<s>
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devastation	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
franchise	O
developed	O
by	O
PlatinumGames	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
five	O
Autobots	B-Application
as	O
they	O
battle	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
Decepticon	B-Application
plot	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
Earth	O
to	O
metal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
creatives	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
past	O
Transformers	B-Application
media	O
,	O
including	O
writers	O
,	O
actors	O
,	O
and	O
musicians	O
,	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devastation	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
Transformers	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devastation	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
PlatinumGames	O
 '	O
other	O
titles	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
Autobots	B-Application
:	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
,	O
Bumblebee	O
,	O
Sideswipe	O
,	O
Wheeljack	O
,	O
and	O
Grimlock	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
battle	O
against	O
Decepticons	B-Application
and	O
Insecticons	O
who	O
stand	O
in	O
their	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
are	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
melee	O
attacks	O
and	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
vehicle	O
mode	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
successfully	O
dodging	O
attacks	O
activates	O
Focus	O
,	O
which	O
slows	O
down	O
time	O
around	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
counterattack	O
their	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Autobot	B-Application
also	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
special	O
ability	O
and	O
a	O
powerful	O
Overdrive	B-Application
attack	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
with	O
enough	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
grant	O
passive	O
stat	O
boosts	O
,	O
synthesize	O
weapons	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
stronger	O
,	O
or	O
increase	O
the	O
stats	O
of	O
each	O
Autobot	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autobots	B-Application
:	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
,	O
Sideswipe	O
,	O
Bumblebee	O
,	O
Wheeljack	O
,	O
and	O
Grimlock	O
arrive	O
to	O
investigate	O
,	O
battling	O
Megatron	O
and	O
the	O
Constructicons	O
,	O
who	O
form	O
Devastator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megatron	O
escapes	O
into	O
a	O
hatch	O
leading	O
underground	O
and	O
reveals	O
the	O
attacks	O
are	O
the	O
automatic	O
defenses	O
of	O
the	O
Proudstar	B-Application
,	O
an	O
Autobot	B-Application
ship	O
which	O
crashed	O
on	O
Earth	O
millions	O
of	O
years	O
ago	O
that	O
Megatron	O
now	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
announces	O
his	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Insecticons	O
to	O
cyberform	O
the	O
Earth	O
,	O
turning	O
it	O
into	O
metal	O
and	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
Cybertron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimus	O
Prime	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
Proudstar	B-Application
,	O
captained	O
by	O
Nova	O
Prime	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
ship	O
meant	O
to	O
convert	O
uninhabited	O
planets	O
into	O
ones	O
suitable	O
to	O
support	O
Cybertronian	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
Ferrotaxis	O
supercomputer	O
contains	O
a	O
record	O
of	O
Cybertron	O
's	O
history	O
and	O
culture	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
lost	O
during	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entering	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
fight	O
off	O
Soundwave	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
plasma	O
core	O
powering	O
the	O
Proudstar	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Insecticons	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
security	O
system	O
ejects	O
the	O
core	O
from	O
the	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emerging	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
learn	O
the	O
core	O
's	O
location	O
from	O
Thundercracker	O
and	O
follow	O
the	O
trail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
are	O
distracted	O
by	O
fighting	O
Blitzwing	O
,	O
Starscream	O
arrives	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
core	O
back	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
,	O
but	O
loses	O
control	O
of	O
it	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
storm	O
and	O
crash-lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autobots	B-Application
race	O
Motormaster	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
,	O
but	O
find	O
it	O
damaged	O
and	O
at	O
risk	O
of	O
an	O
extinction-level	O
explosion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autobots	B-Application
follow	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
through	O
the	O
Space	O
Bridge	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
delayed	O
by	O
Starscream	O
and	O
Shockwave	O
,	O
arriving	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
catch	O
Megatron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversing	O
with	O
Shockwave	O
,	O
Optimus	O
discovers	O
that	O
during	O
the	O
Proudstars	B-Application
voyage	O
,	O
Nova	O
Prime	O
and	O
the	O
crew	O
were	O
corrupted	O
by	O
Unicron	O
and	O
had	O
begun	O
to	O
cyberform	O
inhabited	O
planets	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
to	O
Earth	O
before	O
they	O
crashed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
the	O
Proudstar	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
try	O
once	O
again	O
to	O
disable	O
the	O
core	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
ruptures	O
and	O
becomes	O
inaccessible	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
Ferrotaxis	O
,	O
now	O
in	O
Megatron	O
's	O
possession	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
cyberforming	O
process	O
and	O
keep	O
the	O
plasma	O
core	O
from	O
exploding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
head	O
for	O
the	O
Proudstars	B-Application
control	O
room	O
,	O
fighting	O
off	O
the	O
Decepticon	B-Application
forces	O
as	O
they	O
ascend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megatron	O
escapes	O
,	O
ordering	O
Devastator	O
and	O
Menasor	O
to	O
finish	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
defeat	O
them	O
and	O
follow	O
Megatron	O
,	O
fighting	O
him	O
for	O
the	O
Ferrotaxis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
with	O
Defensor	B-Application
and	O
Superion	O
's	O
support	O
,	O
Optimus	O
commissions	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
Optimus	O
Maximus	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
aboard	O
the	O
Proudstar	B-Application
,	O
Nova	O
Prime	O
is	O
seen	O
awakening	O
from	O
stasis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Generations	O
line	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
visual	O
design	O
is	O
most	O
strongly	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
Transformers	B-Application
TV	O
series	O
with	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
IDW	O
Publishing	O
comic	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
Combiner	O
Wars	O
toyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
is	O
written	O
by	O
former	O
IDW	O
Transformers	B-Application
writer	O
and	O
editor	O
Andy	O
Schmidt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
The	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
composer	O
Vince	O
DiCola	O
and	O
Angry	B-Application
Birds	I-Application
Transformers	I-Application
co-composer	O
Kenny	O
Meriedeth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
bundle	O
containing	O
character	O
skins	O
based	O
on	O
Nemesis	B-Application
Prime	O
,	O
Red	O
Alert	O
,	O
and	O
Goldfire	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
three	O
additional	O
weapons	O
,	O
was	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
incentive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
deal	O
's	O
expiration	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
were	O
removed	O
from	O
sale	O
via	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
Transformers	B-Application
games	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devastation	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Scott	O
Butterworth	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Devastation	O
recaptures	O
[	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
franchise's ]	O
spirit	O
and	O
presents	O
it	O
anew.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
closest	O
gaming	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
a	O
playable	O
Generation	O
One	O
Transformers	B-Application
cartoon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giving	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
6.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
Justin	O
McElroy	O
of	O
Polygon	O
called	O
PlatinumGames	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
industry	O
’s	O
best	O
action	B-Application
developers	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
Platinum	O
’s	O
love	O
letter	O
to	O
old	O
school	O
Transformers	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
frustration	O
in	O
the	O
camera	O
manipulation	O
,	O
the	O
melee	O
button-mashing	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
boss	O
battles	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
"	O
only	O
meaningful	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Transformers	B-Application
Devastation	O
is	O
beating	O
the	O
living	O
hell	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
of	O
robots	O
in	O
disguise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Giving	O
a	O
7.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
Jose	O
Otero	O
of	O
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
high-octane	O
action	B-Application
is	O
a	O
rad	O
,	O
over-the-top	O
direction	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
