Although non-canon to the series, the game follows a similar premise, depicting the Autobots and the Decepticons' search for Mini-Cons on Earth, whose combined powers will grant either faction victory in the war for their home planet, Cybertron.

These include giving their blasters secondary weapons; support items, such as glider wings; and stat-enhancements, such as an armour boost.

Garry Chalk and David Kaye are the only voice actors from the series to be in this game, as their roles of Optimus Prime and Megatron, respectively.

Millions of years ago, Mini-Cons - miniature Transformers who can grant Cybertronians special powers if merged with them - fled Cybertron and crash-landed on Earth, where they went into stasis.

The game's opening sequence shows Megatron launching a final assault on the Autobot Headquarters on Cybertron, alongside his Decepticlones, a large army of Decepticon drones.

Well-aware of what this means, Megatron and his Decepticlone forces abandon the battle and head to Earth to find the Mini-Cons, believing their powers will guarantee the Decepticons' victory.

Meanwhile, Optimus, Red Alert, and Hot Shot return to their headquarters, from where they operate a Space Bridge to travel to various locations across the planet and retrieve the Mini-Cons before the Decepticons can.

The Autobots next go to Antarctica, making their way past icy canyons, an open glacial area, and a crashed human plane and ice breaker in order to reach a research facility, where the Decepticons have already found more Mini-Cons.

Back at the Amazon, the Autobots fight their way through the jungle and then an ancient pyramid, where they defeat Cyclonus, causing him to crash and explode.

The ship then transforms into robot mode revealing itself to be Tidal Wave, but the Autobots defeat him, sending him plunging into the ocean.

With Red Alert hacking into his warp transponder, they learn that Megatron's base is actually located on a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, so the Autobots head there next.