The Transformers Bot Shots online game has launched! Right now it’s still in an early stage, with some features locked out “coming in May 2012”, but the basic game is present and rather addictive!
Reading around through the webpage, 2005 boards member ZacWilliam has also sniffed out the link between this online game and the toyline on the shelves:
Sometime before May the Bot Shots toys will all start to come with a slip of paper with a 14 digit number on it that will be redeamable for Energon Cubes that you can use to buy things with at the “Bot Shop” in the game.The rare chase Super Bots will have a code good for larger amounts of Energon AND that opens an exclusive “Super Bot Arena” location. If you can win a fight there you unlock Super Bots to recruit into your stable of characters.
Check the game out over that the Transformers Bot Shots Homepage.
ZacWilliam
Apparently Hasbro reps. at Botcon said the codes would start shipping in Wave 3.
They've got 2 weeks left to get the full game up. It'd be nice if the codes were hitting stores by then.
-ZacWilliam, I've only seen some of Wave 2 twice. Almost everywhere here is all sold out of BS.
felyxz
well it May and still no codes. I don't want to buy them all over again just for some stupid code.
Xenomrph
I am amazingly bad at this game. Currently my record is 1-10 and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I'm using Barricade and cannot beat Starscream in Story mode.
Also I'm Techno Wrecker 1984
Reaper Cloud
I was just about to play a little just now and was getting the same error message. Sucks, since I was busy earlier and couldn't play then.
Of course, maybe it's been down the whole day? Between this and the HTS errors, maybe something is being done on Hasbro's side?
I'll try again in a few hours.
Ayleron
the whole site seems to be down with an error report message. Anybody else not able to access it?
Hursticon
Yep, it's quite fun indeed – Silly that 'Adventure' is limited to what, BB and Starscream though?
Nope
This is actually mildly amusing.
Reaper Cloud
Did some testing if you will…or just some excessive time wasting. Either way, some info for those who might be interested in reading it:
The Power levels for the current characters to choose/fight against. I did not write down the three stats for each, since you see them in the game. I was curious though, as to who was stronger/weaker compared to everyone. I also do not know if these stats change from player to player.
Megatron (Gold): 1640
Megatron (Black): 1615
Optimus Prime: 1630
Optimus Prime (Evil Face): 1650
Sentinel Prime: 1620
Nemesis Prime: 1625
BumbleBee (Balanced Stats): 1620
BumbleBee (Weak Fist Attack): 1630
Prowl: 1630
Barricade: 1630
Starscream: 1640
Going from Level 7 to 8 will take 300 Experience.
Going from Level 8 to 9 will take 450 Experience.
Getting the 20 Second Victory Achievement is impossible right now. I've tested it to Hell and back! lol From my tests, I have come to the following conclusion:
1. It is impossible to get a quick enough kill without using boosts…which should be available in May.
2. The programmers did not stop the timer once the victory is yours, and the timer does not stop until the little animation is over.
My testing allowed me to get a victory at 23 seconds currently, that being after the animation is over. I have been able to defeat a Bot in about 16-17 seconds once the final blow was delivered, but the Achievement didn't pop.
The fastest that I can defeat a Bot is in three attacks. One attack to get it just below half energy. The second attack puts it in what I call "Critical," since the energy bar is empty, but flashes red. The third attack finishes off the Bot. So in order to get under 20 seconds (with the animation of your character's victory dance factored in), you would need to get a Bot down in two strikes…which is impossible as of now. One attack to make it reach "Critical" mode, and then the second strike to finish it.
Again, if the programmers just messed up with the timer stopping after the animation…instead of once the Bot is defeated, then it is easily possible to win under 20 seconds. We'll just have to wait and see.
Reaper Cloud
I liked the idea of the figures (since it was like Rock/Paper/Scissors), but had no intention buying them.
Then the game came out.
Now I would actually buy a few…BUT…since the CODES are not with them now, I will have to wait.
Way to go Hasbro. -_-
Seriously. How do companies continue to stay in business with such STUPID ideas!
Dormamu
^ This. Like seriously could they not have gotten the codes prepackaged before the first set went out, and just said wait until the site comes online? I won't go buy more of the same figures just to get codes, that's ******ed. Once again, proof that the marketing department needs a flush.
Larkin Vain
This is highly addictive. I'm a little disappointed the current figures don't have codes in them though as I'd like to purchase them as soon as they come out.
Matty
Thanks a bunch!
Reaper Cloud
I have played enough Flash games in the past to know that once you experience a problem like this…you have to clear out your Internet Cache/Cookies. It's under your tools/options/privacy in Firefox.
Matty
Is anyone having a hard time logging back on to this game? I've registered three different usernames and none of them work.
Sky Shadow
Now I'm only losing one in three fights!
I've been trying to work out what some of the silliest potential name combinations are in the Bot Shots game. I've come up with:
Race Racer,
Hard Maximus,
Freedom Wrecker,
Mega Grin,
Awesome Target,
Fun Zone,
Power Supreme,
Omni Plex and
Lightning Lynx.
Anyone else?
Troubl8385
It is a nice little time killing game. Be really fun when the multiplayer is available in the game.
Matty
Fun game. It'll probably come in handy for a slow day at work.
Gojira Prime
Just registered as "Radical Supreme 9999"
Let's see how this turned out.
EDIT: Alright, pretty impressed by the animation and models, but the gameplay seems a little arbitrary and makes you focus away from the action.
Props for letting me make a name like "Radical Supreme," though.
BooyakaDragon
Sentinel Racer 9191 This game is hard for me
Protoman
Wow, I am still on the leader board……….