Initially, revisiting each level with a new character is nothing short of boring. As each character is unlocked or upgraded, I'm forced to revisit older levels to test out the new hardware. Currently I have six characters unlocked, all of which are in various stages of the upgrade process.
Obviously, not all players will agree, but with a game as addictive as this one, I actually liked that it forced me to take breaks.ĭefeating a level and forcing the EggSpark to rebuild it results in downtime, but ultimately you'll revisit the same level with a different character.
But even with the countdown timers, I found that if I put the game down for awhile, it wasn't too annoying. You have the option to use gems for instant gratification here, too, but eventually you'll run out.Ĭountdown timers play a big part in the game, especially for those who don't want to pay real money for gems. Additionally, as you upgrade or rebuild the health of your characters using coins, you're also forced to wait. Waiting for levels to rebuild isn't the only timer you're faced with either. But once you run out of gems, you're forced to wait or pay up with real money by way of in-app purchases to get more gems. There is, however, an option to speed up the process by handing over some of the precious gems you've earned during gameplay. In fact, on more than one occasion during my time playing at the higher levels, I was forced to wait more than an hour for levels to be rebuilt so I could continue playing. Once it is rebuilt, you can jump back in with another character, but the rebuild process isn't instantaneous. Here's how it works: After completing a level, an EggSpark robot slowly walks over and begins putting the level back together. At first I was a little put off by the lack of a slingshot in Angry Birds Transformers, but after only a few minutes, I was hooked on the new shoot-'em-up gameplay. As each character reached its target, blocks were demolished and the enemy was destroyed. Shoot-'em-up actionĪs I mentioned, previous Angry Birds' games offered a slingshot to fling a character across the screen in a planned attack on a prearranged stack of blocks. As each character levels up through upgrades, additional sections of Pig Island are made available to unlock using coins. Progressing through the game requires you to upgrade each characters' abilities by spending the coins you've earned by destroying blocks and pigs and completing levels.
Each character has its own set of weapons, special powers and vehicle to transform into. Red is Optimus Prime, Chuck is Bumblebee, Chef Pig is Shockwave, and so on. The usual Angry Birds characters are found throughout the game, but instead of having to rely on primitive wings and stubby legs, they're now using Transformer-like robot bodies.