<s>
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
High	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2010	O
video	O
game	B-Application
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
and	O
directly	O
follows	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
that	O
game	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
struggle	O
to	O
defeat	O
their	O
Decepticon	B-Application
foes	O
in	O
a	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
for	O
their	O
home	O
planet	O
of	O
Cybertron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenary	O
Technology	O
developed	O
the	O
game	B-Application
's	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
while	O
Fun	O
Labs	O
developed	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
as	O
the	O
prequel	O
to	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Prime	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
,	O
fictional	O
robotic	O
life	O
forms	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
days	O
of	O
conflict	O
on	O
their	O
home	O
planet	O
of	O
Cybertron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
origins	O
subplot	O
for	O
the	O
Dinobots	O
is	O
also	O
told	O
,	O
reimagined	O
from	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Generation	O
1	O
continuity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
cast	O
from	O
the	O
1984	O
series	O
The	O
Transformers	B-Application
return	O
to	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
,	O
including	O
Peter	O
Cullen	O
as	O
Autobot	B-Application
leader	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
and	O
Gregg	O
Berger	O
as	O
Grimlock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
actors	O
return	O
to	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	B-Application
was	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
franchise	O
and	O
provided	O
good	O
fan	O
service	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
pace	O
slowed	O
at	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
was	O
mostly	O
praised	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
reviewers	O
cited	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
War	O
for	O
Cybertrons	B-Application
cooperative	O
campaign	O
as	O
a	O
low	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spark	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
partially	O
set	O
between	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
and	O
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
expiration	O
of	O
the	O
licensing	O
deal	O
between	O
Activision	O
and	O
Hasbro	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
title	O
was	O
delisted	O
from	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
health	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
features	O
a	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Halo	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weapon	O
selection	O
in	O
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
is	O
expanded	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
weapons	O
that	O
can	O
take	O
on	O
very	O
significant	O
upgrades	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
that	O
allows	O
a	O
weapon	O
to	O
fire	O
up	O
to	O
75%	O
faster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
purchased	O
through	O
Teletran	O
1	O
kiosks	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Jazz	O
can	O
fire	O
a	O
grappling	O
hook	O
to	O
reach	O
high	O
or	O
distant	O
places	O
,	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
can	O
command	O
the	O
massive	O
Metroplex	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Combaticons	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
combine	O
into	O
the	O
Decepticon	B-Application
Bruticus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autobot	B-Application
Grimlock	O
,	O
who	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
robotic	O
Tyrannosaurus	O
,	O
is	O
controlled	O
differently	O
than	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
cooperative	O
campaign	O
play	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	B-Application
has	O
been	O
removed	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
levels	O
that	O
utilize	O
each	O
character	O
's	O
specific	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
survival	O
mode	O
Escalation	O
from	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
returns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autobot	B-Application
and	O
Decepticon	B-Application
Transformers	B-Application
can	O
be	O
customized	O
with	O
parts	O
earned	O
through	O
a	O
ranking	O
system	O
or	O
purchased	O
through	O
the	O
game	B-Application
's	O
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
parts	O
from	O
famous	O
Transformers	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
heads	O
,	O
torsos	O
,	O
legs	O
,	O
and	O
arms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
continuation	O
of	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
robotic	O
life	O
forms	O
known	O
as	O
Transformers	B-Application
are	O
at	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
factions	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
and	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
,	O
vie	O
for	O
control	O
of	O
their	O
home	O
world	O
,	O
Cybertron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	B-Application
have	O
left	O
the	O
planet	O
unable	O
to	O
sustain	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
,	O
desperate	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
continued	O
existence	O
of	O
the	O
Transformer	O
race	O
,	O
seek	O
to	O
flee	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
,	O
still	O
bent	O
on	O
domination	O
,	O
will	O
stop	O
at	O
nothing	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
either	O
submit	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
or	O
are	O
eliminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
depicts	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
robot	O
factions	O
