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A video game based on the ''[[Transformers]]'' franchise, released on June 22, 2010. Set before the Transformers come to Earth, the story is set entirely on their home planet of Cybertron. The game is meant to be the basis for an entirely new continuity and to set the stage for storylines of the franchise for years to come. The story is a set-up for the ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' TV series.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Arcee. Being the ONLY female Autobot and up against enemy robots that turn into tanks and jet planes, she holds her own as a small car and does so in style.
* [[Adaptational Badass]]: Starscream again receives this treatment. Not only is he a dangerous combatant in the Decepticon forces, but he also takes on Optimus, Bumblebee and Ratchet single-handed and only retreats when he receives heavy
* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: The game combines the best aspects of many prior ''Transformers'' franchises, and is one of the few franchises to avoid both [[
** Well, not completely, but with [[Fan Dumb|this fandom]], it's as close as we're gonna get.
* [[The Alcatraz]]: The [[Hellhole Prison|Kaon prison]].
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** Which is "borrowed" from a d20 game called Mechamorphs, the developer of which had originally tried to license the Transformers name from Hasbro in 2005.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: He doesn't get much characterization in-game, but the site notes that Thundercracker isn't sure how strongly he believes in the Decepticon cause. Further, he's the most reasonable of the jets, and even seems to retain some scientific curiosity, where the others are just looking for more to kill or irritated at the prospect of being further hindered in their journey.
* [[Arm Cannon]]: How the Transformers hold their
** They use turrets by transforming their entire body into part of the gun. See [[BFG]].
** Omega Supreme. Both slaggin' arms.
** Shockwave's left arm (which, in a bit of a subversion, isn't actually used as an [[Arm Cannon]]
*** His left arm is for [[Carry a Big Stick|punching things]].
* [[Ascended Meme]]: The [[Transformers Animated|"Punch Of Kill Everything!"]] appears in the game as "P.O.K.E. V2.0" as a Leader class [[Kill Streak]] reward.
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* [[Beware My Stinger Tail]]: {{spoiler|Trypticon}}
* [[BFG]]: The game looks like it's set to take things even further this time, as Trypticon (who is gigantic even compared to regular Transformers) is seen with several in the trailer. {{spoiler|As it turns out, Trypticon himself '''is''' one. His altmode is a [[Kill Sat]]. A big [[Kill Sat]]}}.
** You can get these yourself from [[Removable Turret Gun|turrets]] or some big enemies. Downsides are your mobility is limited while packing and you can't get the ammo
** If you're a Decepticon, and Optimus points his [[More Dakka|Ion Cannon]] at you, they'll need a shovel to pick up what's left of you.
** And naturally, Megatron's fusion cannon can one-shot any enemy not at miniboss or higher level.
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** Meanwhile, for a proper pun, Ratchet might snark:
{{quote| '''Ratchet''': I call that "projectile therapy"!}}
* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]: The reason why Megatron doesn't just kill Starscream, despite the fact he knows full well what a traitor he is, is that apparently Megatron finds Starscream to be cunning and
* [[Boom! Headshot!]]: Instant kill on any trooper weaker than a Brute. Can be performed with any weapon with or without Fine Aim, meaning it's possible to get a headshot with a shotgun, or even a grenade launcher.
* [[Boss Dissonance]]: Criticized for having the Mario type, though at higher difficulty levels, anything less than a [[No Damage Run]] will typically result in immediate death.
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{{quote| '''Megatron''': [[Sarcasm Mode|Yes, Breakdown, your]] ''constant whining'' [[Sarcasm Mode|saw us through.]]}}
** Barricade also questions Megatron a few times, but since he's only around for one mission, he doesn't get as much opportunity to snark.
* [[Composite Character]]: Barricade has a body design that seems to be more of a G1-ized version of his ''Movie'' form, rather than being based on the G1
** Brawl seems to combine elements of both his G1 incarnation, as well as that of the Combaticon commander, Onslaught, fusing G1 Brawl's violent nature with Onslaught's tactical knowledge (and during the siege on Iacon actually does act as a ground commander). He also shares Onslaught's double-barreled back-mounted turret; the original Brawl only had one barrel (though [[Transformers (Film)|movieverse]] Brawl had two). Amusingly, Onslaught himself was added as part of the first DLC and they're both slated to appear for the sequel.
* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: Decepticons all have purple [[Tron Lines]], Autobots all have orange [[Tron Lines]]. This even extends to characters with speaking parts like Optimus and Bumblebee.
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* [[The Dark Side Will Make You Forget]]: In the ''Exodus'' [[All There in the Manual|tie-in novel]], Megatron's goal for doing what he does is to free Cybertron from an oppressive caste system that stifles personal ambition and cultural development. By the time of ''War for Cybertron'', however, he's devolved into the megalomaniacal tyrant we all know and love, promising to relieve the population of Cybertron of "the burdens of freedom and choice."
** Except the problem with that viewpoint, is that Exodus contradicts the story of the game so many times, that they are now pretty much entirely [[Canon Dis Continuity|incompatible]] with each other.
** Although the view that Megatron was not always an evil bot is still
** Megatron's quip about relieving them of the burdens of freedom and choice could also be interpreted as satire, since the Decepticons are forcing Iacon's people to join, similar as to how Zeta prime's caste system forced Megatron and many others to be lower-class workers. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Most of the Autobots and Decepticons get a couple sarcastic lines off throughout the game, even the ones that were never that humorous. Like Megatron:
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*** Of course this won't protect you from people in coop mode with more guts then sense who will constantly charge into death traps often forcing you to try and save them or enjoy reloading the last checkpoint.
