Contents.Background Transformers G1: Awakening was announced at 2008 with a worldwide release set for Fall of that year. This was the second Transformers game from Glu Mobile; they had released a for mobile phones based on 's 2007. As the next Transformers film, would not be released until 2009, Glu decided to maximize their licensing agreement by producing a game that wasn't tied to a major release. Unlike the film adaptations, Awakening was planned as a game with elements, with a story set in the early days of the In an interview with fan site TFormers.com, Glu Mobile EMEA studio head Chris White and Awakening Product Manager Martin Edelman explained that their desire to make such a game was based on their admiration for the, as well as for the. They compared their game to the series, but explained that it differed in that the units were not 'expendable cannon fodder'. Instead, each unit was a unique character from the franchise, with individual strengths and attributes based on their existing personas. The game was developed at Glu's UK office (which was previously the company ), so they had previous experience with turn-based tactics games, having developed the series.

Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen Java Game Thousands of years ago, there was a race of ancient Transformers who scoured the universe looking for energon sources. Known as the Dynasty of the Primes, they used machines called Sun Harvesters to drain stars of their energy in order to convert it to energon and power Cybertron's mw-redirectAll.

Gameplay Like most games, the player controls units (in this case, a cast of 23 Transformers characters) across small-scale, grid-based levels. In order to encourage as much 'transforming' as possible, the player is given the option to turn each robot into their vehicle form (or ) at the end of their turn. While in vehicle mode, Transformers can travel further, and receive reduced damage, but cannot attack. While in robot mode, they gain the ability to attack other Transformers, and to capture structures necessary that produce energy (like ). Energy sources provide energon, which acts as the currency for the game. Energon allows the player to upgrade or repair units, or to summon additional characters into play.In the main campaign, players control the heroic, battling 's forces of villainous. Starting the game with and Ratchet, additional characters are added as the story progresses, each with unique abilities or characteristics.

The Autobot leader, gives a 'moral boost' to any friendly units in adjacent spaces, which increases their battle performance. Ratchet (who turns into an Ambulance) is the game's only medic, and as such his survival is key to the other robots' survival. The city-sized serves as the Autobot's mobile base, and is used to summon supporting characters like, Ironhide, and ( serves the same function for the Decepticons). The is able to summon and Rewind, and the same goes for Decepticon with his underlings Frenzy and Rumble. As in the cartoon, must be converted from a Decepticon, and transforming crushes Decepticons with ease.

Reception Feature phones The initial release for non- mobile phones in 2008 drew positive attention based on the concept alone. When commenting on the announcement of the September release date, 's Spanner Spencer said that he was glad to hear the game was based on the original series, and not the live-action film, the latter being described as a 'pile of rust cleverly disguised as a extravaganza'. 's Luke Plunkett was impressed by an early trailer for the game, hoping that developers would realize the value of a port to. He later repeated the sentiment when announcing a playable -based demo, saying the game looked '(surprisingly) fantastic'.Reviewers that were actually able to play the game were equally positive.

In an early hands-on preview for Pocket Gamer, Keith Andrew, who claimed he had never previously understood the appeal of Transformers, said the game was 'bursting with fun'. Though he felt the game objectives were challenging, and may require several play-throughs to master, he also felt the controls were simple enough that newcomers would not be daunted. He commended Glu Mobile for creating a game that both caters to the fan base and appeals to a wider audience. In a later full review, he described the gameplay as ' meets '. He felt that the game made the trial-and-error, puzzle-like nature of the levels somehow enjoyable, rather than frustrating. He gave the game a score of 8/10, and awarded it Pocket Gamer's Silver Award.The 2008 mobile release of Awakening was featured in a retrospective titled 'The Visual History of Optimus Prime in Video Games' by 's Jack DeVries & Brian Altano. They felt that Awakening, in addition to being a 'pretty good' strategy game, was the first game to perfect the appearance of Optimus Prime, only being supplanted by the later.