,	O
which	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
desolation	O
of	O
their	O
home	O
world	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
to	O
seek	O
refuge	O
in	O
our	O
galaxy	O
,	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
,	O
High	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
,	O
hoped	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
darker	O
tone	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
Informers	O
Matt	O
Miller	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	B-Application
"	O
changes	O
and	O
improves	O
upon	O
so	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
fundamental	O
ideas	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
considers	O
the	O
game	B-Application
a	O
natural	O
successor	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
true	O
sequel.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
war	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
attempt	O
to	O
flee	O
their	O
dying	O
homeworld	O
aboard	O
the	O
Ark	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
spacecraft	O
comes	O
under	O
attack	O
by	O
the	O
Decepticon	B-Application
flagship	O
Nemesis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
days	O
earlier	O
,	O
Optimus	O
leads	O
the	O
defensive	O
against	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
,	O
who	O
are	O
attacking	O
the	O
docked	O
Ark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
assisting	O
Perceptor	O
,	O
Ironhide	O
,	O
and	O
Warpath	O
,	O
Optimus	O
accidentally	O
awakens	O
the	O
city-sized	O
ancient	O
Autobot	B-Application
Titan	O
Metroplex	O
,	O
who	O
helps	O
turn	O
the	O
tide	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
;	O
he	O
destroys	O
two	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
 '	O
Warp	O
Cannons	O
but	O
is	O
seemingly	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
last	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starscream	O
assumes	O
leadership	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
and	O
orders	O
a	O
tactical	O
retreat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
their	O
victory	O
,	O
the	O
battle	O
cost	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
all	O
of	O
their	O
Energon	O
,	O
leaving	O
them	O
unable	O
to	O
fuel	O
the	O
Ark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
investigating	O
a	O
Decepticon	B-Application
presence	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
Sludge	O
's	O
remains	O
and	O
an	O
enormous	O
tower	O
in	O
a	O
lake	O
of	O
Energon	O
firing	O
a	O
bright	O
beam	O
into	O
Cybertron	O
's	O
orbit	O
,	O
operated	O
by	O
the	O
Decepticon	B-Application
scientist	O
Shockwave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shockwave	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
tower	O
is	O
a	O
Space	O
Bridge	O
,	O
used	O
by	O
their	O
ancestors	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
travel	O
to	O
other	O
planets	O
,	O
and	O
flees	O
after	O
commanding	O
a	O
swarm	O
of	O
Insecticons	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
salvage	O
the	O
Energon	O
from	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
Starscream	O
and	O
Combaticon	O
leader	O
Onslaught	O
devise	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
ambush	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
transport	O
carrying	O
the	O
Energon	O
and	O
reclaim	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starscream	O
orders	O
a	O
retreat	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Combaticons	O
ignore	O
him	O
and	O
board	O
the	O
transport	O
,	O
combining	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
giant	O
Decepticon	B-Application
Bruticus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
beneath	O
the	O
Decepticon	B-Application
capital	O
of	O
Kaon	O
,	O
Soundwave	O
resurrects	O
Megatron	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
superior	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megatron	O
then	O
challenges	O
Starscream	O
for	O
leadership	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
during	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
coronation	O
and	O
chases	O
him	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
freeing	O
the	O
Combaticons	O
,	O
Megatron	O
orders	O
a	O
full-scale	O
assault	O
on	O
an	O
Autobot	B-Application
stronghold	O
in	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
their	O
capital	O
city	O
,	O
Iacon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Megatron	O
finds	O
the	O
Decepticon	B-Application
Titan	O
Trypticon	B-Application
,	O
trapped	O
in	O
stasis	O
lock	O
since	O
his	B-Application
defeat	I-Application
at	I-Application
Optimus	I-Application
 '	I-Application
hand	I-Application
,	O
but	O
his	O
intact	O
power	O
core	O
allows	O
Megatron	O
to	O
permanently	O
transform	O
him	O
into	O
the	O
Nemesis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shockwave	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
building	O
a	O
new	O
Space	O
Bridge	O
to	O
find	O
another	O
planet	O
brimming	O
with	O
energy	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
to	O
plunder	O
,	O
and	O
based	O
Grimlock	O
's	O
team	O
's	O
new	O
forms	O
on	O
creatures	O
he	O
found	O
on	O
one	O
such	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
rescuing	O
his	O
teammates	O
from	O
the	O
Insecticon	O
swarm	O
leaders	O
Hardshell	O
,	O
Kickback	B-Application
and	O
Sharpshot	O
,	O
Grimlock	O
contacts	O
Optimus	O
and	O
informs	O
him	O
of	O
the	O
situation	O
,	O
then	O
attempts	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Space	O
Bridge	O
himself	O
but	O
is	O
re-captured	O
by	O
Shockwave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
destabilizes	O
the	O
portal	O
in	O
Cybertron	O
's	O
orbit	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
leave	O
via	O
the	O
Ark	O
before	O
it	O
closes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Metroplex	O
sacrifices	O
himself	O
by	O
transferring	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
