78
Transformers: Dark of the Moon may suffer from some derivative level design, and its introduction of the cool Stealth Force form does have some repetitive gameplay consequences. But kudos to the developers for injecting something new into the formula.
40
It seems like the developer ran out of the time before they could iterate upon last year's Transformers: War for Cybertron. This game winds up being a product of significantly lesser quality than it predecessor.
76
While I know that this is a movie tie-in, I had high hopes for Dark of the Moon because of War for Cybertron. At the end of the day, Dark of the Moon feels unpolished with room to grow.
6
I Like how the game storyline is based before the real movie, I think its great when it tells you on what happened and then it sets up the actual movie.
8
This was a fun game back in the day. Would love to see this ported to modern consoles
6
Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the game, delivers a nostalgic punch for fans of the franchise, yet it lands with a mixed bag of results. As someone who rated it a 7.0, I couldn't shake the feeling of nostalgia coursing through my body as I played this game. However, beneath the surface lies a game that struggles to innovate within the confines of its genre. The gameplay, while serviceable, can feel repetitive and uninspired at times, relying too heavily on familiar mechanics without offering much in the way of innovation. The story, too, feels like a missed opportunity, failing to capitalize on the rich lore of the Transformers universe in favor **** narrative that fails to leave a lasting impression.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Released On:
Jun 14, 2011
Metascore
Mixed or Average
59
User score
Mixed or Average
6.5
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
11% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
68% Mixed
36 Reviews
36 Reviews
21% Negative
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
Jun 27, 2011
70
If you're already played War for Cyberton and are itching for more Transformers action, Dark of the Moon is a safe bet.
User score
Mixed or Average
44% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
40% Mixed
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
17% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Jun 21, 2011
10
Clearly, you need to be a major Trans Fan who loves all forms of TF media (Loved the classic cartoon, animes, comics, and even the movies) to appreciate this. And as one of 'em, I truly enjoyed the game as much as War for Cybertron even as the latter is the best of 'em.
Jun 16, 2011
10
Considering that it was developed by High Moon, which also developed War for Cybertron, I had high expectations of this game. It has not proved me wrong, everything I enjoyed in WfC I found just as compelling in DotM. The control scheme and game mechanics were all familiar to me. I can understand how some people dislike how this game is almost identical to WfC and expected extra content. However, judging from the reviews of previously disastrous Transformers games, I'm not surprised why High Moon decided to keep everything the way it was.
Jul 2, 2011
65
High Moon clearly did all they could, but ultimately, Dark of the Moon is a small package with too much filler to be worth more than a rental. Though we're betting it's still better than the film it's based on.
Jun 24, 2011
60
Last year, High Moon Studios did a great job with the Transformers franchise, but this time they got it wrong. It has some good ideas and potential, but overall it's a game that, like many other movie games, fall short in almost every possible aspect.
Jul 7, 2011
50
Although War for Cybertron had us hoping for an imminent consecration for the franchise, Dark of the Moon proves to be just one of the many mediocre tie-in's we've had to deal with.
Jul 5, 2011
42
Overall this just feels like they took one step forward and then two steps back.
Jun 17, 2011
33
The game's mash-up of a story never amounts to anything meaningful or groundbreaking, and the single player campaign is pretty short -- clocking in around five hours or less.
Jun 15, 2011
10
A great movie tie-in game because it sets up what happens in the movie. The game play is smooth like War For Cybertron. And the visuals... the game is gorgeous! The best Transformers movie game ever made, period.
Aug 30, 2022
7
"Do you feel cold and lost in desperation? You build up hope, but failure's all you've known Remember all the sadness and frustration And let it go, let it go"
May 10, 2013
7
This game was made to understand that in a hurry, because its short almost erases its positives, which are the opotunidade to control various tranformers, and varied gameplay.
Jun 20, 2011
4
After the excellent War for Cybertron(by the same makers of this game),i was looking forward to this **** all i'm hearing is that this game was rushed to co-incide with the movie,has too much wrong with it,& worst of all,they didnt include what was by far,the best feature of WFC,which was the campaign Co-Op!.. This is Unforgivable! Saying the levels are designed for one specific Transformer,is a lame excuse,why? because they made the game that way,& with the game set before the movie,they're not tied to certain scenes.With these movie tie-ins,they REALLY need to get the developer working on the game as soon as the script is finalised on the movie,to give maximum development time(This movie took two years to bring out,planty of time to make a good game),or simply release the game when its ready.These game companys need to give gamers a little more **** dont go out & buy a game,just because the movie happens to be out at the same **** fact,we know that a game that comes out in the same week as the movie,was most likely rushed,& rubbish or sub-standard as a result.(we're smart like that **** we wont buy it(or certainly less of us **** need to have faith in **** will surely wait for a good game,& buy it when 'its ready' & is good as it possibly can be. But as it is,even if it was a better polished game,i wouldnt be buying,or renting this,as they didnt bother,or didnt have time to make this the excellent Co-Op game that War for Cybertron was.Simple as. Even so,i wont mark this down too much,as i believe only truely terrible games should get very low marks,& lack of Co-Op & polish aside,its not THAT bad a game.
Jun 17, 2011
0
Horrible game that should not have been made, effort should have been put into the War for Cybertron 2. The campaign had horrible load times every time it would save on a level and the stealth mode ruins the need for robot mode during the campaign. The controls are slow & plodding, lagging behind the action with inaccurate melee and vanishing grenades. Map glitches abound where your character will be caught in invisible parts of the maps. Mulitplayer is plagued with lag in game and even when changing screens on the menu.
SummaryTransformers: Dark of the Moon thrusts players into an original storyline that takes place before the events of the film.
Rated Tfor Teen
Platforms:
- PlayStation 3
- Xbox 360
- DS
- DS
- Wii
- 3DS
Initial Release Date:Jun 14, 2011
Developer:
- High Moon Studios
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