** Alas, during one mission in the campaign, you have to protect Ratchet from multiple waves of 'Cons, including a Destroyer, while he {{spoiler|repairs Omega Supreme}}.
* [[Everything's Better With Dinosaurs]]: Trypticon retains his Godzilla-like
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Starscream and Megatron are the most common users of this. Though the latter only does it when he's either killed something big in a fight or achieved some important goal.
* [[Evil Is Easy]]: While the campaigns can be played in either order, since the Decepticon campaign occurs first the player is expected to play to start with, and as such the Autobot campaign is intentionally made harder.
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** [[Hubcap Hovercraft]]
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Omega Supreme and Trypticon. The tank mini-bosses also, to a lesser extent. Technically the whole cast is this, but since this game is on Cybertron, you don't notice this.
* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: Probably a ''literal'' one, given the franchise's common use of [[Pocket Dimension
* [[I Control My Minions Through...]]: Although Megatron of course pulls the [[You Have Failed Me]] schtick to rule through fear, one also understands why the Decepticons still follow him, because in the Decepticon campaign, he is a complete and utter badass who is always at the front of his army. He rams a ship into a space station, which he then runs through while it's falling apart, subdues a small army with only two minions, and then gets his hands on the [[Psycho Serum]] which he is able to wield like a toy. Instruments of Destruction indeed.
** And even in his backstory, before his rise to power, he was like this (charismatic and leading by example). See the Gladiator tropes above.
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* [[Kill Steal]]: Your teammates will comment if you kill someone they were fighting with, and the comments vary depending on who you're playing as. If you steal, say, [[Hot-Blooded|Bumblebee's]] kill, he'll be annoyed. If you knock off someone Optimus was fighting, he'll just say thanks for the assist. Few of the Decepticons, though, will complain if [[Bad Boss|Megatron]] steals a kill.
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: A few of the Autobots fit this trope, especially Ironhide and Silverbolt.
* [[Knight Templar]]: Megatron seems to believe the Decepticons will bring order to Cybertron and usher in a new golden era for their civilization. Seeing the origins of the Decepticons (and the state of things before the war), Megatron doesn't necessarily come off as (originally) such a bad
* [[Large and In Charge]]: Trust me, you'll see Optimus and Megatron coming...
* [[Large Ham]]: Megatron, Starscream, Optimus, and {{spoiler|Trypticon, figuratively and literally}}.
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* [[Mini Boss]]: Destroyers. Also the Decepticon War Machines in the first mission of the Autobot campaign.
* [[Mobile Maze]]: Level progression is actually pretty linear, but you can see ''so many'' bits and pieces of the background shifting and transforming. It's clear that the eponymous Transformers don't just restrict their transformation technology to themselves.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: So...many...can't...list...them...all...[[Your Head Asplode|*pop!*
** For one, pretty much every single Achievement/Trophy in the PS360 version. Try reading through the list (you nostalgia, you lose).
** Just about every other line of dialogue contains one of these.
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* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Arcee and Slipstream are the only "female" Autobot and Decepticon respectively, and they're ''bonus characters'' playable only in multiplayer to boot. Slipstream's model doesn't even appear in the campaign, and Arcee is only briefly seen in the Kaon prison.
* [[Smug Snake]]: {{spoiler|Zeta Prime}} is a rare example on the good guys' side. {{spoiler|He has Megatron's arrogance and pride, but not the skill to back it up}}.
* [[Sniper Pistol]]: All weapons except for the [[Short-Range Shotgun|Scatter Blaster and EMP Shotgun]] can be used for semi-effective sniping with Precision Aim mode on. The Energon Battle Pistol takes this literally, with a 5x scope in Precision Aim
* [[Sociopathic Soldier]]: Obviously a Decepticon trait, with Brawl being the biggest example, but Warpath also shows very little reluctance about blowing a keghole into someone.
{{quote| '''Warpath''': Bang-bang, you're KABLAM!}}
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* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: After Megatron loses the Core of Cybertron, his most prized asset in the war, he starts using his [[Kill Sat]] to destroy the evacuation ships. What makes this a breakdown? Earlier in the game, he actually wanted the Autobots to leave the planet. And given that Cybertron was currently dying, those ships held some of the last living members of his race.
{{quote| '''Megatron''': I told you, to stay and defy me was to die! And NOBODY defies Megatron!<br />
* The vid-screen shows the station's weapon destroying all the escaping ships*
'''Ratchet''': He's... insane. }}
* [[Villainous Valor]]: Say what you will about Megatron, he's got the guts to dive right into battle and he leads from the front.
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{{quote| '''Jetfire''': We don't even know what his original form is!<br />
'''Silverbolt''': Maybe not, but anything is better than this. }}
* [[What the Hell Is That Accent?]]: [[Troy Baker]]'s Jetfire clearly has ''some'' sort of accent compared to his [[American Accents|American-accented]] comrades, but there is some debate as to whether that accent is meant to be [[British Accents|British]] or [[Australian Accent|Australian]]. The fact that incarnations of Jetfire have had both accents in previous ''Transformers'' fiction<ref>(''[[Transformers (Film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Jetfire had a Yorkshire accent, while ''[[Transformers Cybertron]]'' Jetfire sounded Aussie)</ref> doesn't help. ([[Word of God|According to Baker]], Jetfire's accent is a "standard" English accent that has been intentionally mutated to sound less "posh"
** You could say that it's Nebulan.
* [[Wing Man]]: The Aerialbots to one another. While the Seekers have the "chatter in the middle of battle" part down, they don't really care enough for each other for the "watch my six" part. [[Anti-Villain|Thundercracker might]], if the others weren't jackholes.
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