Transformers: The Game
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| Developers | |
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| Traveller's Tales | |
| Publishers | |
| Activision | |
| Engines | |
| Nu2 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 19, 2007 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 55 |
| IGDB | 57 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | Transformers |
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Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- Includes graphical options from both PlayStation 2/Wii and PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 versions.
- Lacks a V-Sync toggle or FPS limiter, which can make the player character unable to climb walls and cause physics and AI problems at excessively high frame rates.
- Shadows are automatically disabled when using the in-game anti-aliasing. See forcing anti-aliasing.[Note 2]
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
Demos
- A demo is available here.
Game data
Configuration file location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Activision\Transformers\ |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Activision\Transformers\ |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x FSAA. Shadows are automatically disabled when anti-aliasing is enabled. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Excessively high frame rates (well above 300 FPS) can make the player character unable to climb walls and cause physics and AI problems. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Uses forced mouse acceleration. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | No mouse pointer. Menu interaction done by using the mouse buttons and scroll wheel only. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | Some prompts are in the game but are unused. | |
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Generic/other controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |  |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music On/off toggle, effects | |
| Surround sound | 5.1 | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Russian | Fan translation by «ENPY Studio» | |||
| Spanish |
- US versions only contain an English language option.
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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Issues unresolved
Black lines in "A Gathering Force"
- This level has jarring black lines all over the place in High Detail mode. This is due to one of the High Detail files for the level being broken. It isn't on PS3/360.
Mising projectile models in High Detail
- The projectile models for weapons in High Detail mode from PS3/360 are missing in the PC release.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Mods
- See the beginners setup guide for instructions on how to configure the game for mod support. This guide was written for extracting files from Lego games by TT Games, but it also works with other Nu2-engine titles.
- Alternatively, watch this video guide which was made specifically for Transformers: The Game.
- Setting up mods requires extracting the game's .DAT files, which noticeably increases file size, but they do not require putting back together and run fine in thier extracted state.
Fixes/Improvements
- Bumblebee's Playable Special Ability by Digital Arctic - Replaces Bumblebee's shield counter with his sonic boom which is activated when fighting him. Place this file in
<path-to-game>\CHARS.
- Cutscene Accurate Transformation Sound For Ironhide by Trash - Changes Ironhide's transformation sound to match that from one of the chapter 2 cutscenes. Place this file in
<path-to-game>\AUDIO\_SOUNDFX\CHARS.
- Improved legal screens by Trash - Inverts the colors on the Paramount logo and adds the man in the moon to the Dreamworks logo. Place files in
<path-to-game>\GUI\GFX.
Restored content
- Fixed unused levels by Digital Arctic - Fixes most of the accessible unused levels. Place files in
<path-to-game>.
Visual enhancements
- Dreamworks loading screen in Dark mode by Trash - Replaces the Dreamworks loading screen with a dark mode version of it. Place this file in
<path-to-game>\GUI\SFX.
- Light mode Hasbro loading screen by Trash - Replaces the Hasbro loading screen with a light mode version of it. Place this file in
<path-to-game>\GUI\SFX.
- Nighttime in DemoTran and Daytime in Tranquility2 by Trash - Changes the sky in DemoTranquility to be nighttime and Tranquility2 to be daytime. Place files in
<path-to-game>\LEVELS\DEMOTRANQUILITYand<path-to-game>\LEVELS\TRANQUILITY2.
- Paramount loading screen in Dark mode by Trash - Replaces the Paramount loading screen with a dark mode version of it. Place this file in
<path-to-game>\GUI\SFX.
- Xbox 360 controller screens by Trash - Replaces the default loading screens with the controller loading screens from the Xbox 360 versions. Place files in
<path-to-game>\GUI\GFX\CONTROLLERSCREENS\ENG.
Misc
- Barricade24's Transformers: The Game Modding Playlist - Showcases various mods, either downloadable or with tutorials/instructions on how to re-create them (refer to the modding guide if no tutorial is given).
- BL4CK0U7's Transformers: The Game Playlist - Various mods.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ "Transformers_Hi.DAT" Is the file that is required for the 360/ps3 option, if you can't use Hi-Res assets and don't have this file that is why. It can be deleted to save on disk space though be warned you may not be able to get it back.
- ↑ Forcing certain types of anti-aliasing with shadows on may cause many graphical issues, like transparent objects being visible through your character model and through walls.
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16