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Transformers G1: Awakening

 * ... that reviewers felt that one of the strengths of mobile game Transformers G1: Awakening was that it wasn't based on the live-action film series?
 * Comment: Sourced to Kotaku "Seriously, I don't care if the game turns out to be Optimus Prime versus Soundwave Dance Party, as long as it doesn't feature the Michael Bay-bots and looks vaguely like it does in the screenshot, they have my unspecified amount of dollars."
 * Comment: Further sourced to Pocket Gamer "To be honest, the Transformers film was mostly a pile of rust cleverly disguised as a CGI extravaganza, so we were glad to hear Glu is returning to the classic originator of the franchise with the mobile game follow-up."

Created/expanded by JohnnyMrNinja (talk). Self nom at 07:08, 27 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg The hook is sourced and interesting, and the article has the appropriate length and date. Looks good to go.  Ruby  2010/  2013  04:01, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg article only quotes one reviewer who said this, not multiple reviewers, let alone reviewers in general. This one reviewer apparently hadn't even seen the game yet.--Carabinieri (talk) 20:24, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * There are two quotes on this page that clearly support the hook (above). These are the most direct quotes, and I did not want to keep weighing the article down with this sentiment, but there is also:
 * "Finally! Optimus Prime in all his cel-shaded, Generation 1 glory. Boxy, colorful flat textures that make him pop off the screen like the action figure he was? Why did that take so long to get perfect in a video game?" On the next page: "As this visual history proves, it's tough enough to create a decent Transformers game based on the great cartoons. But creating one as a supplement to the worst live action Transformers movie might be an even worse approach."
 * The full reviews are more professional, but the sentiment is implied in these reviews:
 * "Every so often, you play a game that is so tailored to your interests that you have to wonder if the developer has been nosing through your emails or reading your journal. Glu's new Transformers G1: Awakening is just one of those games: it's Advance Wars, one of my favorite Game Boy Advance games, but it stars the Transformers. And not the Transformers of the recent movies, either. Glu enlisted the crew of the classic cartoons and comics that remain so beloved to an entire generation."
 * "Anyone who holds the original Transformers as the pinnacle of the franchise is in for a treat here. The game looks and sounds like it fell right out of 1985... a surprisingly authentic piece of fan service for long-suffering fans of the original television series..."
 * I can change the hook to "some reviewers" if that makes it better. The fact that those people hadn't played the game yet was sort-of the point. They didn't care what the game was like, they liked it already because it wasn't based on the film. I'd rather not add more negative content to the article just to support the hook, as I think it's supported as-is. ▫  Johnny Mr Nin ja  21:22, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I can change the hook to "some reviewers" if that makes it better. The fact that those people hadn't played the game yet was sort-of the point. They didn't care what the game was like, they liked it already because it wasn't based on the film. I'd rather not add more negative content to the article just to support the hook, as I think it's supported as-is. ▫  Johnny Mr Nin ja  21:22, 30 May 2012 (UTC)


 * First of all, I apologize for taking a week to respond. However, I'm still concerned that the only person quoted in the article as saying this is Spanner Spencer. If others agreed with him, I feel like this needs to be indicated in the article somehow for it to appear on DYK.--Carabinieri (talk) 19:15, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
 * The other quote is used in the first paragraph under Smartphones; Kotaku's Mike Fahey wrote that he eagerly awaited any game that featured the G1 Transformers over the "the Michael Bay-bots". ▫  Johnny Mr Nin ja  17:41, 9 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote4.png Needs a new reviewer. Original reviewer has not been on site for 11 days. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:30, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good to go! - Presidentman talk · contribs Random Picture of the Day (Talkback) 23:54, 21 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg Symbol redirect vote4.png Two-minute review has been questioned; absent a more thorough explanation of the criteria used, a new reviewer and subsequent approval is needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 12:43, 23 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg I've added the first 'the' to the hook, as it was obviously missing. The hook fact works for me; the explanation above does the trick. The article is a recent expansion. Thoroughly referenced and well written. I've read some of the references myself and ran about half of them through Duplication Detector and couldn't find anything of concern. That said, I have no idea what constitutes a reliable source for games, but I am assuming that the various reviewers quoted is the agreed way to reference these types of articles. There are some bare URLs that should be amended, but that is outside of the DYK approval process.  Schwede 66  19:14, 6 July 2012 (UTC)