Xbox Critic Reviews

The storyline is a little jerky at times, but does get the point across and has some "advanced" plot concepts, such as foreshadowing.

It doesn't do anything too different and although the cycles are nice, I felt that the Veritechs of the previous game were much more fun to mess around with.

The game alternates between first- and third-person views, but it is all action, allowing you to fight riding the Cyclone in motorcycle form or wearing it as mecha battle armor. Either way, it's a way more bitchin' ride than your little Vespa.

Once you've had a taste of sweet cel-shaded transformer action Invasion simply smacks of a tired FPS game that has been done to death.

Overall, the game is pretty mediocre. The multiplayer falls short and the single player can be beat in less than 12 hours, the controls are rather awkward at first and the cyclones are hard to control.

It's also a game that's kindly rounded out by superb control and targeting advancements, not to mention a now obligatory online mode, for however useless it may wind up being in the long run.

Getting comfortable with the cycle controls will take some time and I actually found it easier to go on foot whenever possible than mess around with the cycle mode.

If the developers put some additional time sprucing up the graphics engine, the controls, and the difficulty level, this would have been a game to seriously contend with.

An above average online mode offers its true salvation however, delivering a genuine quality experience.

The major downside to Battlecry was the repetitive nature of the game, which thankfully is not present anymore in the game.