History VideoGame / TransformersDarkOfTheMoon

* GutturalGrowler: Creator/FredTatasciore brings the video games' portrayal of Megatron's voice more in line with his on-screen portrayal by Creator/HugoWeaving.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the film, Megatron mostly stays out of active combat and is no match for Optimus Prime in a direct one-on-one duel. [[spoiler: Here, he fights Optimus Prime equipped with a rocket launcher, chainsaw, forcefields, and a jetpack and ''wins''. With the same damaged, ramshackle body and alternate mode he has in the film, no less.]] Slightly alleviated by the fact that Megatron has an energon siphon that he puts to use on the Autobots (and Starscream) before they fight. Without a steady supply Megatron's injuries catch up to him.
* AnyoneCanDie: Though the film cast is SavedByCanon since this is a prequel, that doesn't apply to any character who hasn't appeared in the movies before. The game sees the deaths of [[spoiler:Breakaway, Silverbolt, Air Raid, Stratosphere, and Warpath; as well as the Mixmaster who menaces Chicago in the opening chapters.]]

* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Warpath, Stratosphere, and the Aerialbots[[note]]i.e. Air Raid, Silverbolt, and Breakaway[[/note]] are there to just be bosses for Megatron and Starscream. Warpath is more egregious since he's only there to give the Autobots a chassis in the Tank multiplayer class.]]

* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Warpath, Stratosphere, and the Aerialbots are there to just be bosses for Megatron and Starscream. Warpath is more egregious since he's only there to give the Autobots a chassis in the Tank multiplayer class.]]

* ContinuityNod: Megatron is still unable to transform after the heavy injuries he sustained in [[Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen Egypt]].
** Megatron also mentions his icy imprisonment at the hands of the Americans.

* OrcusOnHisThrone: Megatron monitors and oversees operations from base, but he also does his own work, as he alerts Soundwave to an old Sector 7 base he's uncovered.

* ConinuitySnarl: Megatron boots Optimus into Shockwave's cryo-chamber at the end of the boss battle against the Autobot leader, so Shockwave will kill Optimus...even though the film shows Megatron needs Optimus alive [[spoiler: so he can use the Matrix of Leadership to revive Sentinel Prime and resume their plans]]

* HoldTheLine: Several times, but most notable in Mirage's mission when he, Bumblebee and Sideswipe must hold out until Major Reynolds' air support arrives.

* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Warpath and the Aerialbots are there to just be bosses for Megatron and Starscream. Warpath is more egregious since he's only there to give the Autobots a chassis in the Tank multiplayer class.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: In the film, Megatron mostly stays out of active combat and is no match for Optimus Prime in a direct one-on-one duel. [[spoiler: Here, he fights Optimus Prime equipped with a rocket launcher, chainsaw, forcefields, and a jetpack and ''wins''. With the same damaged, ramshackle body and alternate mode he has in the film, no less.]]

* CallForward: Megatron's all too correct when he swears that Ironhide will pay for getting one over him...

* RadiationInducedSuperpower: Megatron uses the plutonium from two Soviet nukes to restore his strength enough to take on a new vehicle form.

* ILoveNuclearPower: Megatron uses the plutonium from two Soviet nukes to restore his strength enough to take on a new vehicle form.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Starscream's chapter ends with him destroying most of the [=MechTech=] shipment as ordered, but opts to salvage one piece to potentially develop a countermeasure against the Autobots. A solid idea... were it not for the fact that the Autobots had the foresight to place trackers in their [=MechTech=]. The result is Starscream leading the Autobots straight to Megatron's lair. Megatron is ''most'' displeased when he finds out.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Starscream's level is almost entirely in the air.

