Wii Vs Xbox 360 Comparison of Transformers The Game
There is something wonderful about huge robots waging battles of fierce destruction while people run screaming from the melee. Unfortunately neither the Wii or the Xbox 360 Transformers game truly captures that joy. What you get is one very pretty game with decent control on the 360 and another muddy example of what the Wii can’t pull off in the graphics department on the Wii with terribly frustrating controls.
Transformers The Game is a sandbox-style action title where you are given the choice to side with the Autobots or the Decepticons for the main campaign. The missions are pretty straightforward. If you are the Autobots, you have to kill the Decepticons, and vice a versa.
The game feels a bit like Grand Theft Auto meets Hulk Ultimate Destruction. While both of those titles are great examples of how to create an engaging sanbox game, Transformers never achieves the total immersion of Grand Theft Auto or the kick ass freedom of the tight control scheme of Hulk.
The controls on the Wii are frustrating to say the least. Initially the control seems fine enough, until you are confronted with several enemies and the camera never swings around fast enough. The lock-on option is difficult to execute. Once you lock on and throw an object at your adversary, you loose the lock-on and engage free camera controls of the Wiimote sending your camera to the sky or ground in a moment of total confusion. I found myself fighting the camera controls and loose combat system more than I was kicking some robot ass. The controls alone would make me not recommend the Wii version of the game. Add on top of that some terribly compressed video for the cut scenes and you have one title that I wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot borrowed Wiimote.
The 360 version on the other hand is quite passable. The in-game graphics are very polished and the Transformers look incredible. The cut scenes are well directed and the character models are well defined. Controlling your character is smooth and responsive mostly. I came into some difficulty with the lock-on feature again. You cannot scroll targets and you have to be directly facing your enemy on screen to lock on. It wasn’t as frustrating as the Wii version, but it still didn’t feel completely right.
The transformations were uneven. When you transform into a car, you have to have both feet firmly planted on the ground to transform into a plane as the Decepticons, or a car as the Autobots, although you could transform out of the vehicle at any time. The driving was appropriately fast and responsive allowing for some nice drifting and jumping.
Overall if you are a Transformer fan with both a 360 and a Wii, I would recommend picking up the 360 version only if you have to have more robot action on your console. If you are stuck with a Wii only, go for a rental before you plop down your hard earned cash for this one.
Toots
Posted to Video Games on 13 July 2007
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i would recommend avoiding the game altogether. The camera is horrible, the story and gameplay are laughable and repetitive.