History YMMV / Transformers2004

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Red Alert gained a bit more popularity following the release of the game.

* GameBreaker: Not aggressively so but as mentioned under ComplacentGamingSyndrome, there is very little reason to not use buildup thanks to its low energy requirement and constant health regen. Having problems beating Megatron? Just stand on a rock underneath the platform and he can't hit you while you recharge.

* AntiClimaxBoss: ZigZagged; While Megatron is no slouch in combat if fought properly, the developers decided to add rocks into the volcano beneath the arena, which, [[ConvectionSchmonvection despite the lava]], gives players a place to retreat and regain health if they've equipped Buildup. Sure, you can fight him in a traditional brawl, but the fact that [[NintendoHard of all the game's bosses]], it's the [[spoiler:fake]] FinalBoss ''[[BigBad Megatron]]'' whose fight suddenly gives the player an EasyLevelTrick that somewhat undercuts the drama of fighting ''The'' Decepticon ManBehindTheMan who you've been chasing the whole game. Averted when playing on the hardest difficulty though; On Commander difficulty, Megatron will ;;equip his own Buildup to regen health'' if you equip yours, turning the fight into a war of attrition on both sides if you try to exploit the arena.

* AntiClimaxBoss: ZigZagged; While Megatron is no slouch in combat if fought properly, the developers decided to add rocks into the volcano beneath the arena, which, [[ConvectionSchmonvection despite the lava]], gives players a place to retreat and regain health if they've equipped Buildup. Sure, you can fight him in a traditional brawl, but the fact that [[NintendoHard of all the game's bosses]], it's the [[spoiler:fake]] FinalBoss ''[[BigBad Megatron]]'' whose fight suddenly gives the player an EasyLevelTrick that somewhat undercuts the drama of fighting ''The'' Decepticon ManBehindTheMan who you've been chasing the whole game.

** Optimus Prime has two extra power slots, meaning that he can equip better gear. While he's intended to be somewhat balanced by his very slow speed, this isn’t an issue since speed is not important in the slightest. Resulting in him having very few flaws and a lot of strengths. Only in a SpeedRun he's not the best option.

** Optimus Prime has two extra power slots, meaning that he can equip better gear. He's intented to be somewhat balanced by his very slow speed, but since speed is not important in the slightest he has very few flaws and a lot of strengths. Only in a SpeedRun he's not the best option.

** The beast-like drones you first encounter in the second Amazon stage: About as fast as you are, have the nasty habit of throwing you around if you even attempt to engage them in close combat (without a melee booster, you will be unable to complete a combo before then throw you), and have a gun-disabling ranged attack that they're smart enough to fire about a second after their ''previous'' shot has worn off (if they don't just outright spam it).

* {{Narm}}: If you go underneath the arena where Megatron is fought, he'll [[ArtificialStupidity still try to hit you]]. The idea of Megatron, TheDreaded mastermind behind the Decepticons, either having a temper tantrum or genuinely believing he can somehow get a shot in while he's [[TooDumbToLive actively bombing his own base inside an active volcano]] makes him quite a bit less menacing than is probably intented.

** Roller drones are ''the worst''. Often seen patrolling large swathes of levels, they move very quickly and are therefore very difficult to avoid or outright escape. Once engaged, they will fire and [[BulletHell endless barrage of blasts]] at you that are extremely difficult to avoid due to sheer fire rate, which can quickly drain all your health in seconds at close range. Even worse, they tend to appear in very large numbers, despite each having a decent amount of health.

* ThatOneBoss: ''All'' the bosses are difficult, but Tidal Wave is one of the hardest. On top of the fact that unless you're almost standing in the range of his [[FrickinLaserBeams laser]] [[BeamSpam attack]], you can't hit him, there are only a select few weapons that ''can'' reach him. And if you get too far away, he'll hit you with a missile volley. Thankfully, though that one can be avoided fairly easily by transforming and flooring it... As long as you're on the big island.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: When you fight [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00hZ9Aw2TbQ Tidal Wave]] and [[spoiler:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-68_pAGTOQ Unicron]]]].

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: Buildup. He recharges your health as long as you're not being hit, otherwise, only destroyed mooks drop health. Having problems beating Megatron? Just stand on a rock underneath the platform and he can't hit you while you recharge. The only reasons you wouldn't use him is that the level requires gliding or high jumps, Comeback is better for the situation, or you're overcharging; Which is unlikely, as buildup only takes two power slots.
** Optimus Prime has two extra power slots, meaning that he can equip better gear. He has the second-best defense (Right after Red Alert), has the most power, but is the slowest. As speed is not too important, using Prime for his extra power is not uncommon.

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The game is actually pretty dang good.