|
The thing is, Transformers : Super God Masterforce, is awesome... but only during the two or three episodes that are in English...
As the story goes - in
the years following Headmasters, Earth has been peaceful, but hidden,
living among humans - are 'Pretenders'. A small team of Autobots have watched
over the human race, assuming human size and appearance. However, the sudden re-emergence of
their Decepticon foes forces Earth's secret defenders to come out of
hiding.
Soon the conflict escalates and with the power of
Masterforce, where both sides start to recruit a new batch of heroes. Behind it all, a sinister
force manipulates events, culminating in the creation of the most
powerful super robot - the Godmasters!
Despite continuing on from the original tales of Transformers : Generation 1 (or, "that awesome cartoon we used to watch before school" as its most commonly known in Australia) is a Japanese sequel. Meaning, there is very little in the way of translations.
It's kind of odd really, because you would imagine that the Americans (especially after the phenomenal success of the original Transformers in the 80s) would have happily voiced over this season. That
aside. The visuals are great, some superb Anime is on offer here - and
if anything - it's the animation that is the real selling point here. For the real
obsessive fans only (if only because there is a whole lot more
subtitles to read) or for those who can speak the language. But well
worth a look either way.
Autobots... ROLLOUT! EXTRAS
As
always, Madman present some of the best Special Features packages of
any company. Included is an all new cover by IDW Transformers artist
Guido Guidi, an extensive introductory booklet with episode guide, Toy
gallery (well worth checking out if only to see some of the ridiculous
things they 'transform' into), Character art gallery, as well as some
hilariously camp Japanese toy ads.
Conclusion:
Movie 70% Extras: 60%
|