They felt the graphics, and colorful, flat textures made Optimus 'pop off the screen like the action figure he was.' Smartphones The 2010 ports to were met with similar enthusiasm. After the initial announcement, Kotaku's Mike Fahey wrote that he eagerly awaited any game that featured the G1 Transformers over 'the -bots'. In a later, full review, Kotaku's Luke Plunkett called the game 'surprisingly authentic' with regards to the animated series. He also felt that the game could stand on its own as a well made turn-based strategy game.

He said the 3D rendered battle sequences looked 'glorious' for an, but felt the only downside was that the simplistic graphics and animation outside of battle, which showed the game's roots as a. He concluded by recommending the game to anyone that is either a 'long-suffering fan' of the animated Transformers, or a fan of turn-based strategy games, stating it was 'easily' one of the best games of its genre available for iOS.IGN's Levi Buchanan felt that although his lifelong affinity for the Transformers inclined him to judge any poorly made adaptations harshly, Awakening did not disappoint Transformers fans. He lauded the thoughtful merger of Advance Wars-style gameplay with classic Transformers fiction, stating that the game was 'great because the story and strength of the Transformers are expertly woven into the entire production.' He felt the mission goals were completely inline with advancing the story, and that 'nothing is arbitrary'.

He also felt that Glu's choice of Transformers characters was excellent, and thought the cel-shading and dynamic camera in battle sequences made the robot models look 'terrific'. He gave the game a score of 8.5 out of 10, and concluded by stating 'Transformers G1: Awakening is quite simply the best Transformers game I have ever played.' References. ^ Fahey, Mike (2010-01-22). Retrieved 2010-02-22. ^ Buchanan, Levi (2010-02-18).

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Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a leading global publisher ofmobile games, today announced that it is currently developing a newTRANSFORMERS mobile game, TRANSFORMERS G1: AWAKENING, scheduled tolaunch worldwide this Fall. TRANSFORMERS G1: AWAKENING will takeplayers back to the TRANSFORMERS roots and includecharacters, storyline and classic visuals from the originalGENERATION 1 series the hugely popular original cartoonthat spawned a pop culture phenomenon.

The upcoming game will be the second title from the licensingagreement between Glu and HPG, Hasbros (NYSE: HAS) licensingdivision, bringing the TRANSFORMERS brand and characters upon thefast-growing mobile gaming market.

TRANSFORMERS has a vast consumer base worldwide, and wesaw great enthusiasm and reception with the launch of ourTRANSFORMERS game last year, said Jill Braff, senior vicepresident of global publishing, Glu. With TRANSFORMERS G1:AWAKENING, weve incorporated classic elements true to theoriginal franchise while creating an innovative and enthrallingmobile strategy game that will appeal to TRANSFORMERS fans new andold.

TRANSFORMERS G1: AWAKENING will be available September 2008 andavailable worldwide through Glus global network of wirelesscarriers and distributors.

For more information, visit www.glu.com.

Glu (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global publisher of mobile games.Its portfolio of top-rated games includes original titles SuperK.O. Boxing!, Stranded and Brain Genius, and titles based on majorbrands from partners including Atari, Activision, Konami, Harrah's,Hasbro, Warner Bros., Microsoft, PlayFirst, PopCap Games, SEGA andSony. Founded in 2001, Glu is based in San Mateo, Calif. and hasoffices in London, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Poland,Russia, China, Brazil, Chile, Canada and San Clemente, Calif.Consumers can find high-quality, fresh entertainment createdexclusively for their mobile phones wherever they see the 'g'character logo or at www.glu.com.

Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements, includingstatements related to the anticipated release date of theTRANSFORMERS G1: AWAKENING mobile game. These forward-lookingstatements are subject to material risks and uncertainties thatcould cause actual results to differ materially from those in theforward-looking statements. Investors should consider importantrisk factors, which include risks detailed under the captionRisk Factors in Glus most recent report onForm 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May15, 2008. Glu is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims anyobligation, to update or alter its forward-looking statementswhether as a result of new information, future events orotherwise.

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