Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals

Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals
Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals
Developer(s)	Takara, Locomotive (N64), WAVEDGE (PS1)
Publisher(s)	JP: Takara; NA: Bay Area Multimedia;
Engine	AeroGauge (N64 engine); Chiisana Kyojin Microman (PS1 engine)
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64, PlayStation
Release	Nintendo 64 JP: October 1, 1999; NA: November 15, 2000; PlayStation JP: December 9, 1999; NA: March 15, 2000;
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals is a 1999 versus styled fighting game based on the Beast Wars cartoon series and toy-line for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation. The Nintendo 64 version was a Blockbuster Video exclusive and was initially only available for rental.

The Nintendo 64 version of the game was known as Transformers: Beast Wars Metals 64 (ビーストウォーズメタルス64) in Japan and was compatible with the Japanese only Game Boy Color fighting game Kettō Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Senshi Saikyō Ketteisen through the Transfer Pak. The 64 version contains several mini-games and ending scenes for all characters. The game also had Waspinator, Airazor, Terrorsaur, and Starscream as exclusive characters.

The PlayStation version of the game was known as Transformers Beast Wars Metals: Gekitotsu! Gangan Battle (ビーストウォーズメタルス激突!ガンガンバトル) in Japan. It only had two endings depending on if the character was a Maximal or Predacon. It also had Silverbolt, Quickstrike, Rampage, and Windrazor as exclusive characters.

Plot[]

Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals borrows plot elements from the second season of the series, following the introduction to the Transmetals and Fuzors. The game continues the war between the Maximals and the Predacons on Earth.

Gameplay[]

Each character can change between three different modes: a Beast Mode, a Vehicle Mode, and a Robot Mode. Robot Mode is the strongest mode but while in Robot Mode your energy drains slowly, and to recharge you must revert to Beast or Vehicle Modes.^[1]

Reception[]

The game was met with negative reception upon release, as GameRankings gave the Nintendo 64 version a score of 48.67%.^[2]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Nix, Marc (July 11, 2000). "Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)". IGN. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
^ "REVIEW for Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)". GameFan. 2000.
^ Nix, Marc (June 26, 2000). "Beast Wars: Transmetals [sic]". IGN. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
^ "Transformers Beast Wars: Transmetals [sic]". Nintendo Power. 138: 128. November 2000.