| Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark | |
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| Developer(s) | Edge of Reality (PC, consoles) WayForward Technologies (3DS) |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Director(s) | Brody Brooks Adam Tierney (3DS) |
| Producer(s) | Andy Owen (PC, consoles) Shannon Hatakeda (3DS) |
| Designer(s) | Dominic Craig (PC, consoles) Brody Brooks Adam Tierney Barrett Velia (3DS) |
| Programmer(s) | Emanuel Masciarelli (PC, consoles) Daniel Yoon (3DS) |
| Artist(s) | Ewan Wan Woo Lee William M. Sullivan (PC, consoles) Paul Castillo (3DS) |
| Writer(s) | Andy Schmidt (PC, consoles) Adam Tierney (3DS) |
| Composer(s) | Jeff Broadbent Steve Jablonsky Bobby Tahouri Troels Brun Folmann |
| Series | Transformers |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 (PC, consoles) |
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| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter, Strategy, role-playing (3DS) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is a video game based on the Transformers franchise, developed by Edge of Reality and WayForward, and published by Activision. It is the third and final entry in the Cybertron series, following War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron, and acts as a spin-off and crossover with the live-action Transformers films.[1] One portion of the game takes place in the timeline divergent from the one where the films take place, serving as an alternative to the events of Age of Extinction, and follows the Autobots as they try to retrieve a Cybertronian artifact called the Dark Spark from the mercenary Lockdown. The other portion, set between the first two Cybertron games,[2] depicts the Decepticons' attempts to use the Dark Spark to win the war against the Autobots, and the latter's efforts to stop them.
The game was developed primarily by Edge of Reality, with the Nintendo 3DS version developed by WayForward Technologies. It was published by Activision and released worldwide in June 2014 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Rise of the Dark Spark received mixed-to-negative reviews.
- ^ Schulenberg, Thomas (February 15, 2014). "Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark revealed at NYC Toy Fair". Joystiq. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ Maiberg, Emanuel (February 16, 2014). "Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark confirmed, merges with Michael Bay's Age of Extinction". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 16, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.