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DREAMWAVE OVERLOAD
How do your socks look? Well, if they haven’t been knocked clean off then chances are you haven’t kept up to date with the slew of Dreamwave news that's been thrown in our direction recently. Dreamwave took a stranglehold of Newsarama in the last week of February, releasing information on each of their new titles for four days straight.
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HASBRO UNVEILS UP-COMING ENERGON AND UNIVERSE FIGURES
Hasbro have again updated their official Transformers website to bring us more sneak peeks of up-coming Energon and Universe figures, so check out our summary of the year so far for a full-breakdown of recent announcements:
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HASBRO ANNOUNCE FIRST DECEPTICON ALTERNATOR, DEAD END
One of the most exciting announcements to come from Hasbro in recent weeks hit their official site on March 11, taking the community by storm. Almost out of the blue came news of two gorgeous new Alternators, and even more astounding was the fact that one of them is to be a Decepticon!
If you haven't seen pictures of Autobot Tracks and Decepticon Dead End by now, then you're in for a real treat!
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SUNSTREAKER PROTOTYPE PICTURES EMERGE?
As speculation continues to mount over various names and additions to the Alternators line, people are no doubt wondering which figures will actually be released.
The very impressive Smokescreen and Sideswipe have already hit the shelves and we are expecting Silverstreak and Hound to appear in the coming months, but speculation continues to mount over the proposed Dodge Viper…
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SUPANOVA 2004 TO PREMIERE ATARI PS2 TRANSFORMERS GAME
Supanova, Australia's largest annual pop culture expo is being held this year on May 1 - 2 at Wharf 8, Sydney.
The huge weekend event will be jam-packed with all things cool, from toys to anime to comics to collectible card games, and the organisers have told me that there's something special lined-up for Transformers fans as well, as Atari will be premiering their up-coming Transformers PS2 game at the event! Woo hoo!
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ATARI TO TRANSFORM ARMADA
As many of you know, Australian development company Melbourne House have been working on a new PS2 game based on the Transformers: Armada series. The game, entitled 'Transformers' (formerly known as ‘Transformers Armada: Prelude to Energon’), has been in the works for the last year or so now, but is finally due to be released in early May.
The title is being distributed by Atari - who recently launched the game's official UK web site - and fans couldn’t be happier, with many of us drooling over the many stunning screenshots and trailers which have been released over the past few months.
Melbourne House have done a fantastic job of bringing the TV characters to 'life', however in a recent interview they stated that the game has moved away from the TV series slighty, opting instead for a more ‘military hardware’ look while offering more intense, realistic gameplay. The landscapes and battles will be something to behold if the many videos available on Atari Australia’s website are anything to go by, and if the fantastic scenery and metal crushing battles weren’t enough, both David Kaye (Voice of Megatron) and Gary Chalk (Voice of Optimus Prime) will be featured in the game!
You can play the game as one of three Autobots: Red Alert, Hot Shot, and, of course, Optimus Prime. Much like many RPG based games, each character has their own good and bad points.
OPTIMUS PRIME: Is the biggest and heaviest playable character in the game. He is most suited to heavy combat, as he can attach with the more powerful mini-cons. Although the slowest character, his vehicle mode is also a great weapon, as he is bulky and powerful in this mode and so can smash through parts of the landscape, and even through a group of Decepticons.
RED ALERT: Is probably the most balanced in the game. He has good defensive capabilities and when in vehicle mode, has good traction and grip for bashing through the landscapes.
HOTSHOT: Is the quickest and the lightest of the playable characters. In his vehicle mode, he can speed through the landscape and jump over the largest jumps. In robot mode, he can run circles around the Decepticons with his speed.
One of the big pluses in this game is that you will be able to transform whenever you like. Although most players will probably stay in robot mode for most of the game, there will be areas which will require the player to utilise the vehicle mode.
Features of the game include:
• Allowing the player to choose which character they wish to use on each mission.
Battling to collect Mini-Cons, allowing the player to improve combat abilities against Megatron’s Decepticlone army
• Taking part in the age old Autobot Vs Decepticon war.
• Allowing the player to explore the landscapes in either vehicle or robot mode.
• An entire arsenal of weapons for combat
So far the only downside I can see is that it's only going to be released on Playstation 2, and as I only have a Gamecube, I might have trouble playing it, so I guess it’s time to go out and buy a Playstation then! :)
'Transformers' will be released in Australia on May 1st, 2004.
Story by: Scott Lingard
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LEAVING FRIENDS BEHIND
As many of you may know, I have just recently returned from a six month holiday in Europe. One of the hardest things about going away for such an extended period of time was leaving all my friends behind, shut up in cardboard packing boxes, their limbs bound by bubble wrap and masking tape, locked in a faceless storage facility...
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TAAU MEMBER INTERVIEW 004: CRANK
In this edition we are lucky enough to sit down and share a virtual drink with TAAU's resident Smartarse runner-up and all-round nice guy, Crank. So let's hear what he has to say about Calvin Klein, Red Setters and Jaffle making!
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TAAU MEMBER FEATURES IN DREAMWAVE COMIC
In January of this year, TAAU member Ravage posted a superb piece of Transformers fan art on the board. The amazing illustration depicted a lone Beast Wars Megatron standing beneath a colossal G1 Megatron, which very cleverly referenced and paid homage to the classic Planet of the Apes scene showing the Statue of Liberty buried in the sand.
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