Apparently the tie-in games for Transformers might actually be good. Gamespot’s take, IGN’s look at the console versions, IGN’s look at the DS version.
Gamespot’s is a bit more in-depth than IGN’s, of particular note is this little tidbit:
However, our favorite part of the bonus material is the inclusion of a number of playable “generation one” Transformer characters. You can expect to either terrorize or defend the populace with Optimus Prime, Megatron, or Jazz (among others) in all their old-school glory. The game will even feature some bonus missions featuring Transformers that weren’t included in the film. We got to see a sequence with Prime fighting Shockwave, who looked very similar to his original incarnation from way back when. However, this version of Shockwave will be a triple-changer, which means he has robot, turret, and helicopter forms.
Apparently Vicarious Visions is also using the same exactly 3D model files created by Industrial Light and Magic, and the film’s score composer is doing the music for the game. The Autobots storyline of each game follows the movie, while the Decepticons is sort of an ‘alternate future’ version where it tells the plot, but the bad guys come out on top.
Sweet. Let’s just hope these initial views aren’t misguided.