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Hot on the heels of fellow Hasbro license G.I. Joe comes this turn-based tactical outing for those robots that take on the form of mack trucks, massive pistols, sheds and benches, the Transformers! Given the sheer love fans have for the series, Transformers: Battlegrounds has a lot to live up to – even more so when you consider the celebrated High Moon-developed shooters War For Cybertron and Fall Of Cybertron – and to its credit, it doesn’t even try, instead opting for what we have affectionately termed “Baby XCOM“.
This is not a passive-aggressive slight – in this writer’s opinion, if there’s one thing that tactics games tend not to be, it’s accessible. Transformers: Battlegrounds is very much the exception to this rule, and joyously so. It’s extremely easy to get your head around, with clear tutorials that don’t outstay their welcome, precisely-defined game logic and a clear, easy to understand HUD. And it pulls this off without entirely comprising the idea of having any tactical scope whatsoever, with things getting interesting just a few missions into the game.
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