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swarm, who have kidnapped Jack. Though she saves Jack following a chase, Airachnid is able to escape. Elsewhere, Bulkhead is found by Miko in an underground temple in the desert, moments before
Starscream finds them as well. After escaping from the collapsing temple, Bulkhead fights his way through
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Starscream at some ancient ruins, though he then escapes with Miko. Meanwhile, Bumblebee finds himself taken prisoner at a Decepticon Energon mine, until Raf arrives and breaks him out. The pair then make their way out of the mine, fighting Vehicons and Knock Out, but Raf is
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Autobots focus on saving Miko, Raf, and Ratchet, and send Bumblebee and Arcee to investigate Decepticon presence in a canyon. They encounter and pursue Dreadwing, who is ultimately defeated and buried him under some rocks by Bumblebee. He then discovers that Dreadwing was searching for one of
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Ratchet to escape. After rescuing Miko and Raf, the trio fight their way to the ship's control room, where Ratchet defeats Soundwave, chasing him away. Afterwards, he is able to inform the other Autobots of their whereabouts, so Arcee and
360:-style combat and diverse driving sequences". There is a multiplayer function, both cooperative and competitive. Competitive modes include Brawl, Energon Match, and Emblem Battle, and up to 2 players can play at the same time, with 2 additional
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