Transformers TV show done simply using this games engine. It is hands down the best use of cell-shading any game has ever employed and is a visual feast for anyone that watches. Transformers Devastation is the kind of game that gets people gathered around simply to stare at all the pretty colors. In an age where video game color swatches consist of various shades of brown, Transformers Devastation is a godsend of color.
Sound is also excellent, and some of the best I’ve heard in a long time. Most of the original television voice cast returns for this game and it’s so much better because of it. These people clearly love the characters that they are playing and approach things in such a way that you’d never know this was a video game. While playing, I had a buddy say that Transformers Devastation is like the best episode of the Transformers G1 series, and I can’t really argue with that. Music is also solid and its use of 80s style metal is a masterful touch. I’m not a fan of any metal, but when a Decepticon boss drops down to face you and a bitchin’ guitar solo bursts out backed by a band going full-bore, its an experience like no other. Transformers Devastation just gets so much of what makes the original series special right, but it isn’t without its issues.
The world itself is pretty small and you’ll be seeing a lot of the same places over and over again. There are also only five Autobots to play with, but even worse is that at no point of the story do you get to play as the Decepticons to see their side of things. The game is also pretty sort with and can be completed by most in an afternoon or two. Still, these are minor gripes with a game that is running for only $50 (ten dollars under a full release) and still manages to give you a lot of content for your money. There is a lot of stuff to collect and a number of challenge missions to get you to come back and play, as well as a handful of in-game side missions to find. In the end Transformers Devastation may not be the best game in the world, but it’s the best damn Transformers game ever made. It also leaves the door open for a sequel that I really hope gets made.