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Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is a third-person action game that connects the movie and Cybertron universes through a quest to secure the powerful Dark Spark artifact. Players control over 40…

48 24 June 2014

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is a shooter developed by Activision, released 24 June 2014 on PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One and PlayStation 3.

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What Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is a shooter game developed by Activision and released in 2014. It was published by Edge of Reality. It is available on PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is a third-person action game that connects the movie and Cybertron universes through a quest to secure the powerful Dark Spark artifact. Players control over 40 Transformers characters, freely switching between robot and vehicle forms while battling across Earth and Cybertron. The game features a shared progression system between its single-player campaign and four-player cooperative Escalation mode, where players unlock upgrades and rewards that carry over between both experiences.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark holds a critic score of 48 out of 100. That places it above 9% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 21 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark launched on 24 June 2014, within three weeks of Shovel Knight, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, Divinity: Original Sin and Valiant Hearts: The Great War. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Shovel Knight, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, Divinity: Original Sin, Valiant Hearts: The Great War.

Official trailer

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All media

Dlc

Quick answers

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark — frequently asked questions

When did Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark come out?
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark was released on 24 June 2014 for PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Does Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark have multiplayer?
Yes. Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.

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