There hasn't been much representation of the first generation of the Transformers, which is generally held in the highest regard by the fan base, mostly due to nostalgia and it being the one most adults grew up with in the '80s, as well as having a totally awesome animated movie.

Good fun. Cartoon art stays true to your nostalgic memories rather than the Michael Bayism. Combat satisfying. Good to kill a few hours.

Despite the toy-line having a popular 1980s cartoon as well as further cartoon series', Transformers: Devastation , with its beautiful cel-shaded visuals, is the first Transformers game of the modern day to be clearly based on a cartoon.

Alan dons a disguise for Transformers Devastation, the latest brawler from action specialists Platinum Games.

Great combat; Perfectly emulates the 80s cartoon aesthetic; Excellent voice cast

Camera is a bit dodgy; Very short

Over the last decade the Transformers series has seen somewhat of a revival. While it's veered sharply away from the 80's cartoon and toy establishment

Transformers: Devastation is a nice return to classic Transformers , backed by the quality of Platinum Games' action-brawler gameplay. The Decepticon bashing is topnotch of the Bayonetta -ilk, despite basic level design, and the art style of the cutscenes is uncanny in being faithful to the source...

+ Visual style spot-on; + Action gameplay; + Combat is much deeper than meets the eye; + Ease of transforming into vehicles

- Bosses are the worst; expect rage quits; - Limited variety in missions; - Short campaign seems to expect replays as every character

I'll make this simple, the game is very good. Not just for kids but young adults or adults. Since they use generation 1 transformer forms, I believe fans of the old tv shows would love it more. Everything from the dialog, scenarios, battles etc are recreated perfectly.

My grandson is very please and he was especially excited about the time arrival. He said he will be ready for Christmas.

Over the past decade, Platinum Games has made quite a name for itself. With games such as Mad World , the Bayonetta series, and Metal Gear Rising, it's pretty much become the master of the action-game genre. Bayonetta in particular is a standard to which all other action games are measured.

If you're a big Transformers G1 fan who likes hack-n-slash games, then this is for you. Is it great? No. is it horrible? No It's a good "I have nothing better to do and I like Transformers" kind of game.