<s>
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
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
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	B-Application
portable	I-Application
versions	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
one	O
featuring	O
an	O
Autobot	B-Application
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
a	O
Decepticon	B-Application
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
and	O
utilizes	O
the	O
same	O
characters	O
and	O
setting	O
as	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
on	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
 '	O
home	O
planet	O
of	O
Cybertron	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
their	O
arrival	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
depicts	O
the	O
deadly	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
between	O
Autobots	B-Application
and	O
Decepticons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
revolves	O
around	O
Dark	O
Energon	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
dangerous	O
and	O
destructive	O
version	O
of	O
Energon	O
,	O
the	O
substance	O
which	O
powers	O
all	O
Transformers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Decepticon	B-Application
leader	O
Megatron	O
seeks	O
this	O
substance	O
for	O
himself	O
,	O
believing	O
it	O
will	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
return	O
the	O
planet	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
golden	O
age	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
,	O
led	O
by	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
,	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
,	O
knowing	O
it	O
would	O
instead	O
doom	O
their	O
homeworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
viewing	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
past	O
Transformers	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spark	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transformers	B-Application
are	O
classified	O
into	O
four	O
main	O
categories	O
,	O
Leader	O
,	O
Soldier	O
,	O
Scientist	O
,	O
and	O
Scout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
campaign	O
level	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
three	O
Transformers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
aspect	O
also	O
features	O
an	O
experience	O
and	O
leveling	O
system	O
,	O
including	O
perks	O
,	O
and	O
upgrades	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
another	O
Activision	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
has	O
several	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
players	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
Autobot	B-Application
and	O
Decepticon	B-Application
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conquest	O
is	O
a	O
capture-and-hold	O
style	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
conquest	O
mode	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
available	O
is	O
the	O
Escalation	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
control	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
campaign	O
or	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
choose	O
a	O
faction	O
and	O
then	O
work	O
cooperatively	O
to	O
defeat	O
continuous	O
waves	O
of	O
enemy	O
robots	O
until	O
all	O
players	O
are	O
defeated	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Horde	O
mode	O
found	O
in	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Halo	O
series	O
Firefight	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Cybertron	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
 '	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
planet	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Transformers	B-Application
are	O
engaged	O
in	O
total	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
with	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
factions	O
emerging	O
:	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
,	O
a	O
splinter	O
group	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
powerful	O
and	O
ruthless	O
Megatron	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
conquer	O
Cybertron	O
to	O
force	O
a	O
regime	O
change	O
,	O
perceiving	O
the	O
current	O
leadership	O
as	O
weak	O
and	O
corrupt	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
,	O
who	O
follow	O
the	O
command	O
of	O
Zeta	O
Prime	O
and	O
seek	O
to	O
put	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
Megatron	O
's	O
revolution	O
and	O
restore	O
peace	O
and	O
order	O
to	O
Cybertron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
Zeta	O
Prime	O
is	O
killed	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
an	O
inexperienced	O
leader	O
named	O
Optimus	O
must	O
take	O
his	O
place	O
and	O
lead	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
to	O
victory	O
before	O
Megatron	O
can	O
corrupt	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
itself	O
a	O
Transformer	O
,	O
with	O
Dark	O
Energon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronologically	O
,	O
the	O
Decepticon	B-Application
campaign	O
takes	O
place	O
first	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
story	O
directly	O
following	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Decepticon	B-Application
leader	O
Megatron	O
seeks	O
to	O
return	O
Cybertron	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
Golden	O
Age	O
