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Toy: Energon – Mega – Jetfire

Written by Big Bot on September 26, 2003 | Toys / Action Figures |

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Company: Hasbro
Release Date: May 2004 (UK), December 2003 (USA)
Wave: 1.5
Class: Mega
Product Code: 80480
Assortment Number: 80450
RRP: £19.99, $19.99
Ages: 5 & Up

Official Bio
Name: Jetfire
Faction: Autobots
Motto: “Eat my vapor trail.”

“Jetfire is a skilled and professional Autobot soldier who has fought alongside Optimus Prime in many battles. He likes to come across as care free among his Autobot comrades but is down right serious when fighting Decepticons. He can transform into a powerful space shuttle and is able to power-linx with Ironhide. A great teacher in the ways of battle, Jetfire has vowed to shape Ironhide into a seasoned warrior like himself.”

Strength: 8
Intelligence: 7
Speed: 10
Endurance: 8
Rank: 10
Courage: 9
Firepower: 9
Skill: 8

Product Info
Jetfire changes from robot to jet! Firing missile! Cool capture claws in robot mode! Requires 2 AAA batteries (not included). Includes comic book and collector card.

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Video Game: Transformers (Takara)

Written by Big Bot on | Merchandise |

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Publisher: Takara
Developer: Winky Soft
Release Date: 30th October 2003 (Japan only)
RRP:
Console: PlayStation 2
No. of Players: 1

Transformers was announced at at the 2003 Tokyo Game Show, to be developed by Winky Soft for exclusive release in Japan only on the PlayStation 2. It features the G1 continuity and allows you to play with dozens of Transformers in a free roaming 3D environment. You are able to Transform and attack your opponents as you unlock more and more characters. Unfortunately the voices are not by the original artists.

The web site IGN now has both games listed separately.
Download the 5Mb trailer here.
Download the second 20MB trailer here

Book: Genesis The Art of Transformers Vol. 1

Written by Big Bot on September 17, 2003 | Merchandise |

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Version: Hardcover
First Printing: September 2003
Country: Canada
Published by: Image Comics
Produced by: 88MPH Studios
Author: Sebastien Clavet
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-10: 1582403228
ISBN-13: 978-1582403229
Price: $29.95

Don’t miss this opportunity to own this very limited and rare hard cover edition; a very low print run will be made, so be sure to order it now to get your copy. This might be your only chance to own a true piece of Transformers history.

Notes
First Print Run : 7500
Status: Out of print

DVD: Transformers Armada Volume 2 (R2 UK)

Written by Big Bot on September 15, 2003 | Merchandise |

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Release Date: 15th September 2003
Distributor: Entertainment Rights
Country: UK
Region: 2 PAL
Number of Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: None
Catalogue Number: 8201829

Giving fans another chance to purchase the series on DVD, especially those in North America, the first 20 episodes are presented on this 3 disc set.

Episodes
04. Comrades
05. Soldier
06. Jungle
07. Carnival

Extra Features
Transformers Armada Fact File
Mini-con Tag Game

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VCD: Transformers Season 1 (R0 Singapore)

Written by Big Bot on September 13, 2003 | Merchandise |

Release Date: November 2003
Distributor: Blue Max Enterprise
Country: Singapore
Region: –
Number of Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Audio: English
Subtitles: None
Rating:

Blue Max Enterprise are releasing the Transformers Season 1 in Singapore, but it’s being released on a Video CD. If it proves sucessful they’ll follow up with a DVD release. They’re all also using FanArt from TheTransformers.Net.

Episodes
01. More Than Meets The Eye Part 1
02. More Than Meets The Eye Part 2
03. More Than Meets The Eye Part 3
04. Transport To Oblivion
05. Roll For It
06. Divide And Conquer
07. Fire In The Sky
08. S.O.S. Dinobots
09. Fire On The Mountain
10. War Of The Dinobots
11. The Ultimate Doom: Part 1
12. The Ultimate Doom: Part 2
13. The Ultimate Doom: Part 3
14. Countdown To Extinction
15. A Plague Of Insecticons
16. Heavy Metal War