Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
The game takes place before the Ark is launched in the Aligned continuity, but also deals with one of Lockdown's schemes in the Age of Extinction part. At the start of the game an object flies towards Earth, destroying an orbiting satellite and it is spotted by the mercenary Lockdown. The player starts as the Autobot Drift, sent to a burning city to investigate the attack. Lockdown is there as well and he manages to reach the artifact that crashed there first, the titular Dark Spark. When it is in Lockdown's possession, its power makes Optimus powerless to intervene and Lockdown departs. Through thirteen chapters the story takes various characters through many locations based around the Dark Spark then played largely as a flashback in Cybertron.
The gameplay is focused on third-person shooting with a variety of guns and abilities for each transformer. There are about 20 guns in total, including chaining beams, slime cannons, and blade shooters. Characters can be upgraded with bonuses for specific weapons, faster reloads, and larger clips. By leveling up or completing bonus challenges gear drops can be earned, ranging from bronze to gold in value.
The online multiplayer mode is called Escalation. Up to four players work together cooperatively to destroy fifteen waves of progressively more difficult enemies on eight maps in total. In multiplayer there are over 40 characters to choose from, some with different models based on the movie or the game universe, and also the Generation 1 Optimus Prime.
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is available on the Playstation 4 and was released on 24 June 2014.