The latest from Gameinformer’s coverage of High Moon Studio’s Fall of Cybertron is all about Autobot Jazz. Optimus Prime’s lieutenant in the original cartoon, Fall of Cybertron is set to see Jazz take the role of a playable character. The article has some spoilers as it goes into detail about how Jazz fits into the story, and there is also some examination of how Jazz’s personality is integrated into the way the character moves and plays. A key feature discussed in the article is how Jazz has an emphasis on speed – his levels are large and multi-tiered, and Jazz can traverse them using his signature grapple ability, which older fans might remember from the earliest episodes of Transformers Generation 1.
It is also mentioned in the course of the article that Cliffjumper is also expected to be a playable character, and that he and Jazz have a “buddy cop” kind of dynamic between them.
Click here to check out the full article, then discuss it on our 2005 Boards. Be sure to check out the full artwork of Fall of Cybertron Jazz on the second page of the article.
Bahamut Prime
Fantastic!
SideswipePrime
this
shadowsfm
well, he didn't have the wings in the cartoon
LegendAntihero
I like Jazz's new design a lot but I miss the old cars wings his G1 incarnation had.
Ironhide9012
Glad to see HMS focusing on some of the side characters that were kinda just there in WFC. The idea of Jazz and Cliff being a duo is quite interesting. Jazz was loads of fun to use in escalation,so I expect no less from him here. The more I read about FOC,the more excited it gets me. As for the figures? The more the merrier I say! WFC really got little to no attention last time,something they should have done was give WFC their own separate toy line and expand from there IMO. Im glad we will be finally getting a decent amount of characters this time around.
Shizuka
Tell me that's not a "The Other Guys" reference.
The Other Guys: The JUMP – YouTube
Shizuka
But you know, having levels specific to characters suck right? Let make every level bland so every character is playable in it
/sarcasm.
Anywho, this game has me excited. They mentioned more of this "spiritual successor" with the "this version of Jazz" or whatever the quote was. The gameplay reads great and the graphics are amazing even if it's alpha images.
Autovolt 127
Jazz looks friggin awesome.
Well with the Rock voicing Prime Cliffjumper Jazz should be voiced by Samuel L.Jackson and thus we have "The guys".
Nexus Prime
I could absolutely care less of having WFC/FOC being a prequel to Prime. They're both fine in their own continuities. If the first game was a total failure they would have jettisoned any connection to it immediately and said it was never part of the plan, but because it did well Hasbro tries to shoehorn all this together. No thanks!
seekerblackout
It's in the Prime continuity family, but in the fashion of how the G1 comics relate to the cartoon
ToddJumper
Interesting – well scout class had that ability in MP in the first game, but totally out of sync with his Prime character, another go around of them being forced now by Hasbro to fit these two continuities together, changed the model and slapped on Prime Cliffjumpers head. I remember reading in GameInformer when WFC came out that high moon straight out said its a prequel to G1 cartoon. Now the most recent GameInformer says its a prequel to Prime and the same continuity. Lovely. Ain't gonna work in my book. But looking forward to this game none the less.
StarryAqua
Looks like all those push-ups Jazz did in his cell got him anxious for some action.
Stepper
Not only that,hope Coneheads will make their appearance too
seekerblackout
I'll take them off then
Ravenxl7
I wouldn't list the Combaticons just yet. They're still in question as to what line they'll be in. They could very well be Prime figures, as shadow was a bit…unclear when talking about them, and since he's been asked to not say anything more about them, it might be a while before we get more info.
soymonk
Jazz and Cliffjumper as a buddy cop duo? I smell a sitcom!
einis
I just love his design.Then again,I always loved Jazz
seekerblackout
And I'd assume we're getting Thundercracker and Skywarp, they're inevitable
Stepper
Dinobots,wow,that is gd news indeed.
Bumblethumper
Well that's true enough for Bumblebee and Ironhide, but I do like the idea of tailoring the levels to character. Also, don't forget the Soundwave level had a Laserbeak section.
I'll agree that the game was ultimately unsatisfying, but I'd put that down to other reasons. I was expecting a Wheeljack level, a Wreckers level and more.
FOC should definitely be better, since it's not a movie spinoff and has to fly on it's own merits.