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Transformers G1 Awakening

Transformers G1: Awakening is a turn-based tactics mobile game in the Transformers franchise based on the 2007 Movie of the same name, developed and published by Glu Mobile. It was originally released for…

12 November 2008

Transformers G1 Awakening is a turn-based strategy (tbs) developed by Glu Mobile, released 12 November 2008 on Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS and Legacy Mobile Device.

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What Transformers G1 Awakening is

Transformers G1 Awakening is a turn-based strategy (tbs) game developed by Glu Mobile and released in 2008. It is available on Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device and Linux. It runs on J2ME.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Four million years ago, the "Arc" and Nemesis crash-land on Earth, and the Autobots and Decepticons go into stasis. In the present day, Bumblebee awakens on Earth. He is briefly instructed by Ratchet about what has happened so far. A volcanic eruption awoke the Decepticons, who escaped. However, aside from the two of them, the Autobots are still in stasis, and need energon to be powered up. Bumblebee then encounters Frenzy. After dispatching the Decepticon, he meets up with Ratchet, who further explains what has transpired. They then encounter Soundwave, who is in the process of harnessing a human power plant to produce energon, and defeat him. With the energon they've harvested from the…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Transformers series

Transformers G1 Awakening is the 18th of 50 entries we hold in the Transformers series. It arrived a year after Transformers: The Game. The next entry was Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Autobots in 2009.

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What it launched against

Transformers G1 Awakening launched on 12 November 2008, within three weeks of Fallout 3, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2 and Left 4 Dead.

Released around the same time: Fallout 3, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2, Left 4 Dead.

Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

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When did Transformers G1 Awakening come out?
Transformers G1 Awakening was released on 12 November 2008 for Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device and Linux.

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