Movie Chronicles
TFG2 have found a concept art version of the constructicon, Scrapper, brought to the English speaking audience via S250 at TFW2005. Scrapper is the character that we see chasing after Sam and Mikaela as they jump from rooftop to rooftop.
The official Transformers 2 video game site has launched today, containing new screenshots, the video game trailer we have previously seen and an interesting set of concept art for the game. Meanwhile Kotaku have posted some additional screenshots of the PS3/360Wii and Nintendo DS versions of the game.
One area found on the new site that is completely new is a small gallery of concept art images. They show an inner city construction site being looked upon by Bumblebee and Bumblebee fighting the huge two wheeled excavator constructicon in Shanghai. There is also an interesting image showing a beam of light coming down from the sky — the picture is named ‘harvester’ — perhaps the Sun harvester mentioned in Defiance #4 and possibly seen in the kids coloring book.
Kotaku go into some depth about the game’s features, which I have surmised:
- Closely follows plot of movie
– No linear story, central hub from there you select missions to play
– Can play as Autobot or Decepticon and can choose your Transformer
– Missions are timed and completing them quickly can earn you Transformer upgrades
– You can climb up the sides of buildings
– The demo showed that Sideways (Audi R8) is a sniper robot, complete with rifle
– One button quick transformations are still in
– Each Transformer has a special ability when transformed
– Can attack an enemy by diving at them and transforming next to them
– Starscream has a hover ability
– Lame chauffeuring Shia mission
A selection of the more interesting screenshots as posted on Kotaku. Showing Starscream in flying battle above an aircraft carrier, Bumblebee attacking a purple character and Optimus Prime doing battle on the Wii:
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A batch of production concepts have been leaked via TF08, revealing some details about the Devastator robot mode and toy. Also included are robot and alt mode shots of Jetfire, Deluxe Mixmaster and Deluxe Barricade, a concept of how the Sam Witwicky figure interacts with Human Alliance Bumblebee and a Megatron Power Bot thrown in for good measure:
A reliable source that has proved correct in the past has provided some information concerning the G1 combiner Devastator robot to TFW2005:
- Seven construction vehicles merge to form Devastator
– Devastator has lots of upper body strength, like a gorilla
– Not just green, some of the vehicles are red and yellow
– The previously Long Haul concept art by Josh Nizzi is legit
Quite frankly, something of this size and complexity would be both awesome and epic.
TLAMB raise some very valid points which put this news into doubt, and why I cannot report this as a confirmation. Specifically — we have not seen any construction vehicles during filming, a toy that is created from more than 5 parts presents a difficult engineering task for Hasbro — something that will be more expensive “than the $25 sweet point”. They also stipulate that given Prime’s height of 35 feet, the size of an average construction vehicle, this robot could reach up to 80 feet in height.
Tim Flattery (IMDB), concept designer for the original Transformers movie adaptation, has updated his online portfolio to include some new Transformers concept art, most importantly including a first look at what might have been a huge, towering, transforming aircraft carrier — set to wreak havoc on all that stands in its path.
Check out Tim’s portfolio for more concepts that didn’t make it into the first movie.