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List of Transformers video games

This is a list of video games based on the Transformers television series and movies, or featuring any of the characters.

Transformers games have been released for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Family Computer, Family Computer Disk System, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2, Mobile, iOS, Android, webOS, BlackBerry OS, and Virtual Console. Hasbro sold the digital gaming rights various properties, including My Little Pony, Magic: The Gathering, Tonka, Playskool, and The Transformers, to Infogrames for $100 million USD in 2000, and then it bought back the rights for $65 million USD in June 2005.[1]

Titles

Based on The Transformers

Title Details
The Transformers

Original release dates:
1985 		Release years by system:
1985 - ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64
Notes:
Transformers: The Battle to Save the Earth

Original release dates:
1986 		Release years by system:
1986 - Commodore 64
Notes:
The Transformers: Mystery of Convoy

Original release dates:
  • JP: December 5, 1986
 Release years by system:
1986 - Famicom
2008 - Virtual Console
Notes:
  • Japan-exclusive game
  • Developed by ISCO, published by Takara
Transformers: The Headmasters

Original release dates:
  • JP: August 28, 1987
 Release years by system:
1987 - Famicom Disk System
Notes:
  • Japan-exclusive game
  • Produced by Takara
Transformers (2003)

Original release dates:
  • JP: October 30, 2003
 Release years by system:
2003 - PlayStation 2
Notes:
Transformers G1: Awakening

Original release dates:
November 12, 2008 		Release years by system:
2008 - Mobile phone
2010 - iOS
Notes:
Transformers: Devastation

Original release dates:
October 6, 2015 		Release years by system:
2015 - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Based on Beast Wars: Transformers

Title Details
Beast Wars: Transformers

Original release dates:
  • NA: December 5, 1997
  • EU: 1998
 Release years by system:
1997 - PlayStation
1998 - PC, Mac
Notes:
Kettō Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Senshi Saikyō Ketteisen

Original release dates:
  • JP: April 2, 1999
 Release years by system:
1999 - Game Boy Color
Notes:
  • Japan-exclusive game
  • Published by Takara; Developed by Gaibrain.
  • A 2D fighting game influenced by the Fatal Fury series, with similar elements such as basic and special attacks, and characters represented by 2D sprites. Characters can transform between Beast and Robot modes at will, with each mode determining what attacks the player can use. Supports multiplayer for two players.
  • Playable roster includes characters from Beast Wars, Beast Wars II, and Beast Wars Neo.
  • Extra mini games are unlockable through provided passwords.
  • Features support for the Game Link Cable, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Printer, and Transfer Pak.
Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals

Original release dates:
  • JP: October 1, 1999
  • NA: July 12, 2000
 Release years by system:
1999 - PlayStation, Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • Published by Takara in Japan, BAM! Entertainment in North America; PS1 version developed by WAVEDGE, N64 version developed by Locomotive.

Games based on the film series

Title Details
Transformers: The Game

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 19, 2007 (PSP)
  • NA: June 26, 2007 (Consoles)
  • EU: July 20, 2007
 Release years by system:
2007 - PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, Wii
Notes:
Transformers Autobots
Transformers Decepticons

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 19, 2007
 Release years by system:
2007 - Nintendo DS
Notes:
Transformers: The Game

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 2007
 Release years by system:
2007 - Mobile phone
Notes:
  • Sidescrolling platform game adaptation of Transformers, by Glu Mobile[2]
  • Due to the fractured handset market in 2007 (before the dominance of smartphone OSs), the game required Glu to produce 20,000 individual versions for specific matchings of handsets and languages.[3]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 23, 2009[4]
  • AU: June 24, 2009
  • EU: June 26, 2009
 Release years by system:
2009 - Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360
Notes:
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 23, 2009
 Release years by system:
2009 - Nintendo DS
Notes:
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 2009
 Release years by system:
2009 - Mobile phone
Notes:
  • Sidescrolling platform game adaptation of Revenge of the Fallen, by Glu Mobile[8]
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 14, 2011
  • AU: June 29, 2011
  • EU: June 24, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Notes:
Transformers Dark of the Moon: Autobots
Transformers Dark of the Moon: Decepticons

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 14, 2011
  • AU: June 29, 2011
  • EU: June 24, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 - Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • Transformers Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons serves as a prequel to the film, with both versions following the same plot.
  • Developed by Behaviour Interactive, published by Activision
Transformers Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 14, 2011
  • AU: June 29, 2011
  • EU: June 24, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 - Nintendo 3DS and Wii
Notes:
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 14, 2011
  • AU: June 29, 2011
  • EU: June 24, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 - iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad)
Notes:
  • Strategy-based platform game adaptation of Dark of the Moon, by Electronic Arts
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 14, 2011
  • AU: June 29, 2011
  • EU: June 24, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 - Mobile phone
Notes:
  • Side-scrolling platform game adaptation of Dark of the Moon, by Electronic Arts
Transformers: Human Alliance

Original release date:
 Release years by system:
2013 - Arcade
Notes:

Games based on Transformers: Animated

Title Details
Transformers Animated: The Game

Original release dates:
  • NA: October 21, 2008 (2008-10-21)
  • EU: October 24, 2008 (2008-10-24)
  • AU: November 26, 2008 (2008-11-26)
[11] 		Release years by system:
2008 - Nintendo DS
Notes:

Developed by A2M, published by Activision

Transformers Animated: The Chase

Original release date:
  • JP: 2010 (2010)
[12] 		Release years by system:
2010 - Arcade
Notes:
  • Developed and published by Sega
  • Takes advantage of the cards included in the Japanese release of the Transformers: Animated toy line.
Transformers Animated: The Shooting

Original release date:
  • JP: 2010 (2010)
[13] 		Release years by system:
2010 - Arcade
Notes:
  • Developed and published by Sega
  • Takes advantage of the cards included in the Japanese release of the Transformers: Animated toy line.

Games based on Transformers: Prime

Title Details
Transformers: Prime – The Game

Original release dates:
  • NA: October 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
 Release years by system:
2012 - Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U
Notes:
  • Developed by Nowpro, published by Activision
Transformers Universe

Proposed release date:
2013 		Proposed system release:
2014 - Microsoft Windows
Notes:
  • A multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) developed by British game developer Jagex in partnership with American toy company Hasbro. The game was officially unveiled at Auto Assembly 2010,[14] the game went into closed beta on March 12, 2014[15] and entered open beta on July 4, 2014.[16] The game shut down on January 31, 2015.[17]

War for Cybertron series

Title Details
Transformers: War for Cybertron

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 22, 2010
  • EU: June 25, 2010
[11] 		Release years by system:
2010 - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Notes:
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2010 - Wii
Notes:
Transformers: War for Cybertron Autobots
Transformers: War for Cybertron Decepticons

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2010 - Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • Separate games focusing on each faction
  • Developed by Vicarious Visions, published by Activision
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Original release dates:
  • NA: August 21, 2012
  • EU: August 24, 2012
 Release years by system:
2012 - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Notes:
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

Original release date:
  • NA: June 24, 2014
 Release years by system:
2014 - Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Notes:

Other games

Title Details
Transformers

Cancellation date:
1995 		Proposed system release:
Notes:

This game was originally planned to be released for the SNES and utilize the Super FX chip. In 1994 Takara announced that this version was cancelled, and that the game would be released in 1995 for the Nintendo 64 (then intended for a 1995 launch), either the Sega 32X or Sega Saturn, and possibly the PlayStation.[20]

DreamMix TV World Fighters

Original release dates:
  • JP: December 18, 2003
 Release years by system:
2003 - GameCube, PlayStation 2
Notes:
Transformers

Original release dates:
  • PAL: May 7, 2004
  • NA: May 11, 2004
 Release years by system:
2004 - PlayStation 2
Notes:
Angry Birds Transformers

Original release date:
  • WW: October 15, 2014
 Release years by system:
2014 - iOS, Android
Notes:
Transformers: Earth Wars

Original release date:
  • WW: June 2, 2016
 Release years by system:
2016 - iOS, Android
Notes:
Transformers: Battlegrounds

Original release date:
October 23, 2020 		Release years by system:
2020 - Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2021 - Google Stadia
Notes:
Transformers: Forged to Fight

Original release date(s):
April 17, 2017 		Release years by system:
2017 - iOS, Android
Notes:
  • Fighting game developed and published by Kabam.
  • Shut down on January 13, 2023.[21]
  • Re-released on May 10, 2023 as a Netflix exclusive game; removing all microtransactions and in-game advertisements.[22]
Transformers Online

Cancellation date:
2020 		Proposed system release:
Notes:

A massively multiplayer online game which was under development by Netdragon. Beta testing started in August 2011 and the game launched in March 2012. The game appeared to have been abandoned as of 2012, but the game started development again in 2017. This time it is being developed by a new company, Certain Affinity which is linked to the development of the games Call of Duty, Left 4 Dead and Halo.[23][24][25] The game shut down once again on February 13, 2020.[26] Although recently it has been confirmed that the game is still under development by Certain Affinity. But this time the name was changed to Transformers Rise.[27]

Transformers: Heavy Metal

Cancellation date:
2022 		Proposed system release:
Notes:

A location-based augmented reality game developed by Niantic and Very Very Spaceship.[28] Development of the game was cancelled in June 2022.[29]

Transformers: Reactivate

Original release date(s):
2024 		Release years by system:
TBA - Microsoft Windows, consoles
Notes:

An online action video game developed by Splash Damage. A closed beta is planned for 2024, though no release date for the full game has been announced.[30]

Transformers: The Universes Beyond Bundle

Original release date(s):
 Release years by system:
2022 - Magic: The Gathering Online
Notes:

A card bundle containing 15 double-faced cards, featuring characters from Transformers. The cards are "legal" in Magic: The Gathering's Legacy, Vintage, and Commander formats.

Transformers: Earthspark — Expedition

Original release date:
October 13, 2023 		Release years by system:
2023 - Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Notes:
Transformers: Galactic Trials

Original release date:
October 11, 2024 		Release years by system:
2024 - Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch,

PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Notes:

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Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_Universe_(game)