'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is a 2011 tie-in video game to the [[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon 2011 film of the same name]], set in the ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries''. It is developed by Creator/HighMoonStudios, fresh off the success of ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron''. This game incorporates many of the elements of ''War for Cybertron'', such as Multiplayer classes, enemy types, and lengthy campaign missions, but also builds on it. In a departure from ''War for Cybertron'', this game features only one playable character per level (as opposed to three for each ''War for Cybertron'' mission), allowing each level to be tailored for the playable character. Much of the voice cast returns from ''War for Cybertron'' to voice the movie incarnations of their characters (for example, Creator/FredTatasciore voices ''Movie'' Megatron and Ratchet, when he voiced the ''Aligned'' counterparts of the characters in ''War for Cybertron'') Creator/PeterCullen and Creator/JessHarnell are the only actors from the films to return as the voices of their on-screen characters.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the film, Megatron mostly stays out of active combat and is no match for Optimus Prime in direct one-on-one combat. [[spoiler: Here, he fights Optimus Prime equipped with a rocket launcher, chainsaw, forcefields, and a jetpack and ''wins''. With the same damaged, ramshackle body and alternate mode he has in the film, no less.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: In the film, Megatron mostly stays out of active combat and is shown to be in no condition to directly fight Optimus Prime. [[spoiler: Here, he fights Optimus Prime equipped with a rocket launcher, chainsaw, forcefields, and a jetpack and ''wins''. With the same damaged, ramshackle body and alternate mode he has in the film, no less.]]

* UnexpectedCharacter: Mixmaster's return was unexpected, as was the inclusion of toy-line character Stratosphere.

* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Warpath and the Aerialbots are there to just be bosses for Megatron and Starscream. Warpath is more egregious since he's only there to give the Autobots a chassis in the Tank multiplayer class.]]

* GenreSavvy: Megatron is ''pissed'' when Starscream brings a piece of the Mech Tech back to base, knowing all too well the Autobots would place tracking devices in their own

'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is a 2011 tie-in video game to the [[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon 2011 film of the same name]], set in the ''Franchise/TransformersFilmSeries''. It is developed by Creator/HighMoonStudios, fresh off the success of ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron''. This game incorporates many of the elements of ''War for Cybertron'', such as Multiplayer classes, enemy types, and lengthy campaign missions, but also builds on it. In a departure from ''War for Cybertron'', this game features only one playable character per level (as opposed to three for each ''War for Cybertron'' mission), allowing each level to be tailored for the playable character. Much of the voice cast returns from ''War for Cybertron'' to voice the movie incarnations of their characters (for example, Creator/FredTatasciore voices ''Movie'' Megatron and Ratchet, when he voiced the ''Aligned'' counterparts of the characters in ''War for Cybertron'') Creator/PeterCullen and Creator/JessHarnell are the only actors from the films to return as the voices of their on-screen characters.

* ILoveNuclearPower: Megatron can sprinkle Autobot foes with plutonium, which encourages hungry hatchlings to devour them.

'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is a 2011 tie-in video game to the [[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon 2011 film of the same name]], set in the ''[[Franchise/TransformersFilmSeries]]''. It is developed by Creator/HighMoonStudios, fresh off the success of ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron''. This game incorporates many of the elements of ''War for Cybertron'', such as Multiplayer classes, enemy types, and lengthy campaign missions, but also builds on it. In a departure from ''War for Cybertron'', this game features only one playable character per level (as opposed to three for each ''War for Cybertron'' mission), allowing each level to be tailored for the playable character. Much of the voice cast returns from ''War for Cybertron'' to voice the movie incarnations of their characters (for example, Creator/FredTatasciore voices ''Movie'' Megatron and Ratchet, when he voiced the ''Aligned'' counterparts of the characters in ''War for Cybertron'') Creator/PeterCullen and Creator/JessHarnell are the only actors from the films to return as the voices of their on-screen characters.

'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is a 2011 tie-in video game to the [[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon 2011 film of the same name]]. It is developed by Creator/HighMoonStudios, fresh off the success of ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron''. This game incorporates many of the elements of ''War for Cybertron'', such as Multiplayer classes, enemy types, and lengthy campaign missions, but also builds on it. In a departure from ''War for Cybertron'', this game features only one playable character per level (as opposed to three for each ''War for Cybertron'' mission), allowing each level to be tailored for the playable character. Much of the voice cast returns from ''War for Cybertron'' to voice the movie incarnations of their characters (for example, Creator/FredTatasciore voices ''Movie'' Megatron and Ratchet, when he voiced the ''Aligned'' counterparts of the characters in ''War for Cybertron'') Creator/PeterCullen and Creator/JessHarnell are the only actors from the films to return as the voices of their on-screen characters.