Preview of Transformers: Galactic Trials – A high-speed robotic racing game that is exciting and fast-paced.

Transformers: Galactic Trials is a new high-speed racing game that fully utilizes the robots’ skills in driving vehicles. Merging driving and combat elements, players in the upcoming game will work towards retrieving stolen Prime Relics from the villainous Nemesis Prime. The game is created by 3DClouds, known for making racing games for Paw Patrol and Fast & Furious, and Outright Games, a publisher focusing on family-friendly releases.

The Galactic Trials are races that players participate in to recover stolen relics, with three levels of difficulty based on the number of races: three, five, or seven. In order to advance in each Trial, players must achieve a ranking of third place or better and ensure that their health never drops to dangerously low levels.

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Screen Rant recently got a chance to try out Transformers: Galactic Trials in a brief session at Gamescom, providing a sneak peek at what fans can anticipate from the game. There is potential in it, but I didn’t have enough time to fully explore its offerings, so consider these reflections as an initial insight into the game’s early experience for new players.

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Transformers: Galactic Trials is obviously created for dedicated followers, showcasing an impressive roster of Autobots and Decepticons. The title features a total of 11 playable characters, including Autobots like Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Elita-1, Wheeljack, and Arcee, and Decepticons such as Megatron, Shockwave, Flamewar, Soundwave, Nightbird, and Nemesis Prime. Galactic Trials differentiates itself from other Transformers games by featuring a diverse roster, in contrast to past titles that mainly concentrated on Autobot missions without much opportunity to play as the Decepticons.

Gamers will start the game with just a small roster of characters – Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Megatron – to race with, gaining access to additional ones as they advance in the storyline. Every robot has two special abilities for races; for instance, Elita-1 can fire missiles at enemies and Bumblebee has plasma stings. While I had the title, I controlled Nightbird, the formidable ninja robot, known for her Toxic Shurikens and Energon Slashes. As players progress, they will gain more options for customizing their loadout before each race.

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Each robot can also be equipped with a weapon in addition to their two skills, and these weapons can be used by multiple characters. Players will use various weapons in combat, with eight options available, such as proton pulse blasters, shotgun-like firearms, and missile launchers. As players progress through the story and find the stolen relics, they can use them to modify their racer, such as boosting damage when vehicle health is low or improving shield recovery rate.

Driving in Tranformers: Galactic Trials is exceptionally fast and fluid, offering all the expected vehicular handling features. Gamers have the ability to slide around turns – a skill that demands a good deal of skill to perfect – and accumulate speed boosts for increased velocity, all the while steering clear of hazards such as harmful green goo piles that decrease a Transformer’s health and speed. Yet, these are just the initial perils that players will encounter during the race.

Despite providing vehicular combat and destruction like Wreckfest and the Burnout franchise, Galactic Trials takes a fresh approach to the concept with the addition of Transformers’ dual forms. In every race, players will have opportunities to switch from car to robot to confront enemy-filled sections using a mix of weapons, abilities, and relic perks. Not only do players have to fight off waves of enemies, but they also must carefully consider the amount of time they spend in these battles.

The race for the top spot continues throughout the battle scenes, and if players spend too much time increasing their score by defeating enemies, they will quickly fall behind. During one of my races, I miscalculated and attempted to clear out a whole area before getting back to driving, only to find out that enemies kept respawning without end, creating a challenging balancing act. When I finally understood the situation and decided to rejoin the competition, I found myself in the last position and struggled to catch up with little success.

Even in the midst of racing and far from opposing waves, players must still be attentive to their opponents. It is not rare for other Transformers to collide with the player and try to cause them to crash, and they can also do the same in response. During my hands-on experience, one of the most enjoyable moments was trying to skillfully time these forceful jolts as we neared gaps in the track, with the goal of causing my rivals to tumble as they attempted to utilize a ramp. If a Transformer’s health drops to zero, the game will end, and players will have to start the Trials over.

Concluding Remarks About Transformers: Galactic Trials

I wasn’t able to try out Galactic Trials’ multiplayer myself during my hands-on play, but the overall choices for it seem to be the least strong aspect of the game’s features. The campaign is solo-only, so friends can’t take on Nemesis Prime as a team, while the Arcade Mode only accommodates two players with local multiplayer. Given the rapid nature of the game and its chaotic potential, it seems like a huge oversight not to explore more options for multiplayer activities.

Nevertheless, the limited multiplayer content has allowed developers to focus extensively on enhancing the quality of the single player narrative and gameplay. The title may delve further into Transformers lore compared to past games, as promotional materials indicate a strong partnership with Hasbro. During my experience with the game, I only managed to grasp a basic understanding of the overall story. However, details such as the game’s levels and artifacts were filled with numerous small references for fans, such as a relic mentioning Velocity’s Spark.

I left the preview with a strong admiration for how the car was handled in the game, as it was incredibly smooth and thrilling. Because I only had a short time – around fifteen minutes – with the game, I did not have enough opportunity to fully understand all the details of Transformers: Galactic Trials, such as the available courses and character abilities. Even though it was just a brief glimpse of the game, the mix of combat and racing is certainly interesting, along with the option to play as a Decepticon, making it a game worth watching for fans.