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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen cover
Developers
Luxoflux
Windows Beenox
Publishers
Activision
Engines
Lux Engine
Release dates
Windows June 22, 2009
Reception
Metacritic 58
IGDB 93
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Shooter
Vehicles Automobile, Truck
Art styles Realistic
Series Transformers
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on HowLongToBeat
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on IGDB
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen guide on StrategyWiki
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on MobyGames
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on Wikipedia
Transformers
Beast Wars: Transformers 1998
Transformers: The Game 2007
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009
Transformers: War for Cybertron 2010
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron 2012
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark 2014
Transformers: Devastation 2015
Transformers: Battlegrounds 2020
Transformers: Tactical Arena 2021
Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition 2023

Key points

Based on the PS3/Xbox 360 version as the PS2/Wii version differs from these versions.
Official Master server for multiplayer was shut down on April 17, 2020. Can be restored with a mod, see Multiplayer types

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SecuROM v7.40.0005 DRM
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Downloadable content (DLC)

The Character and Map Pack Plus DLC was never released for the PC version.

Game data

Configuration file location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Activision\Transformers2\Settings

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Activision\Transfomers2\Saved Games\

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Resolutions up to 1920x1200.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Use the community-created solution from killer-m.
4K Ultra HD
Use the community-created solution from killer-m.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 4x FSAA, The option is grayed out when you use High detail graphic settings, Due to lighting being broken if you force in the config files.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
Locked at 32 FPS. Use the community-created solution from killer-m.
120+ FPS
Locked at 32 FPS. Use the community-created solution from killer-m.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
8 Free-For-All Or 4v4. See this website for restoring the Multiplayer: https://wiki.aiwarehouse.xyz/en/tf-rotf-pc-guide

{{Network/Connections

|matchmaking = false |matchmaking notes = |p2p = true |p2p notes = |dedicated = false |dedicated notes = |self-hosting = true |self-hosting notes = |direct ip = false |direct ip notes =

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 3074
UDP 3074
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

Mods

Modding guide video
Console quality cutscenes by Trash - replaces the lower-quality PC cutscenes with the ones from the console version
Barricade24's modding playlist - showcases various mods, either downloadable or with tutorials on how to re-create them (refer to the modding guide if no tutorial is given).


Issues fixed

Game not launching (without an error or a message)

Resolution Not Set[citation needed]
  1. Go to [1] and download it.
  2. Extract the files in the main game folder.
  3. Open Settings.ini and change the resolution according to your system.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT
ATI Radeon X1600
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible


References