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This game may not reach the top of a gamer's Richter scale, but hey, it's a game! I think this is a promotional or teaser for a game of the same title that you can purchase. It's a simple turn-based challenge game. The first time you login (after the customary registration process and email verification, the relevance of which nowadays I am beginning to question - but I digress), you are asked to choose your faction and become either an Autobot or a Decepticon. After that, you will be asked to choose and name one of the standard robots (there's an unlock feature for a special robot, I don't know how you get one, maybe when you buy the game). Then, you are taken to a screen where you can distribute an initial set of points on key battle attributes of your robot such as strength in use of weapon, agility, dodge, armor strength, etc. Reminds me of the way you distribute stat points on your MMORPG character.

Now, begins the fun part. You click on a button that takes you to a War Room. Once there, you can search for (or filter) a list of online players that you can challenge (if they are on the opposing faction). A challenge can either be accepted (an Advance) or ignored/declined (a Retreat). If accepted, a five-round match is set, wherein you need to budget the strength of your offenses (Primary Weapon, Secondary Weapon, and Hand-to-Hand Combat) throughout the entire match, as well as your form of defense (Dodge, Block, etc.). The challenging player will set up his offense/defense and this is communicated to the opponet, who will then set up his own offense/defense. Like in turn-based games, an outcome is determined by the system algorithm and a winner emerges. Each win counts as a point, and a loss is a deduction. But I don't know if this has anything to do with leveling up and acquiring additional stat points.

The idea is quite fun, and can be engaging for a while, especially if you are doing something else in your computer that does not require too much attention. Some players have so many wins or total battles in their profile that I wonder how much time they clocked on this simple game. However, I find the time controls a bit long, especially the initial challenge, wherein your opponent is allowed a full minute to accept or decline. That is an eternity considering you can only engage in one battle at a time. The FAQs are helpful in terms of the battle itself, but is quite silent on other aspects such as the all-important leveling (I don't even know if there is such a feature). I think it would also help if there is some sort of modifications that you can do to your bot as it progresses. Maybe there is, but I haven't been around that long.

Just click on the pic at the top to get you to the site.