History VideoGame / TransformersTheGameConsole

To coincide with the 2007 ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' movie, ''Transformers: The Game'' was released for PC and home consoles in June 2007. It is a ThirdPersonShooter with additional focus on melee combat and driving. The game's story, which focuses on the retrieval of the Allspark, is divided into two campaigns: one for the Autobots, and one for the Decepticons. The Autobot campaign closely follows the overall plot of the movie, while the Decepticon campaign diverges from the film's plot starting with the end of the second chapter.

** The U.S. military have much better technology in this game than they do in the movie, as they come equipped with wavy laser cannons similar to the fictional Maser cannons in the classic ''Film/{{Godzilla}}'' movies.

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** Megatron in the Autobot campaign is defeated and killed by Optimus Prime, unlike the film where he's killed by Sam. Though both cases involve pushing the AllSpark to Megatron's chest.

** Bumblebee in the Decepticon campaign comes with [=EMP=] blast attacks!

* PoliceBrutality: If you count how Barricade treats Bumblebee.

* BittersweetEnding: The Autobot campaign, similar to the film, [[spoiler: has Optimus Prime forced to sacrifice the Allspark when Megatron, in a last-minute desperate attack, is about to attack him and Sam. Jazz has also been killed just like in the movie.]]

* KillEmAll: Both campaigns end with the Autobots and Decepticons wiping the other out almost completely.

* DummiedOut:
** The game's coding includes mentions of finishers, more attacks, an electrocution attack for the forklift drones, and even unlockable characters of some sort[[note]]Unclear if they were meant for in-game or just a gallery[[/note]]. The PC version's [=ReadMe=] file also mentions the ability to unlock arenas by beating those unlocked after the main story, but in the final game there's only one arena for each side.
** Ratchet, Brawl and Bonecrusher have animations and attributes, meaning they can made playable - though as they are unfinished, their camerawork and models lack polish, with Ratchet in particular being largely unplayable.
** There are also several unused levels, such as the famous Hoover Dam exterior which was cut for time constraits. One version of "The Suburbs" played with Blackout and an unfinished level where you go around Tranquility as Bumblebee and throw around giant donuts can still be accessed in the PC version with some editing, though they have nothing of note within them.

** The U.S. military have much better technology in this game than they do in the movie, as they come equipped with laser cannons similar to what you see in the classic ''Film/{{Godzilla}}'' movies.

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-->'''Starscream''': (''to Barricade'') Tear this place apart until you find that Decepticon (Frenzy)!

* EvilSoundsDeep: Blackout and Barricade are shown to have deep, menacing voices.

** There are exactly two Decepticon Dreadwing drone units fought during the Autobot campaign, during Jazz's fight against Starscream and later Blackout. Every other one fought is found in the Decepticon campaign as the Autobot version, specifically during "A Gathering Force" and during the FinalBattle.
** In both campaigns, there are only two of each Mixmaster drone unit fought in the main story. In the Autobot campaign, the first is fought by Ironhide during the last portion of the second mission of the second chapter, with the second being a reinforcement called in by Brawl during the Mission City battle. In the Decepticon campaign, two land on Earth as last-ditch reinforcements called in by Optimus Prime, and have to be defeated by Megatron in order to progress.

*** Barricade is the one who kills Jazz, not Megatron.

** Starscream and Blackout in the Autobot campaign are killed by Jazz during the Mission City battle, whereas Starscream survives the first film unscathed and dies [[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon two films later]], while Blackout is killed by Lennox and the military in the film.

* DeathByAdaptation: Quite a number of characters die, [[DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation sometimes differently]], from the 2007 film. Since the Decepticon campaign diverges from the film starting with the second chapter, it's taken UpToEleven there.
** Autobot campaign:
*** Jazz in the Autobot campaign does die during the Mission City battle like in the film, here he's killed by Brawl instead of Megatron.
*** Starscream and Blackout in the Autobot campaign are killed by Jazz during the Mission City battle, whereas Starscream survives the first film unscathed, while Blackout is killed by Lennox and the military in the film.

* DeathByAdaptation: Quite a number of characters die, sometimes differently, from the 2007 film. Since the Decepticon campaign diverges from the film starting with the second chapter, it's taken UpToEleven there.

* DownerEnding: The Decepticon campaign [[spoilers:ends with Optimus Prime and all the Autobots killed, with Megatron absorbing the Allspark into his body. Presumably, he's also killed Sam and Mikaela offscreen. During a TimeSkip, Washington D.C. is shown burning and in ruins. Megatron, now victorious and using the Lincoln Memorial as a throne, orders Starscream, Brawl, and Barricade to finish off Earth now that their conquest is complete.]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: ''Could'' just be a case of {{Mondegreen}}, but during one cutscene[[note]]2nd Decepticon level, final mission[[/note]] in the Decepticon campaign, Sam appears to yell "[[PrecisionFStrike Fucking hurry]]!" as he and Mikaela climb inside Bumblebee. The scene is noisy and quick so it's hard to tell accurately, but there are no other similarly pronounced words that still fit the scene -- for example, it cannot be "Get in" because the first syllable sounds nothing like it.

* TheVoiceless: Bumblebee in both campaigns, much like the film. Shockwave's not too chatty either.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: ''Could'' just be a case of {{Mondegreen}}, but during one cutscene[[note]]2nd Decepticon level, final mission[[/note]] in the Decepticon campaign, Sam appears to yell "[[PrecisionFStrike Fucking hurry]]!" as he and Mikaela climb inside Bumblebee. The scene is so fast and the background noise makes it hard to tell accurately, but there are no other similarly pronounced words that still fit the scene.