Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals

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Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals
Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals box art. North American box art for Nintendo 64
Developer(s) Takara, Locomotive (N64), WAVEDGE (PS1)
Publisher(s)
      Platforms Nintendo 64, PlayStation
      Release date(s) Nintendo 64
        PlayStation
          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

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          Main article: Transformers: Beast Wars

          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.

          Game Play

          Each character is given three different modes from the Television series, 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]

          Cast and characters

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          Main article: List of Beast Wars characters
          Fighter Nintendo 64 PlayStation Alliance
          Optimus Primal Green tickY Green tickY Maximals
          Megatron Green tickY Green tickY Predacon
          Rattrap Green tickY Green tickY Maximals
          Tarantulas Green tickY Green tickY Predacon
          Cheetor Green tickY Green tickY Maximals
          Terrorsaur Green tickY Red XN Predacon
          Tigatron** Green tickY Green tickY Maximals
          Ravage** Green tickY Green tickY Predacon/Decepticon
          Blackarachnia** Green tickY Green tickY Predacon
          Waspinator Green tickY Red XN Predacon
          Airazor Green tickY Red XN Maximals
          Silverbolt Red XN Green tickY Maximals
          Rampage Red XN Green tickY Predacon
          Quickstrike Red XN Green tickY Predacon
          Windrazor** Red XN Green tickY Maximals
          Starscream** Green tickY Red XN Predacon/Decepticon
          Megatron X* Red XN Red XN Predacon

          Notes

          • * – Megatron X is the final boss and is not playable.
          • ** – Blackarachnia, Tigatron, Ravage, Windrazor, and Starscream are alternate colors for Tarantulas, Cheetor (Tigatron and Ravage), Silverbolt, and Waspinator, respectively.

          Voice Cast

          This game is most notable for the voice acting, which employs many of the actual voice actors from the cartoon to replay their characters. Both versions of the game are also very different from each other:

          Reception

          Reception
          Aggregate score
          Aggregator Score
          GameRankings 48.67%[2]
          Review scores
          Publication Score
          GameFan 55%[3]
          IGN 3/10[1][4]
          Nintendo Power 6.1/10[5]

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

          References

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          External links

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