Transformers Beast Wars Season 1
SCORE: 70
Transformers Beast Wars Season 1 is the
first half of the Transformers Beast Wars saga. The Shout Factory is
selling this season, and the entire series. Hopefully a Season 2 will be
sold at some future date. I am really pleased to see this television who
make it to DVD. Four DVDs to be specific. This was another one of the
computer generated shows. The setting is far into the future after the
Autobots and Decepticons. Their descendants are the Maximals and the
Predacons. They transform from animal to robot.
The two parties wind up crash landing on an unknown planet after their
space battle. Proto forms (robots who have not picked a side or animal
are floating around the planet. This planet has so much unstable energon
that the characters can only stay in robot mode for so long. This is an
interesting plot point that is not always adhered to.
The CGI graphics look good in most instances. There are some effects
here and there that did not look that great in my opinion. The beast
modes of the creatures look fantastic. I was not as impressed with the
robot modes. The robots have horrible aim when they are shooting at one
another. I lost track of how many times they were standing there
shooting at one another. Near the end of Transformers Beast Wars Season
1 this gets better. They hide behind cover which is much more realistic.
Robots get blown to pieces and are put back together.
Transformers Beast Wars Season 1 includes some minor name calling, and
words like scum, fool, and other insulting terms. There is also a lot of
comical banter, and decent voice acting. Megatron is down right creepy.
There is talk of honor, stopping evil, and exploration. I noticed every
transformation needed a certain word to activate it. I got tired of
hearing: "Maximize," and "Terrorize." You should be able to figure out
which side says which. The music gets stuck in the cerebral cortex.
The price of Transformers Beast Wars Season 1 is good for the amount of
episodes. There are twenty-six episodes on the four DVDs. Some of the
bonus features are an Art Gallery, Original Character Models, and
Maximize! A New Breed of Transformer. Fans of the franchise and CGI will
be interested in all of those. Transformers Beast Wars Season 1 is a
different kind of Transformer.
The characters in Transformers Beast Wars Season 1 have some nice depth
to them. This is pretty cool for a kids cartoon show. Okay not
technically a cartoon but you know what I mean. There are some
interesting concepts dealt with in Transformers Beast Wars Season 1. One
of them is war, the cost of war, and why we have to stand up against the
aggressors. The alien race concept is interesting in this show, and adds
some mystery to it. I enjoyed watching these episodes.
Transformers Beast Wars Season 1 includes some violence. Concepts like
honor and self sacrifice are alive and well in this show. I would not
have a problem with kids ages nine and older watching Transformers Beast
Wars Season 1. Some may even have toys from this franchise. I really do
hope to see Transformers Beast Wars Season 2 come out in the future. It
was a pleasure for me to be able to review this DVD package.
- Sam
Graphics: 61%
Sound: 78%
Replay/Extras: 73%
Gameplay: 76%
Family Friendly Factor: 62%
System: DVD
Publisher: Shout Factory
Rating: 'NR' for Not Rated
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