Transformers - Fall of Cybertron (Europe / Australia)
PlayStation 3
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Reviewed in 2012
86
✪ Reviewed on July 4, 2024
80
Excellent Transformers TPS set on Cybertron before the war. Polished production, satisfying solo and co-op campaigns, solid multiplayer. Fall of Cybertron stands as the undisputed best Transformers game of the generation.
Your verdict
Category
Third-Person Shooter4 players12+
Co-op
Description
TPS by High Moon Studios, Fall of Cybertron entry extending War for Cybertron. Published by Activision, released in August 2012 in Europe, Australia and North America. Optimus Prime and Megatron fighting last battle for dying Cybertron before exodus to Earth, over twelve chapters alternating Autobots and Decepticons, over fifteen playable characters including dinosaur Grimlock and Combaticons merging into Bruticus, online multiplayer mode, English voice-over with Peter Cullen.
Transformers - Fall of Cybertron review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
The art direction makes the campaign a gallery of mechanical bodies. Each chapter hands the game to a different robot, cut for its own gimmick: a combined colossus, an armoured dinosaur, a swift jetformer, each with its silhouette and gait. Rather than a single hero, the game shows off the variety of its machines, transformation becoming each time a distinct spectacle.
The music takes on the register of the big action spectacle. Pressing brass, hammered percussion and urgent build-ups accompany the escape sequences, as the planet collapses around the fighters. Rather than mourn the defeat, the score pushes forward, keying its blockbuster breath to scenes that link up without a moment to breathe.
The story tells off the individual tragedies at the heart of the collapse. Grimlock, captured and forcibly turned into a beast, the titanic robot-city woken as a last resort, the sacrifices that mark the retreat: rather than a single arc, the story assembles a mosaic of losses. The fall of the planet is thus told through the detail of those who pay for it, robot after robot.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾8,6 GB📅21/08/2012
Published by Activision
Transformers - Fall of Cybertron (PS3) price, value & rarity
A sequel by High Moon, Transformers Fall of Cybertron extends the epic on the robots' home planet with spectacular staging praised by license fans. Pulled from sale after the Hasbro license expired, it now exists only in boxed form, which is sought. Its interest lies in this status as a game gone from digital stores as much as in its quality.
Better with friends
A licensed robot action-shooter whose multiplayer modes marry competitive clashes and cooperative survival against enemy waves. The competition rewards mastering the vehicle-robot transformation, while the horde mode tightens bonds around a shared defense. The original online leans on uncertain servers, but the idea of switching form on the fly keeps a playful, snappy charm.
Is Transformers - Fall of Cybertron still worth playing in 2026?
Transformers Fall of Cybertron is without question one of the best Transformers games of the generation, an excellent third-person shooter set on the robots' home planet, before their exile to Earth. The polished presentation, the lore fidelity and the variety of playable characters, each with their own abilities, make for a brisk and generous solo campaign. The combat, blending shooting and on-the-fly transformation, stays brisk and exhilarating. The multiplayer, once solid, depends on now-deserted servers. But the solo amply justifies the visit. For the fan of Autobots and Decepticons, this title is an essential success.
