<s>
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prime	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
brawler	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Prime	O
animated	O
series	O
,	O
itself	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Now	O
Production	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Activison	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
October	O
–	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
storyline	O
sees	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Team	O
Prime	O
"	O
and	O
consisting	O
of	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
,	O
Arcee	O
,	O
Bulkhead	O
,	O
Bumblebee	O
,	O
and	O
Ratchet	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
human	O
companions	O
Jack	O
Darby	O
,	O
Miko	O
Nakadai	O
,	O
and	O
Raf	O
Esquivel	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
facing	O
off	O
against	O
their	O
rivals	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
,	O
led	O
by	O
Megatron	O
,	O
and	O
attempting	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
from	O
freeing	O
an	O
ancient	O
and	O
powerful	O
Transformer	O
known	O
as	O
Thunderwing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
containing	O
"	O
brawler-style	O
combat	O
and	O
diverse	O
driving	O
sequences	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competitive	O
modes	O
include	O
Brawl	O
,	O
Energon	O
Match	O
,	O
and	O
Emblem	O
Battle	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
2	O
additional	O
AI-controlled	O
characters	O
;	O
the	O
same	O
character	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
picked	O
up	O
my	O
multiple	O
players	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
AIs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
motion	O
controls	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
featured	O
touch-based	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
only	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
characters	O
are	O
playable	O
in	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
progressing	O
through	O
it	O
unlocks	O
the	O
Decepticon	B-Application
characters	O
for	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
11	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
Optimus	O
Prime	O
,	O
Arcee	O
,	O
Bulkhead	O
,	O
Bumblebee	O
,	O
and	O
Ratchet	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
Megatron	O
,	O
Starscream	O
,	O
Soundwave	O
,	O
Airachnid	O
,	O
Knock	O
Out	O
,	O
and	O
Dreadwing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
intercept	O
a	O
mysterious	O
meteor	O
composed	O
entirely	O
of	O
Dark	O
Energon	O
approaching	O
the	O
Earth	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
anchor	O
to	O
their	O
flagship	O
,	O
the	O
Nemesis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autobots	B-Application
arrive	O
to	O
thwart	O
their	O
plans	O
,	O
and	O
Optimus	O
manages	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
machinery	O
tethering	O
the	O
asteroid	O
,	O
before	O
engaging	O
Megatron	O
in	O
a	O
one-on-one	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
a	O
massive	O
eruption	O
of	O
power	O
on	O
the	O
meteor	O
breaks	O
out	O
,	O
which	O
shatters	O
into	O
numerous	O
pieces	O
,	O
separating	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Bumblebee	O
finds	O
himself	O
taken	O
prisoner	O
at	O
a	O
Decepticon	B-Application
Energon	O
mine	O
,	O
until	O
Raf	O
arrives	O
and	O
breaks	O
him	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Ratchet	O
finds	O
Optimus	O
next	O
to	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
meteor	O
holding	O
the	O
massive	O
Thunderwing	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
Cybertronian	O
and	O
disciple	O
of	O
Unicron	O
,	O
whose	O
sole	O
purpose	O
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
Matrix	I-Application
of	I-Application
Leadership	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimus	O
briefly	O
battles	O
and	O
weakens	O
Thunderwing	O
,	O
before	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
arrive	O
,	O
forcing	O
Optimus	O
and	O
Ratchet	O
to	O
flee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
former	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
escape	O
through	O
a	O
Ground	O
Bridge	O
,	O
Ratchet	O
is	O
captured	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
,	O
who	O
also	O
retrieve	O
Thunderwing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autobots	B-Application
focus	O
on	O
saving	O
Miko	O
,	O
Raf	O
,	O
and	O
Ratchet	O
,	O
and	O
send	O
Bumblebee	O
and	O
Arcee	O
to	O
investigate	O
Decepticon	B-Application
presence	O
in	O
a	O
canyon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
encounter	O
and	O
pursue	O
Dreadwing	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
ultimately	O
defeated	O
and	O
buried	O
him	O
under	O
some	O
rocks	O
by	O
Bumblebee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
discovers	O
that	O
Dreadwing	B-Application
was	O
searching	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
Thunderwing	O
's	O
components	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
stolen	O
by	O
Soundwave	O
before	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
can	O
claim	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
Bulkhead	O
,	O
having	O
taken	O
Starscream	O
hostage	O
,	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
Nemesis	B-Application
via	O
Ground	O
Bridge	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
distraction	O
that	O
allows	O
Ratchet	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
inform	O
the	O
other	O
Autobots	B-Application
of	O
their	O
whereabouts	O
,	O
so	O
Arcee	O
and	O
Bumblebee	O
arrive	O
on	O
the	O
Nemesis	B-Application
via	O
Ground	O
Bridge	O
,	O
and	O
defeat	O
Airachnid	O
and	O
Knock	O
Out	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Megatron	O
and	O
Starscream	O
restore	O
Thunderwing	O
to	O
full	O
power	O
,	O
he	O
betrays	O
them	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
his	O
loyalty	O
belongs	O
only	O
to	O
Unicron	O
,	O
and	O
leaves	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Matrix	B-Application
of	I-Application
Leadership	I-Application
,	O
damaging	O
the	O
Nemesis	B-Application
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
make	O
their	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Optimus	O
still	O
missing	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
track	O
down	O
Thunderwing	O
to	O
an	O
active	O
Dark	O
Energon	O
volcano	O
plain	O
and	O
head	O
there	O
to	O
confront	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
attacked	O
by	O
Megatron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimus	O
then	O
arrives	O
via	O
Ground	O
Bridge	O
and	O
defeats	O
Megatron	O
,	O
before	O
Thunderwing	O
shows	O
up	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Matrix	B-Application
of	I-Application
Leadership	I-Application
in	O
Optimus	O
 '	O
possession	O
,	O
seemingly	O
killing	O
Megatron	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
Optimus	O
holds	O
a	O
monlogue	O
,	O
vowing	O
to	O
continue	O
protecting	O
Earth	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
and	O
any	O
other	O
future	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artwork	O
for	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Prime	O
The	O
Game	O
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
New	O
York	O
Toy	O
Fair	O
in	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
cast	O
from	O
the	O
show	O
reprise	O
their	O
rolls	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
except	O
Tony	O
Todd	O
who	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Fred	O
Tatasciore	O
as	O
Dreadwing	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Robin	O
Atkin	O
Downes	O
voices	O
Thunderwing	O
.	O
</s>
