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This week I got to play Transformers and I really am enjoying the game so far. What is nice about it is that it is not directly based on the movie, it is actually a prequel to the upcoming movie, very much like how Tron Evolution took place before the events of Tron Legacy. I like it when games do this because then it is more motivating to play the game since there won’t be any spoilers to the actual movie. This method also gets you excited about the upcoming film since you feel you get a little sneak peak to it. Below is a pic depicting how Megatron appears in the game:

So the basic plot of the game is that there are still several Decepticons left on earth and the Autobots are working hard with the humans to be able to eliminate them. Meanwhile Megatron is busy setting up his ultimate plan of unleashing the deadly assassin Shockwave in order to once and for all take over Earth. The gameplay consists of switching sides between the two robot factions as you uncover the story leading up to the third movie. What I am liking so far is that the robots all control very differently from one another, and you do actually have to switch up your tactics when dealing with enemies since they can very easily overwhelm you if you are not tactful if how you deal with them. Below is the opening level:

Pretty cool huh? I do wish the driving controls were a lot more simplified since it is kind of a hastle to drive in this game. Your standard vehicle mode is “Stealth Attack” mode where you basically control your vehicle like a hovercraft and are able to shoot missiles and bullets out of your car a la Twisted Metal. But if you want to drive you have to press and hold L2. And the car will then turn into full vehicle mode and accelerate very quickly. Therefore you cannot control how quick and slow you are going.

You also have a boost which you can set off by pressing R1,  and you E-break by pressing R2. And for some odd reason you control your vehicle with the right analog stick instead of the left when you are in full vehicle mode. This is pretty problematic because most of the time you end up with a strange gamerclaw trying to control the vehicle.But luckily there aren’t that many driving sections in the game, and you do eventually get used to it, so it isn’t that much of a nuisance.

Below is the first part to Ironhides level, and you can see how he controls very differently from Bumblebee. Where Bee is very agile and quick, Ironhide is much slower, but is able to deal massive amounts of damage with the weaponry that hs is equipped with. He also gets to fight a boss and even save Ratchet.

Overall I am enjoying the game and can’t wait to be able to pass it next week!

On This Week In we talked a lot about E3 and we each gave our opinions on our favorite titles from the show. I talked about Payday The Heist and also gave an inside scoop on the upcoming Star Trek. I of course also talked about Metal Gear 3DS. Still very excited about that one. I also decided to bring in one of my coolest toys, My Venom action figure.

He is a very unique display piece and fantastic action figure due to the insane amount of detail on him. To this day he remains my favorite adaptation of a Venom toy. Check out the episode below:

In completely unrelated news I am going to be seeing Green Lantern tonight and I am kind of scared. I already bought the tickets, and unfortunately they are only playing the 3D version at the Regal. I am scared because I haven’t had a single recommendation from the people who have actually seen it. They all unanimously agree that it is bad. And I sincerely hope its not Origins level bad because that is just sad. I thought we were beyond making poopy adaptations of Super Hero films a la Fantastic Four and the god-awful Daredevil. But I guess it is still a crapshoot. Oh, and in case you haven’t seen it yet, here is how to draw the Green Lantern: