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Transformers: The Game PlayStation 2
Metascore
56 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
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  1. GamingTrend
    76
    Transformers: The Game is like the Prom Queen from the nerd's perspective. She's really very beautiful and engaging, but trying to get your hands on her is a maddening adventure. If you do get your hands on her you can't share with friends (1 player only), and you might not want a second date after that first experience.
  2. GameZone
    67
    It's not that this game is terrible, just kind of unimpressive and full of things that have been done better elsewhere.
  3. Gamer 2.0
    63
    It's about on par with all other movie licensed games: relatively short, decent graphics, decent gameplay, and not much value to it.
  4. GameSpot
    60
    Transformers: The Game is a big, loud, shallow action game that severely lacks in content.
  5. GamesRadar
    50
    Transformers: The Game should be a sleek, cutting-edge sports car; instead, it's an old beater whose driver's seat has a spring sticking out in exactly the wrong place.
  6. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
    50
    With this subject matter it could've been great, but all the noise and effects in the galaxy can't disguise the lack of invention or class. [Aug 2007, p.82]
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  7. PSX Extreme
    48
    This is the epitome a game that was quickly thrown together with the most basic and juvenile concepts videogaming has.
  8. VideoGamer
    30
    As far as summer movie licensed video games go, Transformers is sadly one of the worst we've seen this year. While the movie stands, the video game most definitely falls.
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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. Palp
    3
    This is the worst movie licensed game I have had the distinct displeasure of playing. Starting with the few positives, the transformation animations of the robots do look great, as do the graphics generally in the game. You can play through the entire story from either the Autobots of Decepticons which is also neat and would have been a fantastic addition of the game was enjoyable. The guns every character is equipped are useless against any enemy with a shield, which ends up being the majority of the enemies in the game. The three melee moves your character can do do not make a combat system, sorry. The enemy AI is incredibly cheap and will spam their guns at you resulting in knock-backs which can be enfuriating. The voice acting in this game is equally awful with overdone acting and no effort aimed at a coherent plot, no inclusion of even the movie's basic plot structure. This game is garbage. For a great Transformers game, play the one simply titled "Transformers", or War for Cybertron, those games were made with time and care behind them, and it shows when playing them. This movie tie-in is a cash grab hardly worthy of the 5 dollar Best Buy bargain bins.… Full Review »
  2. GambitXMO
    8
    pros: good graphics, free roam, slow-motion action, cool transformers. cons: vehicle handling is iffy, no sense of weight, action could have been better, lacks eye-candy, lighting is uneven, no (fun) multiplayer. OVERALL: a good game but lacks depth and could have a lot better.… Full Review »
  3. JyriJ.
    2
    There are hardly any redeeming features in this game. The camera sucks, sounds have nothing in them, graphics is ugly, especially in the cut scenes, there are frame rate problems and the game becomes repetitive within the first fifteen minutes.… Full Review »
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