Energon	O
to	O
the	O
Ark	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
make	O
a	O
run	O
for	O
the	O
portal	O
but	O
are	O
intercepted	O
by	O
the	O
Nemesis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
then	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
opening	O
scene	O
of	O
Bumblebee	O
sacrificing	O
himself	O
to	O
save	O
Optimus	O
from	O
Megatron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
investor	O
conference	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
Hasbro	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2010	O
game	B-Application
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
would	O
be	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
article	O
posted	O
on	O
the	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Game	B-Application
Informers	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
article	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
Informer	O
noted	O
that	O
their	O
November	O
issue	O
would	O
contain	O
an	O
exclusive	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
upcoming	O
game	B-Application
and	O
the	O
cover	O
would	O
include	O
concept	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Chris	O
Pereira	O
wrote	O
that	O
fans	O
would	O
be	O
excited	O
to	O
hear	O
another	O
original	O
Transformers	B-Application
game	I-Application
from	O
High	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
game	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
did	O
not	O
meet	O
critical	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Henry	O
Gilbert	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
was	O
also	O
pleased	O
to	O
see	O
an	O
original	O
game	B-Application
being	O
developed	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
we	O
're	O
glad	O
 [ ... ] 	O
developer	O
High	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
is	O
back	O
to	O
what	O
it	O
does	O
best	O
:	O
crafting	O
new/old	O
adventures	O
for	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
and	O
Decepticons	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
originally	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
releasing	O
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platform	O
but	O
changed	O
their	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
completed	O
by	O
Mercenary	O
Technologies	O
,	O
while	O
High	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
handled	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
and	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
physics	I-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
characters	O
who	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
feature	O
updated	O
appearances	O
and	O
transformation	O
schemes	O
,	O
or	O
moving	O
parts	O
that	O
animate	O
regardless	O
of	O
player	O
action	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
breathing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weaponry	O
in	O
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
was	O
also	O
modified	O
and	O
enhanced	O
;	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
the	O
game	B-Application
put	O
out	O
a	O
call	O
to	O
everyone	O
in	O
the	O
studio	O
for	O
new	O
weapon	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2012	O
veteran	O
Transformers	B-Application
voice	O
actors	O
Peter	O
Cullen	O
and	O
Fred	O
Tatasciore	O
were	O
confirmed	O
to	O
reprise	O
their	O
respective	O
roles	O
of	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
and	O
Megatron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gregg	O
Berger	O
voices	O
Grimlock	O
from	O
The	O
Transformers	B-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
twenty-five	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
cast	O
members	O
include	O
:	O
Troy	O
Baker	O
as	O
Jazz	O
,	O
Jetfire	O
,	O
and	O
Kickback	B-Application
;	O
Keith	O
Szarabajka	O
as	O
Ironhide	O
;	O
Nolan	O
North	O
as	O
Cliffjumper	O
,	O
Bruticus	O
and	O
Brawl	O
;	O
Steven	O
Blum	O
as	O
Shockwave	O
,	O
Swindle	O
and	O
Sharpshot	O
;	O
Isaac	O
C	O
.	O
Singleton	O
Jr.	O
as	O
Soundwave	O
and	O
Sam	O
Riegel	O
as	O
Starscream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
features	O
Stan	O
Bush	O
's	O
song	O
"	O
The	O
Touch	O
"	O
,	O
originally	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
1986	O
film	O
The	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rerecorded	O
2007	O
version	O
was	O
used	O
during	O
promotional	O
trailers	O
for	O
preorder	O
items	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	B-Application
's	O
end	O
credits	O
utilize	O
both	O
it	O
and	O
a	O
remixed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remixed	O
version	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Power	O
Mix	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
melancholy	O
"	O
Sam	O
's	O
Theme	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
possible	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
live-action	O
film	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bush	O
later	O
released	O
the	O
"	O
Power	O
Mix	O
"	O
on	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
the	O
following	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
Activision	O
has	O
discontinued	O
support	O
for	O
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
's	O
multiplayer	O
servers	O
have	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
official	O
cinematic	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
video	O
game	B-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Spike	O
TV	O
Video	O
Game	B-Application
Awards	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
The	O
Humbling	O
River	O
"	O
by	O
Puscifer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
UK	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
game	B-Application
was	O
brought	O
forward	O
one	O
week	O
to	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trailer	O
featuring	O
an	O
in-game	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
city-sized	O
Transformer	O
