Transformers: Human Alliance is an arcade rail-shooter game developed by SEGA in 2013, taking place in the Tyran 707.04 Delta timeline between Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The game follows two protagonists, with Jake and Vannesa on their way to stop the Deceptions from reaching to the AllSpark.
A follow-up of the game, Transformers: Shadows Rising was made in 2018.
Overview[]
The sole controls used in the game are the mounted gun turrets, which allow for continuous fire when the trigger is pulled. The screen display shows the player’s health bar in both bottom corners, and the colored targeting cursor that moves with the turret to show where you are aiming. Hitting targets continuously will increase the player’s combo ranking (You can chain higher combos by also hitting destructible items, such as barrels and crates.) In a 2-Player game, you can also trigger "Alliance Fire!" mode by crossing the targeting cursors, causing the accompanying Autobot to add their firepower to yours.
Plot[]
In the opening act of the game, Jake is trying to call for Sam through his phone, but was cut short by the chasing deceptions. Vannesa then active the turrets mode, enabling for both her and Jake to fight directly to the deceptions. The team attempts to flee, but Starscream forces them off the road by throwing a tanker truck at them.
Decepticon grabs them briefly before they blast their way free, but in doing so Jake drops the Device which is promptly stolen by Laserbeak. They continue to fight off Starscream’s attacks until Optimus Prime shows up, plowing into the scheming Decepticon and ending the fight. Though Optimus threatens him, Starscream has already won; retrieving the Device from Laserbeak, they both depart.
Trivia[]
- It is never established exactly what the mysterious Device is that Jake is carrying, or where it comes from, or even how the Decepticons use it to cause global earthquakes.