"	O
using	O
the	O
legendary	O
Dark	O
Energon	O
,	O
an	O
unstable	O
,	O
corrupting	O
substance	O
of	O
immense	O
power	O
which	O
is	O
rumored	O
to	O
be	O
kept	O
in	O
an	O
orbital	O
research	O
station	O
guarded	O
by	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
Sky	O
Commander	O
Starscream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megatron	O
leads	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Barricade	O
and	O
Brawl	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
assault	O
on	O
the	O
station	O
,	O
fighting	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
Starscream	O
's	O
troops	O
and	O
seizing	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Energon	O
manufacturing	O
plant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shocked	O
by	O
Starscream	O
's	O
betrayal	O
,	O
his	O
partner	O
Jetfire	O
escapes	O
to	O
warn	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
leader	O
Zeta	O
Prime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
Decepticons	B-Application
,	O
Starscream	O
and	O
his	O
fellow	O
Seekers	O
,	O
Thundercracker	O
and	O
Skywarp	O
,	O
are	O
ordered	O
by	O
Megatron	O
to	O
reactivate	O
an	O
Energon	O
Bridge	O
beneath	O
Cybertron	O
's	O
surface	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
feed	O
the	O
station	O
with	O
raw	O
Energon	O
and	O
allow	O
more	O
Dark	O
Energon	O
to	O
be	O
manufactured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
they	O
succeed	O
,	O
Megatron	O
develops	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
infect	O
Cybertron	O
's	O
core	O
with	O
Dark	O
Energon	O
and	O
launches	O
a	O
full-scale	O
assault	O
on	O
Iacon	O
City	O
,	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
capital	O
,	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
Omega	O
Key	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
grant	O
him	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
lay	O
siege	O
on	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
Megatron	O
,	O
Soundwave	O
,	O
and	O
Breakdown	O
confront	O
Zeta	O
Prime	O
,	O
defeating	O
him	O
and	O
obtaining	O
the	O
Key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Zeta	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Key	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
actual	O
means	O
to	O
unlocking	O
the	O
core	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
summons	O
the	O
real	O
key	O
:	O
a	O
colossal	O
Autobot	B-Application
called	O
Omega	O
Supreme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Omega	O
pursuing	O
them	O
and	O
destroying	O
everything	O
in	O
his	O
path	O
,	O
Megatron	O
,	O
Soundwave	O
,	O
and	O
Breakdown	O
devise	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
lure	O
him	O
into	O
an	O
ambush	O
using	O
commandeered	O
Autobot	B-Application
turrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omega	O
makes	O
a	O
last	O
stand	O
against	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
but	O
is	O
soon	O
corrupted	O
with	O
Dark	O
Energon	O
and	O
taken	O
prisoner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
defending	O
Iacon	O
from	O
the	O
invading	O
Decepticons	B-Application
,	O
Autobot	B-Application
soldier	O
Optimus	O
is	O
informed	O
by	O
scout	O
Bumblebee	O
about	O
Zeta	O
Prime	O
's	O
presumed	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temporarily	O
assuming	O
leadership	O
of	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
,	O
Optimus	O
recruits	O
Bumblebee	O
and	O
Ratchet	O
to	O
reactivate	O
Iacon	O
's	O
defenses	O
and	O
communication	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trio	O
then	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
Decagon	O
Plaza	O
and	O
defeats	O
Starscream	O
,	O
thwarting	O
the	O
Decepticon	B-Application
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
receive	O
a	O
distress	O
call	O
from	O
Zeta	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
still	O
alive	O
and	O
being	O
held	O
prisoner	O
in	O
the	O
Decepticon	B-Application
capital	O
city	O
of	O
Kaon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimus	O
,	O
Bumblebee	O
,	O
and	O
Sideswipe	O
allow	O
themselves	O
to	O
be	O
captured	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
prison	O
complex	O
,	O
whereupon	O
they	O
break	O
free	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Air	B-Application
Raid	I-Application
and	O
rescue	O
the	O
other	O
Autobot	B-Application
prisoners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
prisoners	O
escape	O
using	O
Decepticon	B-Application
transports	O
,	O
the	O
trio	O
fights	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
Zeta	O
's	O
cell	O
,	O
guarded	O
by	O
Soundwave	O
and	O
his	O
minions	O
Frenzy	O
,	O
Rumble	O
,	O
and	O
Laserbeak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autobots	B-Application
fight	O
them	O
off	O
,	O
but	O
Zeta	O
succumbs	O
to	O
his	O
injuries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimus	O
brings	O
Zeta	O
's	O
body	O
before	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
High	O
Council	O
,	O
who	O
name	O
him	O
the	O
new	O
Prime	O
and	O
inform	O
him	O
of	O
Megatron	O
's	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tasked	O
with	O
purging	O
Cybertron	O
's	O
core	O
of	O
Dark	O
Energon	O
,	O
Optimus	O
,	O
his	O
friend	O
Ironhide	O
,	O
and	O
rookie	O
Autobot	B-Application
soldier	O
Warpath	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
