<s>
Transformers	B-Application
G1	I-Application
:	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
franchise	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Glu	O
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
feature	B-Device
phones	I-Device
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
IOS	B-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transformers	B-Application
G1	I-Application
:	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
BotCon	O
2008	O
with	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
set	O
for	O
Fall	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
Transformers	B-Application
game	I-Application
from	O
Glu	O
Mobile	O
;	O
they	O
had	O
released	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
based	O
on	O
Michael	O
Bay	O
's	O
2007	O
live-action	O
Transformers	B-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
next	O
Transformers	B-Application
film	O
,	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
,	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
until	O
2009	O
,	O
Glu	O
decided	O
to	O
maximize	O
their	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
by	O
producing	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
n't	O
tied	O
to	O
a	O
major	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
film	O
adaptations	O
,	O
Awakening	O
was	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
with	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
story	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
their	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
explained	O
that	O
it	O
differed	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
units	O
were	O
not	O
"	O
expendable	O
cannon	O
fodder	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
at	O
Glu	O
's	O
UK	O
office	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
previously	O
the	O
company	O
Macrospace	O
)	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
had	O
previous	O
experience	O
with	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
games	O
,	O
having	O
developed	O
the	O
Ancient	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
units	O
(	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
23	O
Generation	O
1	O
Transformers	B-Application
characters	O
)	O
across	O
small-scale	O
,	O
grid-based	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
vehicle	O
mode	O
,	O
Transformers	B-Application
can	O
travel	O
further	O
,	O
and	O
receive	O
reduced	O
damage	O
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
robot	O
mode	O
,	O
they	O
gain	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
attack	O
other	O
Transformers	B-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
capture	O
structures	O
necessary	O
that	O
produce	O
energy	O
(	O
like	O
pylons	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
heroic	O
Autobots	B-Application
,	O
battling	O
Megatron	O
's	O
forces	O
of	O
villainous	O
Decepticons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autobot	B-Application
leader	O
,	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
,	O
gives	O
a	O
"	O
morale	O
boost	O
"	O
to	O
any	O
friendly	O
units	O
in	O
adjacent	O
spaces	O
,	O
which	O
increases	O
their	O
battle	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city-sized	O
Metroplex	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
Autobots	B-Application
 '	O
mobile	O
base	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
summon	O
supporting	O
characters	O
like	O
Prowl	O
,	O
Ironhide	O
,	O
and	O
Sideswipe	O
(	O
Trypticon	B-Application
serves	O
the	O
same	O
function	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Decepticons	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boombox	O
Blaster	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
summon	O
minicassettes	O
Eject	O
and	O
Rewind	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
goes	O
for	O
Decepticon	B-Application
Soundwave	O
with	O
his	O
underlings	O
Frenzy	O
and	O
Rumble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
cartoon	O
,	O
Jetfire	O
must	O
be	O
converted	O
from	O
a	O
Decepticon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
transforming	O
Tyrannosaur	O
Grimlock	O
crushes	O
Decepticons	B-Application
with	O
ease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
release	O
for	O
non-smart	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
2008	O
drew	O
positive	O
attention	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
's	O
Luke	O
Plunkett	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
an	O
early	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
hoping	O
that	O
developers	O
would	O
realize	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
repeated	O
the	O
sentiment	O
when	O
announcing	O
a	O
playable	O
Java-based	O
demo	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
game	O
looked	O
"	O
(	O
surprisingly	O
)	O
fantastic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
early	O
hands-on	O
preview	O
for	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Keith	O
Andrew	O
,	O
who	O
claimed	O
he	O
had	O
never	O
previously	O
understood	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
Transformers	B-Application
,	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
bursting	O
with	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
later	O
full	O
review	O
,	O
he	O
described	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
"	O
resource	O
management	O
meets	O
chess	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
that	O
Awakening	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
pretty	O
good	O
"	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
perfect	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
,	O
only	O
being	O
supplanted	O
by	O
the	O
later	O
War	B-Application
for	I-Application
Cybertron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2010	O
ports	O
to	O
smartphone	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
were	O
met	O
with	O
similar	O
enthusiasm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
initial	O
announcement	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
's	O
Mike	O
Fahey	O
wrote	O
that	O
he	O
eagerly	O
awaited	O
any	O
game	O
that	O
featured	O
the	O
G1	O
Transformers	B-Application
over	O
"	O
the	O
Michael	O
Bay-bots	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
the	O
3D	O
rendered	O
battle	O
sequences	O
looked	O
"	O
glorious	O
"	O
for	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
only	O
downside	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
simplistic	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
outside	O
of	O
battle	O
,	O
which	O
showed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
roots	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
by	O
recommending	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
anyone	O
that	O
is	O
either	O
a	O
"	O
long-suffering	O
fan	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
animated	O
Transformers	B-Application
,	O
or	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
stating	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
easily	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
genre	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
felt	O
that	O
although	O
his	O
lifelong	O
affinity	O
for	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
inclined	O
him	O
to	O
judge	O
any	O
poorly	O
made	O
adaptations	O
harshly	O
,	O
Awakening	O
did	O
not	O
disappoint	O
Transformers	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
lauded	O
the	O
thoughtful	O
merger	O
of	O
Advance	O
Wars-style	O
gameplay	O
with	O
classic	O
Transformers	B-Application
fiction	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
great	O
because	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
strength	O
of	O
the	O
Transformers	B-Application
are	O
expertly	O
woven	O
into	O
the	O
entire	O
production.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
Glu	O
's	O
choice	O
of	O
Transformers	B-Application
characters	O
was	O
excellent	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
the	O
cel-shading	O
and	O
dynamic	O
camera	O
in	O
battle	O
sequences	O
made	O
the	O
robot	O
models	O
look	O
"	O
terrific	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
by	O
stating	O
"	O
Transformers	B-Application
G1	I-Application
:	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
is	O
quite	O
simply	O
the	O
best	O
Transformers	B-Application
game	I-Application
I	O
have	O
ever	O
played.	O
"	O
</s>
