<s>
Beast	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Transformers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
1997	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
1998	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Beast	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Transformers	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Airazor	O
and	O
Inferno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
either	O
the	O
Maximals	O
or	O
the	O
Predacons	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
missions	O
to	O
sabotage	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
's	O
attempts	O
at	O
gaining	O
a	O
tactical	O
advantage	O
in	O
the	O
Beast	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beast	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Transformers	I-Application
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
uniformly	O
frustrated	O
at	O
the	O
mechanic	O
of	O
transformers	B-Application
being	O
unable	O
to	O
attack	O
in	O
beast	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
frequently	O
forced	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
beast	O
mode	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
dying	O
from	O
energon	O
exposure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
additionally	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
looks	O
like	O
a	O
first-generation	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
,	O
the	O
mission	O
briefings	O
are	O
excessively	O
vague	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
too	O
easy	O
to	O
get	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
co-reviewer	O
Sushi-X	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
passable	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
at	O
the	O
job	O
it	O
did	O
adapting	O
the	O
cartoon	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
does	O
n't	O
scream	O
Transformers	B-Application
,	O
it	O
whimpers	O
MechWarrior.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
sound	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
locate	O
enemies	O
,	O
especially	O
those	O
above	O
eye-level	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
locking	O
on	O
to	O
elevated	O
enemies	O
is	O
cumbersome	O
and	O
leaves	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
vulnerable	O
and	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
is	O
"	O
not	O
worthy	O
to	O
bear	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
name.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
described	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
as	O
"	O
just	O
another	O
sterile	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
with	O
a	O
tacked-on	O
license	O
"	O
,	O
deriding	O
the	O
targeting	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mechanic	O
which	O
forces	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
spend	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
haplessly	O
running	O
from	O
attacks	O
in	O
beast	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
likewise	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
is	O
just	O
a	O
straight	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
graphics	O
that	O
fail	O
to	O
hold	O
up	O
to	O
contemporary	O
PC	O
releases	O
even	O
when	O
3D	O
accelerators	O
are	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
