<s>
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spark	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Edge	O
of	O
Reality	O
and	O
WayForward	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Cybertron	O
series	O
,	O
following	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
and	O
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
and	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
live-action	O
Transformers	B-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
timeline	O
divergent	O
from	O
the	O
one	O
where	O
the	O
films	O
take	O
place	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Age	O
of	O
Extinction	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
as	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
retrieve	O
a	O
Cybertronian	O
artifact	O
called	O
the	O
Dark	O
Spark	O
from	O
the	O
mercenary	O
Lockdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
portion	O
,	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Cybertron	O
games	O
,	O
depicts	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
 '	O
attempts	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Dark	O
Spark	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
primarily	O
by	O
Edge	O
of	O
Reality	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
developed	O
by	O
WayForward	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spark	I-Application
received	O
mixed-to-negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spark	I-Application
are	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
:	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Soundwave	O
can	O
summon	O
his	O
minions	O
,	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
has	O
a	O
shield	O
to	O
block	O
incoming	O
fire	O
,	O
Sharpshot	O
can	O
turn	O
invisible	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Combaticons	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
combine	O
into	O
the	O
massive	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
dinosaur	O
,	O
is	O
controlled	O
differently	O
from	O
other	O
characters	O
:	O
he	O
carries	O
only	O
melee	O
weapons	O
(	O
though	O
he	O
can	O
shoot	O
fire	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
mouth	O
when	O
in	O
dinosaur	O
form	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
much	O
larger	O
than	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
having	O
more	O
health	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spark	I-Application
has	O
an	O
extra	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Escalation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escalation	O
mode	O
is	O
absent	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spark	I-Application
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
film	O
franchise	O
and	O
the	O
Cybertron	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
consisting	O
of	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
and	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eponymous	O
Dark	O
Spark	O
is	O
a	O
powerful	O
artifact	O
that	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
ripping	O
holes	O
in	O
dimensions	O
,	O
which	O
brings	O
two	O
Transformers	B-Application
universes	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cybertron	O
universe	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
while	O
its	O
film	O
series	O
universe	O
component	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Earth	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
continuing	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
and	O
ignoring	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Age	O
of	O
Extinction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Earth	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
continuity	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
Optimus	O
Prime	O
,	O
Bumblebee	O
,	O
and	O
Drift	O
investigate	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
a	O
mysterious	O
crash	O
in	O
an	O
abandoned	O
city	O
,	O
encountering	O
a	O
large	O
group	O
of	O
Cybertronian	O
mercenaries	O
led	O
by	O
Lockdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Lockdown	O
makes	O
his	O
escape	O
,	O
Optimus	O
says	O
"	O
I	O
thought	O
this	O
day	O
would	O
never	O
come	O
...	O
"	O
and	O
proceeds	O
explain	O
what	O
the	O
Dark	O
Spark	O
is	O
:	O
a	O
powerful	O
relic	O
of	O
unknown	O
origins	O
,	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
antithesis	O
of	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
Matrix	I-Application
of	I-Application
Leadership	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Cybertron	O
continuity	O
,	O
Megatron	O
announces	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
are	O
close	O
to	O
defeating	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
and	O
conquering	O
Cybertron	O
,	O
and	O
dispatches	O
Starscream	O
,	O
Soundwave	O
,	O
and	O
Shockwave	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Dark	O
Spark	O
in	O
the	O
abandoned	O
Crystal	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
search	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
are	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
swarm	O
of	O
Insecticons	O
led	O
by	O
Hardshell	O
,	O
Kickback	B-Application
and	O
Sharpshot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
their	O
help	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
find	O
the	O
Dark	O
Spark	O
,	O
but	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
retrieve	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
Sideswipe	O
and	O
Ironhide	O
grab	O
it	O
and	O
run	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autobots	B-Application
manage	O
to	O
escape	O
,	O
but	O
Shockwave	O
destroys	O
the	O
train	O
using	O
hidden	O
explosives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shockwave	O
and	O
Sharpshot	O
defeat	O
Ironhide	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
Dark	O
Spark	O
,	O
but	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
reunite	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
Decepticons	B-Application
,	O
they	O
are	O
ambushed	O
by	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
escaping	O
from	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
pair	O
meet	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
Combaticons	O
Onslaught	O
,	O
Vortex	O
,	O
and	O
Swindle	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
whom	O
helps	O
them	O
safely	O
deliver	O
the	O
Dark	O
Spark	O
to	O
Kaon	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
 '	O
capital	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
again	O
ambushed	O
