintendo DS version was composed by Jason Willey, Chris D'Ambrosio, and Adam Schneider. D'ambrosio and Schneider both play in the electronic rock band Sentient Machine.
Reception
The DS versions have received fairly positive reviews with IGN stating that "War for Cybertron definitely isn't the worst of the bunch, and at the very least it's clear that this wasn't done as a quick cash-in." with a score of 6.5 in IGN. Digital Chumps reported that "I think Vicarious Visions did a respectable job with the DS version of War For Cybertron. It's not a great game, but at the same time it's far from bad, and Transformers fans with a DS should give this some consideration." giving it a score of 6.4/10.
A common complaint was that many of the game cartridges seem to have a defect. During the final boss battle, the screen goes black. If you try turning the game back on, it takes you back to your last save point.