Tatakae! Chou Robotto Seimeitai Transformers - Convoy no Nazo [Model TFC-TF]

トランスフォーマー コンボイの謎 © 1986 Takara Company, Limited.
(Tatakae! Chou Robotto Seimeitai Transformers - Convoy no Nazo)

Transformers Convoy no Nazo is a side scrolling action game based on the hit and ever popular Transformers animated series from the 1980's.

The protagonist of the game is Ultra Magnus, an Autobot commander, who goes on a solo commando mission against the Decepticon empire to find out what happened to his defunct leader, the legendary Optimus Prime. Ultra Magnus comes equipped with a blaster gun that can be upgraded (along with other special abilities) by collecting power-ups left behind by Skywarp fighter jets - 'P' cells double the firing power of the blaster gun, 'F' cells (which appear later in the game) give Ultra Magnus the ability to fly, 'B' cells give him a 3-hits shield, '1' cells award extra lives and the 'D' cells cancel out all collected power-ups (and should be avoided for that matter). Throughout the game, Fighter jets also drop special red letter-icons that spell out the name Rodimus (see the 'secrets' section to find more information about the Rodimus letters). In the Transformers tradition, Ultra Magnus can also turn into an armored transport carrier (by pressing down) - in this form he can fire powerful missiles but also deal damage to ground enemies (which are hard to hit in robot mode) or drive through narrow corridors and passageways.

Transformers Convoy no Nazo consists of ten stages with a boss battle at the end of each one.