's	O
entrance	O
,	O
discovering	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
Decepticon	B-Application
stronghold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trio	O
frees	O
Omega	O
Supreme	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
tortured	O
with	O
Dark	O
Energon	O
,	O
and	O
defend	O
Ratchet	O
while	O
he	O
heals	O
him	O
,	O
whereupon	O
Omega	O
grants	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
access	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	O
their	O
way	O
past	O
Deception	O
soldiers	O
and	O
a	O
Cybertronian	O
worm	O
corrupted	O
by	O
Dark	O
Energon	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
eventually	O
reach	O
the	O
core	O
,	O
which	O
speaks	O
to	O
Optimus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimus	O
accepts	O
the	O
burden	O
and	O
the	O
core	O
bestows	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
Matrix	I-Application
of	I-Application
Leadership	I-Application
into	O
Optimus	O
 '	O
chest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Cybertron	O
beginning	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
Optimus	O
orders	O
the	O
evacuation	O
of	O
all	O
Autobot	B-Application
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aerialbots	O
—	O
Silverbolt	B-Application
,	O
Jetfire	O
,	O
and	O
Air	B-Application
Raid	I-Application
—	O
lead	O
a	O
secret	O
mission	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
station	O
and	O
destroy	O
it	O
from	O
within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
soon	O
discover	O
that	O
the	O
station	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
massive	O
Decepticon	B-Application
known	O
as	O
Trypticon	B-Application
,	O
who	O
transforms	O
into	O
his	O
robot	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aerialbots	O
battle	O
Trypticon	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
knocked	O
out	O
of	O
orbit	O
and	O
crash-lands	O
in	O
Iacon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Optimus	O
commissions	O
a	O
massive	O
vessel	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Ark	O
to	O
transport	O
the	O
remaining	O
Autobots	B-Application
into	O
space	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
led	O
by	O
Optimus	O
staying	O
behind	O
on	O
Cybertron	O
to	O
fight	O
off	O
Megatron	O
's	O
forces	O
for	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
with	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
release	O
following	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physics	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
handled	O
using	O
the	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
physics	I-General_Concept
library	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
developer	O
High	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
and	O
publisher	O
Activision	O
worked	O
closely	O
with	O
Hasbro	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
story	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	O
Moon	O
presented	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
setting	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Cybertron	O
during	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
 '	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
between	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
and	O
Decepticons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Archer	O
,	O
Senior	O
Design	O
Director	O
for	O
Hasbro	O
,	O
stated	O
of	O
the	O
Cybertron-based	O
setting	O
"	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
really	O
cool	O
place	O
 [ ... ] 	O
and	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
that	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
between	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
and	O
Decepticons	B-Application
was	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
had	O
n't	O
really	O
been	O
fleshed	O
out	O
in	O
any	O
format.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
was	O
totally	O
redesigned	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
taking	O
cues	O
from	O
previous	O
iterations	O
from	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
lore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vehicles	O
would	O
then	O
revert	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
wheeled	O
mode	O
while	O
using	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
boost	O
,	O
maintaining	O
what	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
license	O
had	O
established	O
with	O
previous	O
canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Cybertron	O
was	O
designed	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
would	O
have	O
a	O
proper	O
scale	O
on	O
their	O
homeworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Daly	O
,	O
Lead	O
Concept	O
Artist	O
at	O
High	O
Moon	O
also	O
cited	O
the	O
G1	O
universe	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Cybertron	O
itself	O
,	O
also	O
stating	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
elements	O
from	O
Disney	O
's	O
TRON	O
,	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Aliens	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
BotCon	O
2010	O
panel	O
,	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
Creative	O
Director	O
Matt	O
Tieger	O
stated	O
Activision	O
is	O
currently	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
Hasbro	O
