<s>
Transformers	B-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Transformers	B-Application
Armada	O
:	O
Prelude	O
to	O
Energon	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
Armada	O
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Atari	O
Melbourne	O
House	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
and	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
non-canon	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
a	O
similar	O
premise	O
,	O
depicting	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
and	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
 '	O
search	O
for	O
Mini-Cons	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
whose	O
combined	O
powers	O
will	O
grant	O
either	O
faction	O
victory	O
in	O
the	O
war	O
for	O
their	O
home	O
planet	O
,	O
Cybertron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transformers	B-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
Autobots	B-Application
:	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
,	O
Red	O
Alert	O
or	O
Hot	O
Shot	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
all	O
able	O
to	O
transform	O
between	O
robot	O
and	O
vehicle	O
modes	O
at	O
the	O
push	O
of	O
the	O
triangle	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
collection	O
of	O
Mini-Cons	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
to	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
and	O
provide	O
various	O
weapons	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
Autobots	B-Application
have	O
their	O
own	O
Mini-Con	O
partners	O
who	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
providing	O
minor	O
fire	O
support	O
,	O
can	O
"	O
Powerlinx	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
which	O
strengthens	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
gradually	O
draining	O
their	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Armada	O
series	O
,	O
classic	O
G1	O
quotes	O
are	O
recited	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
especially	O
quotes	O
from	O
The	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Millions	O
of	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
Mini-Cons	O
-	O
miniature	O
Transformers	B-Application
who	O
can	O
grant	O
Cybertronians	O
special	O
powers	O
if	O
merged	O
with	O
them	O
-	O
fled	O
Cybertron	O
and	O
crash-landed	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
went	O
into	O
stasis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
present	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
,	O
led	O
by	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
,	O
led	O
by	O
Megatron	O
,	O
are	O
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
deadly	O
war	O
for	O
control	O
of	O
Cybertron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
sequence	O
shows	O
Megatron	O
launching	O
a	O
final	O
assault	O
on	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
Headquarters	O
on	O
Cybertron	O
,	O
alongside	O
his	O
Decepticlones	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
army	O
of	O
Decepticon	B-Application
drones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Decepticlones	O
soon	O
overpower	O
the	O
Autobot	B-Application
resistance	O
,	O
as	O
Megatron	O
and	O
Optimus	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
one-on-one	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Well-aware	O
of	O
what	O
this	O
means	O
,	O
Megatron	O
and	O
his	O
Decepticlone	O
forces	O
abandon	O
the	O
battle	O
and	O
head	O
to	O
Earth	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Mini-Cons	O
,	O
believing	O
their	O
powers	O
will	O
guarantee	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
 '	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Optimus	O
,	O
Red	O
Alert	O
,	O
and	O
Hot	O
Shot	O
return	O
to	O
their	O
headquarters	O
,	O
from	O
where	O
they	O
operate	O
a	O
Space	O
Bridge	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
various	O
locations	O
across	O
the	O
planet	O
and	O
retrieve	O
the	O
Mini-Cons	O
before	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
can	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
encounter	O
Cyclonus	O
at	O
some	O
ancient	O
ruins	O
,	O
who	O
dispatches	O
a	O
Decepticlone	O
Heavy	O
Unit	O
to	O
attack	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
destroying	O
it	O
and	O
chasing	O
Cyclonus	O
away	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
find	O
the	O
Mini-Cons	O
Sparkplug	O
,	O
Jolt	O
,	O
and	O
Longarm	O
,	O
who	O
send	O
out	O
a	O
call	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
Mini-Cons	O
on	O
Earth	O
and	O
join	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
in	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
their	O
bretheren	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autobots	B-Application
next	O
go	O
to	O
Antarctica	O
,	O
making	O
their	O
way	O
past	O
icy	O
canyons	O
,	O
an	O
open	O
glacial	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
crashed	O
human	O
plane	O
and	O
ice	O
breaker	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
research	O
facility	O
,	O
where	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
have	O
already	O
found	O
more	O
Mini-Cons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autobots	B-Application
depart	O
,	O
unaware	O
that	O
Starscream	O
is	O
still	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
at	O
the	O
Amazon	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
fight	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
jungle	O
and	O
then	O
an	O
ancient	O
pyramid	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
defeat	O
Cyclonus	O
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
crash	O
and	O
explode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
spot	O
several	O
Decepticlone	O
Dropships	O
heading	O
to	O
the	O
Atlantic	O
Ocean	O
and	O
follow	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ship	O
then	O
transforms	O
into	O
robot	O
mode	O
revealing	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
Tidal	O
Wave	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
defeat	O
him	O
,	O
sending	O
him	O
plunging	O
into	O
the	O
ocean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autobots	B-Application
travel	O
to	O
Alaska	O
,	O
believing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
Megatron	O
's	O
base	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
and	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
snowy	O
mountains	O
and	O
a	O
cave	O
system	O
,	O
before	O
Starscream	O
attempts	O
to	O
crash	O
a	O
ship	O
on	O
purpose	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
barely	O
escaping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
crashed	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
confront	O
Starscream	O
on	O
the	O
bridge	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
scuffle	O
causes	O
the	O
ship	O
to	O
fall	O
off	O
a	O
cliff	O
and	O
into	O
a	O
valley	O
down	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
making	O
their	O
way	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
defeat	O
Starscream	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
then	O
knocked	O
out	O
by	O
Optimus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Red	O
Alert	O
hacking	O
into	O
his	O
warp	O
transponder	O
,	O
they	O
learn	O
that	O
Megatron	O
's	O
base	O
is	O
actually	O
located	O
on	O
a	O
volcanic	O
island	O
in	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Ocean	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
head	O
there	O
next	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escaping	O
from	O
the	O
volcano	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
believe	O
they	O
won	O
,	O
unaware	O
that	O
the	O
planet-sized	O
Transformer	O
Unicron	O
has	O
arrived	O
on	O
Cybertron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Unicron	O
begins	O
destroying	O
Cybertron	O
,	O
Optimus	O
,	O
Red	O
Alert	O
and	O
Hot	O
Shot	O
return	O
home	O
alongside	O
all	O
the	O
rescued	O
Mini-Cons	O
,	O
whose	O
combined	O
powers	O
give	O
the	O
three	O
Autobots	B-Application
the	O
means	O
to	O
stop	O
Unicron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Mini-Cons	O
celebrate	O
their	O
victory	O
as	O
Cybertron	O
is	O
finally	O
at	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
worldwide	O
debut	O
of	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
demo	O
occurred	O
at	O
TransformersCon	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
–	O
13	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
disc	O
for	O
Driv3r	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
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
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
May	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
