List of Transformers video games

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This is a list of video games based on the Transformers television series and movies, or featuring any of the characters.

Transformers games have been released for the Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore 64, Family Computer, Family Computer Disk System, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2, Mobile, iOS, Android, webOS, BlackBerry OS, and Virtual Console. Hasbro sold the digital gaming rights various properties, including My Little Pony, Magic: The Gathering, Tonka, Playskool, and The Transformers, to Infogrames for $100 million USD in 2000, and then it bought back the rights for $65 million USD in June 2005.[1]

Titles[]

Based on The Transformers[]

Title Details
The Transformers

Original release dates:
1985 		Release years by system:
1985 - Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore 64
Notes:
  • Developed by Denton Designs, released by Ocean Software


Transformers: The Battle to Save the Earth

Original release dates:
1986 		Release years by system:
1986 - Commodore 64
Notes:


The Transformers: Mystery of Convoy

Original release dates:
  • JP: December 5, 1986
 Release years by system:
1986 - Famicom
2008 - Virtual Console
Notes:
  • Japan-exclusive game
  • Developed by ISCO, published by Takara


Transformers: The Headmasters

Original release dates:
  • JP: August 28, 1987
 Release years by system:
1987 - Famicom Disk System
Notes:
  • Japan-exclusive game
  • Produced by Takara


Transformers (2003)

Original release dates:
  • JP: October 30, 2003
 Release years by system:
2003 - PlayStation 2
Notes:
  • Japan-exclusive game
  • Developed by Winkysoft, published by Takara


Transformers G1: Awakening

Original release dates:
November 12, 2008 		Release years by system:
2008 - Mobile phone
2010 - iOS
Notes:


Transformers: Devastation

Original release dates:
October 6, 2015 		Release years by system:
2015 - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One


Based on Beast Wars: Transformers[]

Title Details
Beast Wars: Transformers

Original release dates:
  • NA: December 5, 1997
  • EU: 1998
 Release years by system:
1997 - PlayStation
1998 - PC, Mac
Notes:
  • Produced by Hasbro Interactive


Kettō Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Senshi Saikyō Ketteisen

Original release dates:
  • JP: April 2, 1999
 Release years by system:
1999 - Game Boy Color
Notes:
  • Japan-exclusive game
  • Produced by Takara


Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals

Original release dates:
  • JP: October 1, 1999
  • NA: July 12, 2000
 Release years by system:
1999 - PlayStation, Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • PlayStation version by WAVEDGE, N64 version by Takara and Locomotive; published by Takara in Japan, BAM! Entertainment in North America


Games based on the Unicron Trilogy[]

Title Details
Transformers Armada: Prelude to Energon

Original release dates:
  • PAL: May 7, 2004
  • NA: May 11, 2004
 Release years by system:
2004 - PlayStation 2
Notes:
  • Developed by Melbourne House, published by Atari
  • PC version by Midway Games cancelled


Games based on the film series[]

Title Details
Transformers: The Game

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 19, 2007 (PSP)
  • NA: June 26, 2007 (Consoles)
  • EU: July 20, 2007
 Release years by system:
2007 - PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, Wii
Notes:
  • Adaptation of Transformers
  • Console versions developed by Traveller's Tales, PlayStation Portable version by Savage Entertainment; published by Activision
  • Xbox 360 version had special edition entitled Transformers: The Game Cybertron Edition, exclusively sold at GameStop and EB Games


Transformers Autobots
Transformers Decepticons

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 19, 2007
 Release years by system:
2007 - Nintendo DS
Notes:


Transformers: The Game

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 2007
 Release years by system:
2007 - Mobile phone
Notes:
  • Sidescrolling platform game adaptation of Transformers, by Glu Mobile[2]
  • Due to the fractured handset market in 2007 (before the dominance of smartphone OSs), the game required Glu to produce 20,000 individual versions for specific matchings of handsets and languages.[3]


Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 23, 2009[4]
  • AU: June 24, 2009
  • EU: June 26, 2009
 Release years by system:
2009 - Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360
Notes:


Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 23, 2009
 Release years by system:
2009 - Nintendo DS
Notes:


Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 2009
 Release years by system:
2009 - Mobile phone
Notes:
  • Sidescrolling platform game adaptation of Revenge of the Fallen, by Glu Mobile[8]


Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 14, 2011
  • AU: June 29, 2011
  • EU: June 24, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Notes:
  • Adaptation of Transformers: Dark of the Moon
  • PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions developed by High Moon Studios, published by Activision


Transformers Dark of the Moon: Autobots
Transformers Dark of the Moon: Decepticons

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 14, 2011
  • AU: June 29, 2011
  • EU: June 24, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 - Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • Transformers Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons serves as a prequel to the film, with both versions following the same plot.
  • Developed by Behaviour Interactive, published by Activision


Transformers Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 14, 2011
  • AU: June 29, 2011
  • EU: June 24, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 - Nintendo 3DS and Wii
Notes:
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon Stealth Force Edition is the only Transformers game in which players cannot control/play as robot mode
  • Developed by Behaviour Interactive, published by Activision


Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 14, 2011
  • AU: June 29, 2011
  • EU: June 24, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 - iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad)
Notes:
  • Strategy-based platform game adaptation of Dark of the Moon, by Electronic Arts


Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 14, 2011
  • AU: June 29, 2011
  • EU: June 24, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 - Mobile phone
Notes:
  • Side-scrolling platform game adaptation of Dark of the Moon, by Electronic Arts


Transformers: Human Alliance

Original release date:
  • NA: 2013
 Release years by system:
2013 - Arcade
Notes:


Games based on Transformers: Animated[]

Title Details
Transformers Animated: The Game

Original release dates:
  • NA: October 21, 2008 (2008-10-21)
  • EU: October 24, 2008 (2008-10-24)
  • AU: November 26, 2008 (2008-11-26)
[11] 		Release years by system:
2008 - Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • Developed by A2M, published by Activision


Games based on Transformers: Prime[]

Title Details
Transformers: Prime – The Game

Original release dates:
  • NA: October 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
 Release years by system:
2012 - Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U
Notes:
  • Developed by Nowpro, published by Activision


Transformers Universe

Proposed release date:
2013 		Proposed system release:
2014 - Microsoft Windows
Notes:

Game shut down January 31, 2015.


War for Cybertron series[]

Title Details
Transformers: War for Cybertron

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 22, 2010
  • EU: June 25, 2010
[11] 		Release years by system:
2010 - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Notes:


Transformers: Cybertron Adventures

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 22, 2010[12]
 Release years by system:
2010 - Wii
Notes:
  • Rail shooter
  • Developed by Next Level Games, published by Activision


Transformers: War for Cybertron Autobots
Transformers: War for Cybertron Decepticons

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 22, 2010[12]
 Release years by system:
2010 - Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • Separate games focusing on each faction
  • Developed by Vicarious Visions, published by Activision


Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Original release dates:
  • NA: August 21, 2012
  • EU: August 24, 2012
 Release years by system:
2012 - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4
Notes:


Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

Original release date:
  • NA: June 24, 2014
 Release years by system:
2014 - Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Notes:
  • Third-person shooter
    Real-time strategy (Nintendo 3DS version)
  • Developed by Edge of Reality, published by Activision


Other games[]

Title Details
Transformers

Cancellation date:
1995 		Proposed system release:
Notes:

This game was originally planned to be released for the SNES and utilize the Super FX chip. In 1994 Takara announced that this version was cancelled, and that the game would be released in 1995 for the Nintendo 64 (then intended for a 1995 launch), either the Sega 32X or Sega Saturn, and possibly the PlayStation.[14]


DreamMix TV World Fighters

Original release dates:
  • JP: December 18, 2003
 Release years by system:
2003 - GameCube, PlayStation 2
Notes:
  • Japan-exclusive fighting game, features Optimus Prime and Megatron as playable characters
  • Developed by Bitstep, published by Hudson Soft


Transformers Online

Cancellation date:
2020 		Proposed system release:


Transformers: Forged to Fight

Original release date:
  • WW: April 5, 2017
 Release years by system:
2017 - iOS, Android
Notes:
  • Fighting game featuring Generation 1, Beast Wars and live-action movie series characters.
  • Developed and published by Kabam


Transformers: Battlegrounds

Original release date:
October 23, 2020 		Release years by system:
2020 - Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
Notes:


Transformers: Heavy Metal

Proposed release date:
2021 		Proposed system release:
2021 - iOS, Android
Notes:
  • Developed by Niantic and Very Very Spaceship[15]


References[]

  1. ^ "HASBRO REACQUIRES DIGITAL GAMING RIGHTS FROM INFOGRAMES FOR $65 MILLION Archived September 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine", Hasbro press release, 9 June 2005.
  2. ^ Transformers: The Game
  3. ^ http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/105768/Develop_UK_Conference_Day_1_Delves_Into_Mobile.php
  4. ^ "IGN: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Overview". IGN. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "TransFormers: Revenge of the Fallen Boxart and Fact Sheets - PS3 and Xbox 360". kombo.com. 2009-05-06. Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  6. ^ "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fact Sheet - PS2 and Wii". IGN. 2009-05-06. Archived from the original on 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  7. ^ "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fact Sheet - PSP". IGN. 2009-05-06. Archived from the original on 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  8. ^ Transformers: The Game
  9. ^ "Transformers Human Alliance Teased in First Trailer". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  10. ^ "Angry Birds Transformers and Sega Transformers coin-op info leaked". Metro. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Harris, Craig (2008-07-23). "Transformers Animated Preview". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Sinclair, Brendan (2010-04-08). "War for Cybertron erupts June 22". GameSpot. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b Woodstock, Sven (2010-06-23). "War for Cybertron". Sony. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  14. ^ "At the Deadline". GamePro (60). IDG. July 1994. p. 172.
  15. ^ Bonthuys, Darryn (June 14, 2021). "Pokemon Go Developer Niantic Is Working On A New Transformers AR Game". GameSpot.
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