Transistor (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Supergiant Games |
| Publisher(s) | Supergiant Games |
| Designer(s) | Amir Rao Greg Kasavin |
| Programmer(s) | Christopher Jurney Gavin Simon Andrew Wang |
| Artist(s) | Jen Zee |
| Writer(s) | Greg Kasavin |
| Composer(s) | Darren Korb |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, OS X, Linux, iOS |
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Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Transistor Original Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Darren Korb | |
| Released | May 20, 2014 |
| Genre | Electronic |
| Length | 72:23 |
| Producer | Darren Korb |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 83/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 8.5/10 |
| Game Informer | 9/10 |
| GameSpot | 8/10 |
| IGN | 9/10 |
| Polygon | 8.5/10 |
Transistor is a science fiction action role-playing video game developed and published by Supergiant Games. The game was released on May 20, 2014, for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4, on October 30, 2014, for OS X and Linux, and on June 11, 2015, for iOS devices.Transistor sold over 600,000 copies across all platforms by January 2015.
Transistor utilizes an isometric point of view. The player controls the character Red as she travels through a series of locations, battling enemies known collectively as the Process in both real-time combat and a frozen planning mode referred to as "Turn()". Using Turn() drains the action bar, which refills after a short delay. Until it is full again, Red cannot use Turn(), or any other ability (without a specific upgrade). Red earns experience points after each battle, and may collect new powers (called Functions) from fallen victims of the Process. Functions may be equipped as one of four unique techniques, as an enhancement on another, equipped technique, or as a passive, persistent effect during battle. For example, the Function Spark() may be used to fire a wide area attack, equipped on another Function to increase its area of effect, or used as a passive effect to spawn decoys of Red. Red can also collect and activate Limiters, which serve as optional debuffs during combat, but in turn increase experience gained. Both Functions and Limiters reveal minor parts of the story if used for a long enough time.
For the PlayStation 4 version, the DualShock 4 light bar flashes in sync with the Transistor's speech.
In June 2015, the game was released on the iOS App Store with default tap controls configured for the iPhone and iPad touchscreens. In addition, the iOS version of the game includes optional gamepad support.
Red, a famous singer in a city called Cloudbank, is attacked by the Process, a robotic force commanded by a group called the Camerata. She manages to escape and comes into possession of the mysterious Transistor—the great sword-like weapon she was to be assassinated with. The Transistor is buried into the chest of a man, now slumped over and dead; though his consciousness and voice seems to have been absorbed into the Transistor itself along with Red's voice. The Camerata continue to track Red and the Transistor down with the Process, wanting the weapon for some yet-unknown cause.
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