Are you the kind of person who wears a Optimus Prime trucker hat and a full Transformers-themed wardrobe to accompany your various Transformers tattoos? Well, I’ve got some good news for you. To accompany the release of the movie this week, EA is launching the cleverly titled iOS game Transformers 3 [$4.99 / HD]. We got a quick look at it at E3, and it seems like EA has invented some kind of new compression algorithm to pack never-before-seen levels of fan service into the game. You can play as Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, and the game cleverly switches between a dual stick shooter and a driving game as you transform between forms. There’s all kinds of weaponry to be unlocked and upgraded too.
Check out the trailer:
The way EA releases games is a little strange, so if you want to get this the second the game is available in your market, here’s what you’re going to have to do– If you’re in New Zealand and Australia, the game will already be available through the links below. Otherwise, similar to how games are released on Wednesday nights, it should be available in your region as soon as it’s the 28th in your corner of the world.
For Americans, Transformers 3 should be released at 11:00 PM Eastern, but will be available through a different iTunes link. We’ll find that link and get this post updated as close to its US release as we can. Also, needless to say, a review is on the way.
While we’re discussing the Transformers movies, how do you guys think it will stack up against Harry Potter this summer? A friend of mine who closely tracks these kind of things is sure Transformers 3 will beat out the final Potter movie. I’m no expert, but I just don’t know how Transformers could ever rack up more cash compared the last installment to the worldwide Harry Potter phenomenon!
International App Store Links:
- TRANSFORMERS 3, $4.99
- TRANSFORMERS 3 HD, $6.99 (iPad Only)
TF3 looked amazing during production in chicago last summer but harry potter will no doubt beat it
EA, not Activison? Whatever. In regards to the movies ?, I have no interest in seeing either movie, but I would definitely say Harry Potter. The Harry Potter has a audience/fanbase worldwide thats far larger than transformers ever did, even during the original cartoons. WB's could have a movie about a broomstick collecting dust and it would sell more (see the onion).
I have to disagree on Harry Potter have a bigger fan base. TF have had an worldwide effect. Most countries didnt even know what Harry Potter was until the movies. Hell, even in the USA, I didnt know about the books to right before the first movie came out. There have been tons of Transformer cons and some die hard fans. Now, I will agree that Harry potter has the better movies and will continue to make more money than Transformers ever will.
I feel like the Transformers fan base is severely limited in comparison to the HP fan base in that HP fans are readers and cinephiles, girls and boys, old people and young people... Say what you may, the Transformers franchise is pretty polarizing.
Left side of iPad = Fling. Looks interesting - even though I can't stand the movies, and a zero fan of Shia LaBore.
I'm not too excited about this one. I don't like Bay's Transformers, but beyond that, this looks like a generic dual stick shooter with pretty graphics thanks to its big budget. What part do Transformers play in it that couldn't be played as Battletech or any other robot fiction?
Compare this to Transformers Awakening. The graphics aren't nearly as good, but at least the Transformers there were more than just robots with upgradeable guns.
Wow I think that first paragraph described me, But my cap is decepticons, tattoos of both logos and loads of TF toys and some tshirts. G1 all the way.
Is Megan Fox in it?
transformers snore than meets the eye.
Michael Bay must be stopped. No matter the cost!