The Transformers

ReleasedDec 5, 1985

Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum

About

Earth has been invaded by extraterrestrial shapechanging robots which have made our planet their battleground. The struggle between the good Autobots and the evil Decepticons centers around energy as the objective is to collect four pieces of the Energon Cube and getting them back to the Autobot base. The Decepticons will do their best to get in the way and use the cubes to their own nefarious means. You as the player control five Autobots that can either be in robot or vehicle form. You move around the platforms searching for the cubes. While in robot form you can either walk or fly, but while in vehicle form you drive around the platforms. Defensa-Pod can be used to switch between Autobots. Once all the cubes are collected the game repeats at a higher difficulty. Each Autobot has shields that deplete when shot at or hit by an enemy Decepticon, when all the Autobots are destroyed, it is Game Over.

Developer: Denton Designs
Publisher: Ocean Software
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Also known as: Transformers Armada: Prelude to Energon