It’s immediately obvious that Transformers: War for Cybertron is being made by Transformers Fans. The game’s producer, Jason Ades, cannot believe he’s lucky enough to go to work every day and work on giant robots. His enthusiasm is infectious and suddenly I feel the rush of excitement that robot head logo gave me as a 5-year-old in the 1980s.

But let’s face it – thanks to the recent movies, Transformers has changed. So much so, in …