Remember those pre-teens I mentioned? They'll really get into the completion -oriented style of play that will have them glued to the screen for hour, playing the same missions over and over for the best times and scores. The structure of the campaign missions will only appeal to a limited audience. The mission types are only loosely tied to the plot of the movie throughout most of the game, but while it is fun to see how everything comes together if you’ve already seen the movie don’t expect too many revelations with what went on behind the scenes. Missions where you're having to save a fallen comrade to the Decepticons have very little context until you play as the Decepticon that decimated that Autobot. The same events are experienced from the perspective of both sides, so the effects of a victory for Autobots will be seen when playing as the Decpticons. If you choose to play as an Autobot your goal is to stop the Decpticons from reaching their goal, whatever it may be, and bring peace to earth. The campaign mode can be played from the perspective of both sides, which leads to some interesting revelations as the plot unfolds later on as the reason for the Decepticon's attacks are made apparent. The Autobots and the Decepticons are still at war (who would have guessed?) and they're chasing each other around the globe, trying to gain an upper hand in their never-ending feud. The story of the game is shackled to the script of the movie and while the game kicks, screams, and fights to throw in some variety, in the end it is one long, slow drag to a unsatisfying climax. It is because of nostalgia there can never be a video game that trumps everyone's memories of their imaginary adventures with their Transformers toys but Transformers Revenge of the Fallen tries pretty damn hard. Both the game and the movie are a reboot so this isn’t a game for nostalgic 20 or 30 somethings as much as it's another cog in Hasbro's massive toy marketing machine. Now I’m not saying you should go out and buy a copy for a 6 year old (they’re probably busy playing Halo 3 anyway) but for a young man or woman in their early teens this might be a game they could get into. This may surprise you, given that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is rated T for teen, that this is a video game geared toward a younger audience.
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