It seems that no matter how good the Transformers movie games are, they'll always be flawed by the fact they're based on the movies, their constrained by the boundaries of the films storyline. But what about a game not based on the movies?
Activision is working on a Transformers game due for release in 2010. Which makes sense, since they like to exploit their franchises, and exploit them annually.
But there's no Transformers movie due in 2010. Which means the game - apparently being worked on by Activision's newly acquired High Moon studios, the team behind the Bourne Conspiracy game - won't be based on either of the movies.
Which could be good! It could mean High Moon will be given the freedom to come up with their own levels and design decisions. It could also mean that, without a movie to cash in on, they could go and make a Transformers game based on, oh, Gen 1. Or the original film. Or even Beast Wars.