by	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Cliffjumper	O
,	O
but	O
manage	O
to	O
defeat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jazz	O
subsequently	O
leads	O
an	O
Autobot	B-Application
siege	O
on	O
the	O
gates	O
of	O
Kaon	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Combaticons	O
combine	O
to	O
form	O
Bruticus	O
and	O
repel	O
the	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimus	O
contacts	O
Perceptor	O
,	O
who	O
sends	O
Jetfire	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
the	O
massive	O
Decepticon	B-Application
Trypticon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
an	O
encounter	O
with	O
a	O
Decepticon	B-Application
salvage	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
Starscream	O
,	O
Jetfire	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
Trypticon	B-Application
's	O
laser	O
array	O
to	O
free	O
Optimus	O
,	O
Jazz	O
,	O
and	O
Cliffjumper	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Jazz	O
escorts	O
the	O
wounded	O
Cliffjumper	O
to	O
safety	O
,	O
Optimus	O
confronts	O
Megatron	O
,	O
who	O
uses	O
the	O
Dark	O
Spark	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
Dark	O
Energon	O
to	O
revive	O
several	O
dead	O
Autobots	B-Application
as	O
mindless	O
drones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimus	O
defeats	O
Megatron	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Matrix	B-Application
of	I-Application
Leadership	I-Application
to	O
send	O
the	O
Dark	O
Spark	O
into	O
deep	O
space	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
injures	O
both	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Shockwave	O
carries	O
Megatron	O
away	O
to	O
safety	O
,	O
Optimus	O
contacts	O
Jazz	O
to	O
tell	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
Dark	O
Spark	O
is	O
gone	O
and	O
they	O
can	B-Application
advance	I-Application
with	I-Application
their	I-Application
plan	I-Application
to	I-Application
leave	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Ark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
continuity	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
track	O
Lockdown	O
to	O
a	O
jungle	O
,	O
with	O
Bumblebee	O
and	O
Drift	O
being	O
sent	O
to	O
scout	O
ahead	O
and	O
find	O
the	O
mercenaries	O
 '	O
stronghold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
learning	O
Lockdown	O
is	O
heading	O
to	O
an	O
underground	O
military	O
base	O
in	O
another	O
abandoned	O
city	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
go	O
there	O
to	O
confront	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
Optimus	O
,	O
Bumblebee	O
,	O
and	O
Drift	O
enter	O
the	O
bunker	O
,	O
as	O
Grimlock	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
stay	O
behind	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
entrance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trio	O
discover	O
Lockdown	O
is	O
building	O
a	O
Time	O
Bridge	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
Autobot-Decepticon	O
war	O
into	O
the	O
present	O
for	O
personal	O
gain	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
destroy	O
it	O
while	O
Optimus	O
confronts	O
Lockdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autobots	B-Application
and	O
Lockdown	O
escape	O
moments	O
before	O
the	O
Time	O
Bridge	O
explodes	O
,	O
vowing	O
to	O
meet	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
and	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spark	I-Application
are	O
powered	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
and	O
utilize	O
the	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
physics	I-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Fall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
and	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
High	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
,	O
primary	O
development	O
for	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spark	I-Application
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Edge	O
of	O
Reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WayForward	O
Technologies	O
developed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
unlike	O
its	O
counterparts	O
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
Pre-Load	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
download	O
a	O
game	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
and	O
have	O
it	O
ready	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
day	O
it	O
is	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Autobots	B-Application
Bumblebee	O
and	O
Grimlock	O
feature	O
two	O
separate	O
playable	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
one	O
from	O
the	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
continuity	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
from	O
the	O
cinematic	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimus	O
Prime	O
features	O
two	O
separate	O
character	O
models	O
from	O
these	O
continuities	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Generation	O
1	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Troy	O
Baker	O
voices	O
Jazz	O
,	O
Jetfire	O
,	O
and	O
Kickback	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soundwave	O
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Isaac	O
C	O
.	O
Singleton	O
Jr.	O
A	O
trailer	O
for	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spark	I-Application
featured	O
American	O
rock	O
band	O
Linkin	O
Park	O
's	O
second	O
single	O
"	O
Until	O
It	O
's	O
Gone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
Activision	O
has	O
discontinued	O
support	O
for	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spark	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
servers	O
have	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
of	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spark	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Edge	O
of	O
Reality	O
,	O
received	O
unfavourable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
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it	O
a	O
"	O
bad	O
"	O
rating	O
of	O
4.0	O
out	O
of	O
10.0	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
interesting	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
colorful	O
"	O
design	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
complex	O
"	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
total	O
absence	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
WayForward	O
Technologies	O
,	O
received	O
better	O
reviews	O
with	O
a	O
GameRankings	O
score	O
of	O
60.00	O
%	O
and	O
no	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
reported	O
.	O
</s>