on	O
creating	O
additional	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Moscone	O
,	O
Senior	O
Account	O
Manager	O
for	O
Hasbro	O
's	O
public	O
relations	O
team	O
,	O
further	O
clarified	O
that	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
is	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
continuity	O
as	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Prime	O
animated	O
series	O
and	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Exodus	O
novel	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
this	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
primary	O
continuity	O
going	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hasbro	O
has	O
released	O
a	O
toy	O
line	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transforming	O
figures	O
of	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
,	O
Bumblebee	O
,	O
Megatron	O
and	O
Soundwave	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
under	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Generations	O
banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Cullen	O
returns	O
to	O
voice	O
Optimus	O
,	O
having	O
voiced	O
the	O
character	O
several	O
times	O
in	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
voice	O
actors	O
include	O
Kari	O
Wahlgren	O
as	O
Arcee	O
,	O
Liam	O
O'Brien	O
as	O
Air	B-Application
Raid	I-Application
,	O
Johnny	O
Yong	O
Bosch	O
as	O
Bumblebee	O
,	O
Fred	O
Tatasciore	O
as	O
Megatron	O
,	O
Ratchet	O
,	O
Omega	O
Supreme	O
,	O
and	O
Trypticon	B-Application
,	O
Keith	O
Szarabajka	O
as	O
Ironhide	O
,	O
Steven	O
Blum	O
as	O
Barricade	O
and	O
Shockwave	O
,	O
Nolan	O
North	O
as	O
Brawl	O
,	O
and	O
Sam	O
Riegel	O
as	O
Starscream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
produced	O
for	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
Activision	O
has	O
discontinued	O
support	O
for	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	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>
Critical	O
reaction	O
has	O
been	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
reviews	O
citing	O
that	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
is	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
past	O
Transformers	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
a	O
78.47	O
%	O
and	O
77/100	O
at	O
the	O
two	O
aggregate	O
sites	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
reports	O
scores	O
of	O
79.45	O
%	O
and	O
76/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
also	O
gave	O
high	O
marks	O
for	O
War	O
for	O
Cybertrons	B-Application
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Arthur	O
Gies	O
noted	O
the	O
influences	O
from	O
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
,	O
Tribes	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Battlefield	B-Application
:	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Company	I-Application
2	I-Application
adding	O
that	O
"	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
leverages	O
its	O
transformation	O
mechanic	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
that	O
feels	O
shockingly	O
new.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
McShea	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Escalation	O
mode	O
provided	O
a	O
Transformers	B-Application
twist	O
on	O
Gears	O
of	O
Wars	O
Horde	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
players	O
will	O
"	O
occasionally	O
wish	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
slow-mo	O
option	O
so	O
you	O
could	O
appreciate	O
the	O
nuance	O
of	O
these	O
feats	O
a	O
little	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
IGN	O
's	O
Arthur	O
Gies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
players	O
for	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
hurt	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
new	O
content	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
War	O
for	O
Cybertrons	B-Application
multiplayer	O
is	O
all-but-abandoned.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gies	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
cite	O
a	O
peak	O
population	O
of	O
approximately	O
4,600	O
players	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
800	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
only	O
158	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
his	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
players	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
content	O
may	O
fit	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
needs	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
've	O
got	O
nine	O
other	O
friends	O
who	O
bought	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
and	O
can	O
set	O
up	O
your	O
own	O
private	O
matches	O
,	O
then	O
Character	O
and	O
Map	O
Pack	O
01	O
might	O
be	O
worth	O
checking	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
2012	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
official	O
title	O
,	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
continuation	O
of	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
,	O
completing	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
Cybertron	O
's	O
demise	O
and	O
the	O
exodus	O
of	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
new	O
Autobot	B-Application
character	O
,	O
Grimlock	O
,	O
was	O
confirmed	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
