Transformers: Battlegrounds
Transformers: Battlegrounds is a tactical warfare adventure. As evil Megatron closes in on the all spark, Bumblebee and the Autobacs need a new commander to help save Earth. Assemble your squad and roll out…
Transformers: Battlegrounds is an arcade developed by Coatsink, released 22 October 2020 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia.
What Transformers: Battlegrounds is
Transformers: Battlegrounds is an arcade game developed by Coatsink and released in 2020. It was published by Outright Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity. It carries an ESRB E10+ age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Bumblebee and the Autobots have a new commander - you. Assemble your squad and roll out for a battle that will rage from Central City to Cybertron. Choose heroes including Windblade and Optimus Prime, each with unique attacks and abilities. Use each environment to your advantage, taking cover in desert sandstorms and battling your foes in city streets. And charge your Energon to unleash devastating Ultimate Abilities. Then visit the Arcade for local multiplayer battles with the Decepticons and more. It’s the Transformers game you’ve waited an eternity for!
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Transformers series
Transformers: Battlegrounds is the 44th of 50 entries we hold in the Transformers series. It arrived 2 years after Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive. The next entry was Transformers: Tactical Arena in 2021. Its critic score of 74 is 13 points above the series average of 61. The highest-rated entry is Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen at 93.
How it was received
Transformers: Battlegrounds holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 51% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored about average for its year.
What it launched against
Transformers: Battlegrounds launched on 22 October 2020, within three weeks of Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 7 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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