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***Mega Sonic Bros. AF: Transformers*** is a first video game in the *Mega Sonic Bros.* franchise. It is an action 3D platformer video game that is played along with toy figures that interact with it through a "Portal of Power", that reads their tag through NFC and features the voices of Josh Keaton, Darin De Paul, Dave Wittenberg, Keythe Farley, Audrey Wasilewski, Joey Camen and Kevin Michael Richardson. It was released in October 2010 for North America, Europe, and Australia for Microsoft Windows and OS X, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360.

For Japan, it was released on July 12, 2012, where it was published by Square Enix, for the Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U.

Activision announced that as of June 3, 2011, the game had been the top selling console and handheld video game worldwide for 2011. As of March 31, 2011, Activision has sold over 30 million Mega Sonic Bros. toys, and sales were expected to exceed $500 million by the end of the year. A direct sequel, *[Sonic Bros: Mechstermination Force]*, was released in 2011 for the Nintendo DS and Wii.

## Gameplay

Characters each have a primary attack, and a secondary attack. They gain experience points by defeating monsters, and leveling up will result in the possibility of getting upgrades. Each character has its own special abilities that differ from each other, as well as assigned elements. This provides some replayability, as each character faces the world in different ways.

Treasures, such as gems, rings, and coins, can be found all over the worlds either laying on the ground, or hiding inside breakable containers. Orbs come from defeated enemies, and it gives the characters experience points. Devouring food recovers some of the character's health. With two players on hand, they can cooperatively play the game together, or against each other in a variety of arenas to choose from, each having its own appearance, and obstacles within it.

## Characters

### Sonicbots

* Sonic The Hedgehog
* KeyBots (plans only)
* Amy Rose
* Mega Man
* Mario
* Bowser
* Colonel.EXE(cameo)
* Omega(cameo)
* Sonicbots

### Deceptivillains

1. *This\* indicates that this person is or also is a type of enemy|NOTE: G-merl are only seen in vehicle form*
2. *This\*\* indicates this person is only mentioned, been in a text-log or is a trophy unlocked in the game.*

* Gamma
* Punk
* Kamella
* Basilisx

* Axem Blue
* Elite Trio
* Enker
* Batty\*
* Koopatrol\*
* Seekers\*
* Ballade
* Hyper Eggrobo
* Dark Zagi\*\*
* Shadow Moon\*\*
* Chao\*\*

## Development

It was first announced at E3 2015. Developed by Platinum Games, *Transformers Devastation* uses an engine similar to their *Bayonetta 2* game. There is cel-shading to mimic the hand-drawn style of *The Transformers* television series.

## Promotions

In February 2016, Sony released limited edition PlayStation 4 consoles, each bundled with a steelbook copy of *Mega Sonic Bros. AF*. Each of these consoles is white in color with their left-sides decorated with a huge metallic Sonicbot insignia, the *Mega Sonic Bros. AF* logo and the PlayStation logo.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-03-12-dark-horse-the-secrets-of-mega-sonic-bros-success
2. ↑ First Mega Sonic Bros hits Japan in July, gets Wii U port. destructoid.com (2013-06-25).
3. ↑ Video Games: Video Game News & Trends: Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 | Complex. Planetxbox360.com (2013-04-25).
4. ↑ Mega Sonic Bros. Toy Sales Exceed 30 Million - News. www.GameInformer.com (2012-05-09).
5. ↑ Mega Sonic Bros. on track to exceed $500m this year | GamesIndustry International. Gamesindustry.biz (2012-05-09).