Metroplex	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
toy	O
line	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	B-Application
was	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
under	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Generations	O
banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruticus	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
formed	O
by	O
combining	O
five	O
Decepticons	B-Application
,	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
and	O
video	O
game	B-Application
retailer	O
GameStop	O
offered	O
preorder	O
codes	O
for	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameStop	O
offered	O
a	O
G1	O
Retro	O
Pack	O
that	O
unlocks	O
a	O
The	O
Transformers	B-Application
Generation	O
1	O
themed	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
skin	O
,	O
a	O
Generation	O
1	O
inspired	O
Megatron	O
rifle	O
based	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
alternate	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Shockwave	O
Blast	O
Cannon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
offered	O
a	O
Generation	O
2	O
Bruticus	O
skin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Multiplayer	O
Havoc	O
Pack	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
game	B-Application
's	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
five	O
characters	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
:	O
Perceptor	O
,	O
Ultra	O
Magnus	O
,	O
Blast	O
Off	O
,	O
Wheeljack	O
,	O
and	O
Zeta	O
Prime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Activision	O
released	O
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
Australia	O
without	O
announcing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
77/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
both	O
hold	O
scores	O
of	O
79/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
reports	O
similar	O
scores	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
81.40	O
%	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
a	O
score	O
of	O
76.48	O
%	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
79.17	O
%	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
gave	O
the	O
game	B-Application
a	O
60%	O
approval	O
,	O
the	O
lowest	O
score	O
reported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alec	O
Meer	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
staying	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
source	O
material	O
:	O
"	O
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
is	O
a	O
love-letter	O
to	O
a	O
fictional	O
universe	O
created	O
in	O
1984	O
that	O
has	O
...	O
continued	O
to	O
this	O
day.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Miller	O
of	O
Game	B-Application
Informer	O
agreed	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
narrative	O
"	O
tightly	O
crafted	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
the	O
game	B-Application
"	O
a	O
cinematic	O
shooter	O
that	O
stands	O
on	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
its	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	B-Application
's	O
levels	O
focused	O
on	O
flight	O
are	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
that	O
some	O
levels	O
give	O
players	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
power	O
,	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
was	O
"	O
too	O
often	O
more	O
exciting	O
to	O
watch	O
than	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corey	O
Cohen	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
high	O
marks	O
for	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
characters	O
players	O
control	O
during	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
each	O
felt	O
unique	O
from	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	B-Application
could	O
have	O
utilized	O
the	O
gargantuan	O
transformer	O
Metroplex	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
cited	O
that	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
playable	O
Transformers	B-Application
and	O
their	O
unique	O
abilities	O
kept	O
the	O
game	B-Application
interesting	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
suited	O
each	O
unique	O
character	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
more	O
critical	O
review	O
,	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
's	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	B-Application
had	O
uneven	O
pacing	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
highs	O
in	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
are	O
very	O
high	O
 [ ... ] 	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
go	O
far	O
enough	O
in	O
that	O
direction	O
to	O
stand	O
out	O
"	O
he	O
stated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Cabral	O
and	O
Keil	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
cooperative	O
campaign	O
gameplay	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	B-Application
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
low	O
point	O
of	O
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
sold	O
well	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
placing	O
seventh	O
in	O
sales	O
despite	O
only	O
being	O
available	O
during	O
the	O
last	O
ten	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
sold	O
105,000	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
North	O
America	O
debut	O
according	O
to	O
Game	B-Application
Informer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
game	B-Application
titled	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spark	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Edge	O
of	O
Reality	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
game	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
and	O
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
crossover	O
to	O
the	O
fourth	O
live-action	O
film	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Age	O
of	O
Extinction	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
therefore	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
